Outcome I: Kinematics Practice Test
1, Whats the speed ofa jet plane that travels 3,000 meters in 10 seconds?
a. 30 m/sec
‘By 300 m/sec
3,000 m/sec
30,000 m/sec
2. In the formula, vat, what does v stand for?
a, instantaneous velocity
baverage velocity
«final velocity
4d. change in velocity
3.In the formula, d «vt, what does v stand for?
a. instantaneous velocity
baverage velocity
© final velocity
d change in velocity
4. What is acceleration due to gravity?
2.8.9 m/s?
b.49 mis?
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Part 2: Matching
a. acceleration
‘b. time
c. velocity
4. distance
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16. Part 3: Multiple Choice - Graphs
Use this graph for questions 17-20
Speed vs. time
Speed
BS S
Time
17, What is happening to the object at point C?
a has positive acceleration
b. has zero acceleration
(@hhas negative acceleration
dis moving at constant velocity
18. What is happening to the object at point A?
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Part 1: Common Questions (1 point each)
Choose the best answer and mark it on your scan
1. Compared to your weight and mass on Earth, if you were on the moon (gincoa “1.6 m/s?)
Your weight and mass would be less
B) Your weight would be less, but your mass would remain the same
€. Your weight would remain the same, but your mass would be less
d. Your weight would increase, but your mass would stay the same
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the car?
a. 0,001 m/s?
b, 3x10 m/s?
c
ulls a 1,500 kg car with a net force of 2,000 N. What is the
leration of
250N
3. Inthe picture above, a git] is on a swing, What is the net force on the git!?
a ON
b. 275 Nupwards
c. 25Nupwards
a) 25 N downwards
4. Ifa student has a mass of 50 kg on Earth, what is his weight on Earth? 50N
490 N
250N
S10N
Pe
ao
5. Asafe has a weight of 600 N on Jupiter, which has a gravitational pull of 30 m/s®. What
is the mass of the safe? KI= AG
a. 1800kg OO =!
b. 680kg v—
©. 0.05kg Ww oe
Cd \20 kg,
Part 2: Multiple Choice (1 point each)
Choose the best answer and mark it on your scan
6. Ifaman weighs 150 Ibs on Earth, how much does he weigh in Newtons?
a ISON e
b. 667N
c, 34N
d. 68N
7. Objects tend to resist changes in motion. This property is called
a. Action/reaction
b. Weight
c. Momentum
d) Inertia
8, What is the approximate weight, in Newtons, of a7.0 kg howling ball?
a. 7.0N
By70N
c. 700N
a. 07N
9. AOAS kg baseball and an 8.0 kg bowling ball are both rolling at 3 m/s, Which ball is
easier to stop and why?
a. The howling ball because it has less inertia.
b, The bowling ball because it has more inertia.
©) The baseball because it has less inertia,
d. The baseball because it has more inertia, 10.
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12,
B
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15,
A potato launcher uses a spring that can apply a force of 20 N to potatoes. A student
launched a 100 g potato, a 150 g potato, and a 200 g potato with the launcher. Which
had the greatest acceleration?
a.» 100g potato
b. 150g potato
c. 200g potato
d._ All of the potatoes accelerations are the same.
Which of the following is the best example of Newton's First Law?
a. A quarterback running from the defensive linemen
b. Dropping a rock from the top of the Leaning Tower of Pisa vs throwing one
¢, Two ice skaters pushing off of each other & moving in opposite directions
1) Slamming on the car breaks and hitting the seatbelt
Which of the following is the best example of Newton's Second Law?
a. A quarterback running from the defensive linemen
1b. )Dropping a rock from the top of a building vs throwing one
© Twoie skaters pushing off of each other & moving in opposite directions
d._ Slamming on the car breaks and hitting the seatbelt
Which of the following is the best example of Newton's Third Law?
a. A quarterback running from the defensive linemen
b. Dropping a rock from the tap of the Leaning Tower of Pisa vs throwing one
(E) Two ice skaters pushing off of each other & moving in opposite directions
“d. Slamming on the car breaks and hitting the seatbelt
If, simultaneously, a fridge is pushed to the right with a force of 25 N and pushed to the
left with a force of 40 N, in which direction will the fridge move and what will the net
force acting on the fridge be?
a. Right,15N
b> Left 15 N
c Left65N
._ The fridge will not move.
Accrate is being pulled up using 150 N of force and being pulled down using 150 N of
force. In which direction will the crate move and what will the net force acting on the
crave be?
a. Up, 50N
b. Down, 150N.
©. Up,300N
d.) The crate will not move. 16. Abike is being pedaled with a force of 15 N to the right and pushed to the right with a
force of 5N. In which direction will the bike move and what will the net force acting on
the bike be?
Ta) Right, 10N
b. Left,10N
cc. Right, 20N
d._ The bike will not move
Part 3: Matching (1 point each
Choose the law that BEST describes each example
a. * Law of Motion ‘b. 24 Law of Motion c. 3"! Law of Motion
17, Anadultis able to throw a ball faster than a little child, ©
18. A stack of books on the desk remains motionless, O\
19, Alter hitting the backboard, the ball bounces back at Matt.
