AP Physics 1 Practice Multiple Choice Kinematics 2

Use the diagram and info below for problems 1 to 2 7. A rocket is shot at a speed v0 at an angle q above
the horizontal. It travels a horizontal distance x and
impacts on a high hill that has a height h above the
launch area. The horizontal component of its
velocity when it strikes the hill is
(A) v0cosq (B) v0cosq – gh
(C) v0sinq – gt (D) v02 + 2gh
1. A runner is moving with a speed of 5 m/s to the right Use the diagram and info below for problems 8 to 9
as shown above. Simultaneously balls 1 and 2 are
thrown at the runner at 10 m/s. What will the runner A B
see the speed of each ball as? v0
Ball 1 Ball 2
C
(A) 5 m/s 5 m/s θ0 x
(B) 5 m/s 15 m/s
8. At which point during the projectiles flight are the
(C) 15 m/s 5 m/s
velocity and acceleration vectors parallel.
(D) 15 m/s 15 m/s
2. A runner is moving with a speed of 5 m/s to the right (A) A (B) B (C) C (D) None of these.
as shown above. This time the runner sees both ball 9. At which point during the projectiles flight are the
1 and 2 approaching with a speed of 10 m/s. What velocity and acceleration vectors perpendicular.
speeds were the balls thrown at the runner.
(A) A (B) B (C) C (D) None of these.
Ball 1 Ball 2
(A) 5 m/s 5 m/s Use the diagram and info below for problems 10 to 13
(B) 5 m/s 15 m/s The projectile below is shot with an initial velocity v0 at
(C) 15 m/s 5 m/s an angle θ. During the flight it reaches its highest
(D) 15 m/s 15 m/s altitude h at point P. Finally it strikes the ground at
3. A plane traveling horizontally to the right at 100 m/s point Q.
flies past a helicopter that is going straight upward at
20 m/s. From the helicopters perspective, the plane’s P
direction and speed are v0 h
(A) Right and up, less than 100 m/s θ0 x Q
(B) Right and up, more than 100 m/s
(C) Right and down, less than 100 m/s 10. What is the time of flight at point P?
(D) Right and down, more than 100 m/s
2h
4. The path that all projectiles follow is (A) (B) 2 2g cos θ
g
(A) always linear
(B) always a portion of a parabola (C) 2 2g sin θ (D) 2 g sin θ
(C) always a portion of a hyperbola 11. What is the projectiles speed at point P?
(D) dependent on the launch angle
(A) v = 0 (B) v = v0
5. Which of these is constant in projectile motion?
(C) v = v0 cos θ (D) v = v0 sin θ
(A) Projectile speed
(B) Overall velocity 12. What is the time of flight at point Q?
(C) The horizontal component of the velocity vector.
(D) The vertical component of the velocity vector. 2h
(A) (B) 2 2g cos θ
g
6. If a rock is dropped its acceleration is down at g. If
it is thrown as a projectile, its acceleration would be (C) 2 2g sin θ (D) 2v0 sin θ g
(A) upward at g on the way up and downward at g 13. What is the projectiles speed at point Q?
on the way down
(B) downward at g only for projectiles thrown (A) v = 0 (B) v = v0
downward or dropped (C) v = v0 cos θ (D) v = v0 sin θ
(C) zero for horizontal projectiles
(D) always downward at g for all projectiles
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AP Physics 1 Practice Multiple Choice Kinematics 2
14. A ball is thrown horizontally. One second after it is 21. An airplane traveling at 100 m/s completes a
released it has dropped maneuver where it moves in a circle of radius 200 m
(A) 5 m (B) 10 m (C) 15 m (D) 20 m at constant speed. How many g’s of accelerations
does the jet and pilot experience?
15. Simultaneously from a 10 m platform a ball is
(A) 2 g (B) 3 g (C) 4 g (D) 5 g
thrown horizontally at 5 m/s and a bullet is fired
horizontally at 500 m/s. Compare the vertical 22. A mass moves in uniform circular motion with a
displacements of these projectiles at the end of 1 s. radius of 1.00 m. The frequency of this motion is
(A) The ball has dropped half way to the ground, 0.50 Hz. The objects centripetal acceleration is
while the bullet has hardly dropped at all. (A) 0.25p2 m/s2 (B) 0.50p2 m/s2
(B) The ball and the bullet have both dropped about (C) p m/s
2 2
(D) 2.0p2 m/s2
half way to the ground
(C) The ball has dropped nearly all the way to the 23. In uniform circular motion, which vectors point
ground, while the bullet has dropped about half toward the center of the circle?
way to the ground. (A) Centrifugal speed
(D) The ball and the bullet have both dropped nearly (B) Centrifugal acceleration
all the way to the ground. (C) Centripetal speed
(D) Centripetal acceleration
16. When a projectile is thrown, at any angle, the
distance the projectile moves vertically in the first 24. An object is moving in uniform circular motion. If
second, due to gravity alone, is the speed is doubled and the radius is also doubled
(A) 5 m (B) 10 m (C) 15 m (D) 20 m the acceleration will
(A) double (B) be cut in half
17. A pickup truck is driving a constant velocity when a (C) not change (D) quadruple
ball is thrown straight upward from the center of the
bed of the truck. If there is no air resistance the ball
will land
(A) in front of the truck
(B) in the truck
(C) behind the truck
(C) Cannot answer with knowing launch velocity
18. What other launch angle will have the same range as
a launch angle of 60o ?
(A) 15o (B) 30o (C) 45o (D) 50o
19. A car moving at 10 m/s makes a 90o turn that has a
radius of 20 m. How long does this 90o turn take?
(A) 0.25π s (B) 0.5π s (C) π s (D) 2π s

20. A mass is moving in a circle as shown above. The

(C) (D)
v ac v ac