AP Physics Review – Unit 1: Kinematics

Multiple Select (10 points, suggested time 10 minuets)

Question 1 (16 points,
suggested time 12min)
a. Tracks A and B are made from the pieces of channel iron of the same length. They are bent identically
except for the small dip in the middle of track B. When the balls are simultaneously released on both
tracks as indicated, the ball that races to the end of the track first in on,

Track A Track B Same time

b. On the following graphs plot the motion of marble A and marble B

Track A Track B

c. In a clear, coherent, paragraph length response, explain why you made the selection you did in part
(a). Make sure to include arguments from part (b).

Question 2 (12 points, suggested time 20 minuets)

A car is stopped at a traffic light. The light turns green, and at time = 0s the car starts moving and travels with a
uniform acceleration. At the same instant, t = 0s, a truck traveling at constant velocity, v t, is alongside the car, with
the front of each vehicle at position x = 0m, as shown below. The truck passes the car, but the car later catches up to
the truck in front of a house, such that a time tD the front of each vehicle is at position x = D
 (a) On the axis below, sketch and label graphs of the velocity of the car and the velocity of the truck as a function
of time. Indicate any important velocities or times.

(b) Two students are discussing how the velocity of the car compares to the velocity of the truck when both
vehicles are in front of the house.

Student 1 says, “The displacement of the car and the truck are the same, and the time are the same, so they
must have the same velocity.”

Student 2 says, “I don’t see how that can be. The car catches up to the truck, so the car has to be going
faster.”

i. Which aspects of Student 1’s reasoning, if any, are correct? Support your answer in terms of
relevant features of your graphs in part (a)

ii. Which aspects of Student 2’s reasoning, if any, are correct? Support your answer in terms of
relevant features of your graphs in part (a).

(c) Determine the time at which the speed of the car is equal to the speed vt of the truck. Express your answer
in terms of tD. Justify your answer.

A.P Physics 2-D kinematics Exam

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FINAL GRADE:
Multiple Select (8 points, suggested time 10 minuets)
Questions 1 and 2 refer to the situation and diagram described below.

Two spheres of equal mass, A and B, are projected off the

edge of a 2.0 m high bench. Sphere A has a horizontal
velocity of 5.0 m/s and sphere B has a horizontal velocity of
2.5 m/s.

_____ 1. Which ball will be in the air for the greater amount of time?
A. Ball A
B. Ball B.
C. They will be in the air for the same amount of time.
D. There is not enough information to decide.

_____ 2. Ball A hits the floor at the spot marked X. Where will ball B hit the floor?
A. at some point between the edge of the table and X.
B. at the same distance from the table as X.
C. at some point past X.
D. There is not enough information to decide.

Questions 3 & 4 refer to the diagram and situation below:

Two spheres A & B are projected off the edge of a 2.0 m

high table with the same horizontal velocity. Sphere A
has a mass of 10 g and sphere B has a mass of 5 g.

_____ 3. Which ball will be in the air for the greater amount of time?
A. Ball A
B. Ball B.
C. They will be in the air for the same amount of time.
D. There is not enough information to decide.

_____ 4. Ball A hits the floor at the spot marked X. Where will ball B hit the floor?
A. at some point between the edge of the table and X.
B. at the same distance from the table as X.
C. at some point past X.
D. There is not enough information to decide.

Questions 5 & 6 refer to the diagram and situation

described below:

Two spheres A and B, where A has twice the mass of

B, are projected at the same horizontal velocity off the
edge of two different height shelves. Sphere A leaves from a height of 2.0 m. Sphere B leaves a shelf 1.0 m
off the floor.

_____ 5. Which ball will be in the air for the greater amount of time?
A. Ball A
B. Ball B.
C. They will be in the air for the same amount of time.
D. There is not enough information to decide.

_____ 6. Ball A hits the floor at the spot marked X. Where will ball B hit the floor?
A. at some point between the edge of the table and X.
B. at the same distance from the table as X.
C. at some point past X.
D. There is not enough information to decide.

Questions 7 & 8 refer to the situation and diagram below:

Sphere A is projected off the edge of a 1.0 m high bench with

a horizontal velocity of 2.0 m/s. Sphere B is dropped from the
same height as Sphere A. Both spheres have the same size
and mass.

_____ 7. Which ball will be in the air for the greater amount of time?
A. Ball A
B. Ball B.
C. They will be in the air for the same amount of time.
D. There is not enough information to decide.

_____ 8. Which ball will have the greater vertical speed at the point of impact?
A. Ball A
B. Ball B.
C. They will both have the same vertical speed at impact.
D. There is not enough information to decide.

