Exam 2: Kinematics: Motion in One Dimension

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A rock is thrown upward with a speed of 12 m/s on the surface of planet X where the acceleration of objects in free fall is 1.5 m/s2 and there is no atmosphere.What is the maximum height reached by the laser?

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A ball is thrown downward in the absence of air.After it has been released,which statement(s)concerning its acceleration is correct? (There could be more than one correct choice.)

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A car with good tires on a dry road can slow down at a steady rate of about 5.0 m/s2 when braking.If a car is initially traveling at 55 mi/h (a)how much time does it take the car to stop? (b)what is its stopping distance?

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A baseball is hit with a bat and,as a result,its direction is completely reversed and its speed is doubled.If the actual contact with the bat lasts 0.45 s,what is the ratio of the magnitude of the average acceleration of the ball to its original speed?

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An object is moving with constant non-zero acceleration in the +x direction.The position versus time graph of this object is

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An astronaut stands by the rim of a crater on the Moon,where the acceleration of gravity is 1.62 m/s2 and there is no air.To determine the depth of the crater,she drops a rock and measures the time it takes for it to hit the bottom.If the depth of the crater is 120 m,how long does it take for the rock to fall to the bottom of the crater?

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The graph in the figure shows the position of a particle as a function of time as it travels along the x-axis. (a)What is the average speed of the particle between t = 2.0 s and t = 4.0 s? (b)What is the average velocity of the particle between t = 2.0 s and t = 4.0 s? The graph in the figure shows the position of a particle as a function of time as it travels along the x-axis. (a)What is the average speed of the particle between t = 2.0 s and t = 4.0 s? (b)What is the average velocity of the particle between t = 2.0 s and t = 4.0 s?

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A car is moving with a constant acceleration.At time t = 5.0 s its velocity is 8.0 m/s in the forward direction,and at time t = 8.0 s its velocity is 12.0 m/s forward.What is the distance traveled in that interval of time?

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A cart has an initial velocity of 5.0 m/s to the right and a constant acceleration of 2.0 m/s2 to the right.What is the cart's displacement during the first 6.0 s of this motion?

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An auto manufacturer advertises that their car can go "from zero to sixty in eight seconds." This is a description of what characteristic of the car's motion?

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Assuming equal rates of uniform acceleration in both cases,how much further would you travel if braking from 56mi/h56 \mathrm { mi } / \mathrm { h } to rest than from 28mi/h28 \mathrm { mi } / \mathrm { h } ?

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A ball is thrown straight upward from ground level with a speed of 18 m/s.How much time passes before the ball strikes the ground if we disregard air resistance?

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The figure shows a graph of the velocity of an object as a function of time.What is the acceleration of the object at the following times? (a)At 1.0 s (b)At 3.0 s The figure shows a graph of the velocity of an object as a function of time.What is the acceleration of the object at the following times? (a)At 1.0 s (b)At 3.0 s

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The velocity v(t)of a particle as a function of time is given by v(t)= (2.3 m/s)+ (4.1 m/s2)t - (6.2 m/s3)t2.What is the average acceleration of the particle between t = 1.0 s and t = 2.0 s?

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A car increases its forward velocity uniformly from 40 m/s to 80 m/s while traveling a distance of 200 m.What is its acceleration during this time?

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An object starts from rest and undergoes uniform acceleration.During the first second it travels 5.0 m.How far will it travel during the third second?

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The area under a curve in a velocity versus time graph gives

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A toy rocket is launched vertically from ground level at time t = 0.00 s.The rocket engine provides constant upward acceleration during the burn phase.At the instant of engine burnout,the rocket has risen to 81 m and acquired an upward velocity of 40 m/s.The rocket continues to rise with insignificant air resistance in unpowered flight,reaches maximum height,and falls back to the ground.The upward acceleration of the rocket during the burn phase is closest to

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When a ball is thrown straight up with no air resistance,the acceleration at its highest point

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A ball is projected upward at time t = 0 s,from a point on a flat roof 90 m above the ground.The ball rises and then falls with insignificant air resistance,missing the roof,and strikes the ground.The initial velocity of the ball is 80.5 m/s.Consider all quantities as positive in the upward direction.The vertical velocity of the ball when it is 89 m89 \mathrm {~m} above the ground is closest to

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