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Linear Motion Top Review Questions



True/False
Indicate whether the statement is true or false.
 

 1. 

You are going 20 mph around a curve, your speed is constant?
 

 2. 

You are going 20 mph around a curve, your velocity is constant?
 

 3. 

You are going 20 mph around a curve, your accelerating?
 

Multiple Choice
Identify the choice that best completes the statement or answers the question.
 

 4. 

Acceleration is a change in
a.
velocity over time
c.
distance over time
b.
speed over time
d.
displacement over time
 

 5. 

5 mph south is an example of
a.
speed
c.
acceleration
b.
velocity
d.
distance
 

 6. 

If you move 10 m in the 1st second, 10 m in the 2nd second, 10 m in the third second, your acceleration would be
a.
0
c.
30 m/s/s
b.
10 m/s/s
d.
100 m/s/s
 

 7. 

The value of acceleration due to gravity is
a.
9.8 m/s/s
b.
-9.8 m/s/s
 

 8. 

Which object hits the ground first....heavy or light object?  (neglect air resistance)
a.
Heavy
b.
Light
c.
Same time
 

 9. 

As objects fall, the speed
a.
increases
b.
decreases
c.
remains constant
 

 10. 

As objects fall, the velocity
a.
increases
b.
decreases
c.
remain constant
 

 11. 

As objects fall, the distance between each successive second
a.
increases
b.
decreases
c.
remains constant
 

 12. 

As objects fall, the acceleration
a.
increases
b.
decreases
c.
remains constant
 

 13. 

Force of gravity is always pointed
a.
upward
b.
downward
 

 14. 

The velocity of an object at the peak of its trajectory (apex) for a split second would be
a.
0
b.
-9.8 m/s/s
 

 15. 

The acceleration of an object at the peak of its trajectory (apex) for a split second would be
a.
0
b.
-9.8 m/s/s
 



 
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