20. Cece put on her spike running shoes to increase her speed during the track meet. C
21, The bole that fell off the shuttle will continue to float through space indefinitely.©
22. Two football players collide and each fall backwards,
Choose the type of measurement that best fits each unit,
a. velocity c.acceleration e. force
b. mass d. time ab. distance
2. kg
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26. m/s 0
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28. min ce
29, mph NO
30. m/s* :
31. Ib
32.3
33. mph/s
34. kghinis?
35. mi Part 4: Problems (3 points each)
Use the GUESS method to solve cach of the problems below. Formulas are on your test.
36, Ifa 100 kg object is pushed with a force of 200 N, what is its acceleration?
37. What is the mass of an object that has a force of 80 N, if it accelerates at 20 m/s?
38. How much force is requited to make a 15 kg object accelerate at 5 m/s?
39, What is the acceleration of a box with a mass of 25 kg, if it is being pushed with a force
of 200 N to the left and 75 N of force to the right?
40. What is the weight of the Mats Rover, which has a mass of 533 kg, on Mars (gravitysars~
38 m/s'y. p=mv Ap=! FAt = mAv
mivi + m2Vv2 = My+2Vi42 miVi + M2V2= Myvi + M2v2
Momentum, Impulse and Collision Test
Conceptual Physies
DO NOT WRITE ON THIS FORM!!!
Multiple Choice
Identify the choice that best completes the statement or answers the question.
1, A skateboarder increases her speed from 2 m/sec to 4 m/sec. Her momentum:
a.) increases. c. remains the same.
Bb. decreases, d. goes to zero,
2, Metal sphere A has a mass of 5 kilograms, and metal sphere B has a mass of 9 kilograms. The metal spheres
are dropped from a fourth-story window at the same time. As they reach the ground
imultaneously, metal sphere B has a larger:
A B
a. speed. ¢)_ momentum.
. acceleration. @._ all of the above
3 A billiard ball collides with a second ball and stops. The total momentum of both of the billiard balls
combine
a. increases c,) remains the same,
b. decreases. a. becomes zero.
ALWAYS correct?
4. When comparing the momentum of two moving objects, which ONE statement
a, The object with higher velocity has greater momentum.
’. The object with smaller mass has less momentum.
The object with greater mass and velocity has less momentum,
4.) The object with greater mass and velocity has greater momentum.
5. A collision between two objects referred to as elastic would be characterized by:
a. alos of kinetic energy and no permanent change in shape.
'.) no loss of kinetic energy and no permanent change in shape.
no loss of kinetic energy and a permanent change in shape.
4. alloss of kinetic energy and a permanent change in shape.
6. The impulse necessary to cause a change of momentum of 20kg-misee for a $-kilogram object is:
a. SNssec ©) 20N'see.
b. 1SN'sec. ad 100 N-sec.
7. A mass with a momentum of 40 kg-m/see receives an impulse of 30 n-sec in the direction opposite to
motion. Its final momentum
a) 10 kg-misec. c. 10 kg-misee
b. 1.3 kg-misec, 1,200 kg-misec. p=mv Ap=!_——- FAt=mAv
mv) + Mov2 = M1+2V142 mivi + M3V2= mivi + M2v2
8. An egg dropped on the sidewalk normally breaks, but an egg dropped on the grass
‘a. the change of the egg’s momentum is larger when it hits the sidewalk.
b. the impulse on the egg is smaller as it hits the grass,
fe. the force exerted on the egg is greater when it hits the grass,
> the time interval for stopping is greater when the egg hits the grass, resulting in a smaller
force.
ight not break becaust
9, The time required to stop a 200-kilogram wagon moving at 5 m/sec with a 40-newton force is:
a. 1 second. ©. 80 seconds.
.) 5 seconds. d. 25 seconds.
10. Compared to a car moving at 30 miles per hour, the same car moving at 411 miles per hour has__.
a. 1/2 the momentum. ¢. four times as much momentum.
) twice as much momentum, 4. the same momentum,
11. A cannon recoils from launching a cannonball. The speed of the eannon's recoil
cannonball because the.
‘a. impulse on the cannon is less than the impulse on the cannonball
‘b> cannon has far more mass than the cannonball
©. momentum of the cannon is unchanged.
d,_ force against the cannon is relatively small
is small compared to the
12 .A cannonball shot from a long-barrel eannon travels faster than one shot from a short-barrel cannon
Decause the cannonball receives a greater
a” force. ¢. both A and B
b.) impulse. 4. neither A nor B
13. Which of the following units represent the standard metric units of momentum?
a. kilogram*meter/second? c.) kilogram*meter/second
b. Newton*meter/second ‘a. meter/second
14, A leftward moving object is slowing down. The direction of its momentum is_.
Ap rightward
. leftward
€. impossible to tell with this information
4d. ...nonsense! Momentum does not have a direction.
15. An object which is slowing down must have _.
a, anegative momentum c. zero momentum
b> a decreasing momentum 4. aconstant momentum
16. A 6.0 kg object moving at 3.0 m/s encounters a 40 Newton resistive force over a duration of 0.2 seconds.
‘The impulse (magnitude only) experienced by this object is approximately __N*s.
a) 8 ©. 20
b. 18 4. 120
17. Two ice dancers are at rest on the ice, facing each other with their hands together. They push off on each
other in order to set each other in motion, The subsequent momentum change (magnitude only) of
the (wo skaters will be.
a) the same for each skater
bb. greatest for the skater who is pushed upon with the greatest force
©. greatest for the skater who pushes with the greatest force
greatest for the skater with the least mass p=mv Ap FAt = mAv
myvi + M2v2 = M1i+2V1+2 mivi + Mv2= myv; + Mav2
18. Consider the mass and velocity values of Objects A and B. Compared to Object B, Object A has
momentum.
Object A. Object B
tke}
y= 4 mis/
a. two times the 4. one-fourth the
.)) four times the fe. the same
© one-half the
19, An impulse occurs when a force is acting upon an object for a given amount of ___in order to cause a
changein__.
‘a, mass, acceleration ..) time, momentum
'b. mass, time d. acceleration, momentum
20. A 2.0 kg object moving at 5.0 m/s encounters a 30 Newton resistive force over a duration of 0.1 seconds.
The momentum change (magnitude only) experienced by this object is approximately __ kg * m/s.
a. 0S © 6
BSS d 10
21, Ina collision, an object experiences an impulse. This impulse causes and is equal to the __ of the object.
a. force ©. momentum change
b. velocity .” velocity change
22. Which of the following are standard metric units of impulse?
a. kilogram * meter / second? ©. Newton / second
.) Newton * second d. Newton * second?
23, Ina Physics lab, two carts of varying mass collide on a low-friction track in such a manner that the system
can be considered as an isolated system. The before- and after-collision velocities of the carts are
represented by vector arrows below (each line segment = 10 kg*m/s). Which vector represents the
after-collision velocity of cart B?
Before Collision After Collision
¥g Vp vB VB
_ —_ Ss se
a. b. © a.
VB YB
= rr
e ‘ hy p=mv dp=l_—- Fat=mAav
mV) + Mgv2 = M142V1+2 myvi + mg mV; + M2V2
ions below demonstrate momentum conservation? Pick all that apply, pick “D” if
none of the collisions demonstrate momentum conservation.
Before Collison After Colson
iH A 5
A —} 4
TEhgiws 20
Use the information below for the following 2 questions.
Cars are equipped with crumple zones, In a front-end collision, these crumple zones are designed to
intentionally fold up and crumple during the short duration of the collision.
25. The above safety feature helps to protect the passengers of the car by increasing the ___.
a. momentum change of the passenger
b.) time over which the collision occurs
. velocity change of the passenger
4, force acting upon the passenger
26, The above safety feature helps to protect the passengers of the ear by decreasing the.
a. momentum change of the passenger
b. time over which the collision occurs
¢._ velocity change of the passenger
4.) force acting upon the passenger
Use the information below for the following 4 questions.
A golf ball is at rest on a tee when a high speed and more massive golf club collides with it. Assume that this
collision between club and ball occurs in an isolated system.
a. a greater b. asmaller . the same
27. During the collision, the golf ball encounters_(_- force.
28. During the collision, the golf ball encounters? impulse.
29. During the collision, the golf ball encounters _(_. momentum change.
30, During the collision, the golf ball encounters _~ acceleration, p=mv Ap=I FAt =mAv
mivi + MgV2 = Mi2Vie2 mivi + mgv2= myvy + mzv2
Name.
Problem
Show GUESS METHOD. Assume east or right is the positive direction for any problems that use those directions.
33. John, whose mass is 70 kilograms, rolls down the sidewalk on in-line skates at 5.55 nvsec past his sister Sue,
whose mass is 50 kilograms. Sue is standing still on her in-line skates. John grabs Sue’s hand and pulls her with
him, Assuming the in-line skates are frictionless, what is their velocity as they continue to roll down the
sidewalk? ote te
34. During a football game, a 90-kilogram running back moving east is tackled by a 110-kilogram defensive lineman
running west at S m/sec. Both players move east at 1.5 misec after the tackle is made. Before he is tackled, what
is velocity of the running back?
35. A 55 kg canoe traveling 7 m/s easthits a 150-kg boat traveling 3 nv/s west. If the canoe bounces off it at 9 m/s
backwards, what is the new velocity of the boat? Name
36. A hunter uses a blowgun to hunt for supper. A foree of 2.0 newtons is applied to a 5 x 10? kilogram dart for 0.75
seconds. What is the speed of the dart as it leaves the blowgun?
37. What three types of collisions did we talk about? What are their definitions?
Extra Credit
Show work. Assume east or right is the positive direction for any problems that use those directions.
38. A 2,000-kilogram truck traveling at 60 krhr strikes a tree and stops in 0.6 seconds, How large is the force that
causes this to occur? \ to
39. A soccer player applies 30 N of force for 0.25 s in the westward direction to a 0.4 kg soccer ball that was
traveling east at 8 mvs. What is its new velocity?