Question 1 (9 points, suggested time 12min)

A cannon is shot from ground level with a speed of v at an angle of θ. Various changes are done to the
cannon to change the launch angle. Explain the changes to the identified variable depending on the
change. Assume air resistance is negligible.
(a) The launch angle is increased from zero while keeping the original launch speed the same. How does
this change the time spent in the air? Justify your answer. (2 points)

(b) The launch angle is decreased from 90 while keeping the original speed the same. How does this
affect the height the projectile reaches? Justify your answer. (2 points)

(c) The launch speed is decreased from its original value while keeping the angle the same. How does
this affect the maximum height the cannon ball reaches? Justify your answer. (2 points)

(d) The launch angle is increased from 0 while keeping the original launch speed the same. How does this
affect the range? Justify your answer. (3 points)

Question 2 (20 points, suggested time 20 minuets)

A rock of mass 1.5 kilograms is thrown horizontally off a very high cliff with a height 50 meters. The rock
lands in the ocean 150 meters from the base of the cliff. Air resistance is negligible.

(a) Draw a force diagram for the rock when it is half way through its flight (1 point)
(b) What is the Fnet acting on the rock while in flight? How do you know? (2 points)

(c) What is the horizontal component of the rock’s acceleration? How do you know? (2 points)

(d) What is the vertical component of the rock’s acceleration? How do you know? (2 points)

(e) On the following velocity versus time graph create a numerically accurate representation of the rock’s
vertical component of velocity, make sure to label any important velocities and times. (3 points)

(f) On the following velocity versus time graph

create a numerically accurate representation of
the rock’s horizontal component of velocity,
make sure to label any important velocities and
times. (3 points)
(g) If the throw was performed a second and the rock were travel horizontal distance ½d, by what factor
did the horizontal velocity of the rock change? Use appropriate physics concepts and relationships to
support your answer. (3 points)

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AP Physics – Practice Problem #4 – Qualitative Kinematic Graphs. Attempt

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Consider the following position versus time graph.

i. On the axis below, sketch the velocity versus time graph and the acceleration versus time graph
for this system. Make sure to label each position (A – K) on both sketches.

Questions 1 – 3 relate to two objects that start at x = 0 at t = 0 and move in one dimension
independently of one another. Graphs, of the velocity of each object versus time are shown below

Object A Object B
 1.0 2.0 1.0
2.0

1. Which object is farthest from the origin at t = 2 seconds.

(A) A (B) B (C) they are in the same location at t = 2 seconds (D) They are the same distance from
the origin, but in opposite directions

2. Which object moves with constant non-zero acceleration?

(A) A (B) B (C) both A and B (D) neither A nor B

3. Which object is in its initial position at t = 2 seconds?

(A) A (B) B (C) both A and B (D) neither A nor B

4. The graph above shows the velocity versus time for an object moving in a straight line. At what time
after t = 0 does the object again pass through its initial position?
(A) 1 s (B) Between 1 and 2 s (C) 2 s (D) Between 2 and 3 s

5. A body moving in the positive x direction passes the origin at time t = 0. Between t = 0 and t = 1
second, the body has a constant speed of 24 meters per second. At t = 1 second, the body is given a
constant acceleration of 6 meters per second squared in the negative x direction. The position x of the
body at t = 11 seconds is
(A) + 99m (B) + 36m (C) – 36 m (E) – 99 m

6. The graph above shows the velocity v as a function of time t for an object moving in a straight line.
Which of the following graphs shows the corresponding displacement x as a function of time t for the
same time interval?

Questions 7-8
 At time t = 0, car X traveling with speed v0 passes car Y which is just starting to move. Both cars then
travel on two parallel lanes of the same straight road. The graphs of speed v versus time t for both
cars are shown above.

7. Which of the following is true at time t = 20 seconds?

(A) Car Y is behind car X. (B) Car Y is passing car X. (C) Car Y is in front of car X.
(D) Car X is accelerating faster than car Y.

8. From time t = 0 to time t = 40 seconds, the areas under both curves are equal. Therefore, which of
the following is true at time t = 40 seconds?
(A) Car Y is behind car X. (B) Car Y is passing car X. (C) Car Y is in front of car X.
(d) Car X is accelerating faster than car Y.

Experimental Design 1:

Your Physics teacher gives you a battery powered toy car. Your teacher says that the toy car moves at a
constant speed. Your teacher provides you with a meter stick and a stopwatch. In the space below address
the following issues concerning proving or disproving that the car actually does move at a constant speed:

· Outline a procedure for the experiment you would conduct.

· How would you analyze the data (what would you graph)?

· What would you be looking for in your graph that would prove that it moved at a constant speed and how
it proves that?

Experimental Design 2:

A world-class runner can complete a 100 m dash in about 10 s. Past studies have shown that runners in
such a race speed up uniformly for a time t and then run at constant speed v for the remainder of the race.
A world-class runner is visiting your physics class. You are to develop a procedure that will allow you to
determine the value of t and v for the runner in a 100 m dash. By necessity your experiment will be done
on a straight track and include your whole class of eleven students.

(a) By checking the line next to each appropriate item in the list below, select the equipment, other than
the runner and the track, that your class will need to do the experiment.

____Stopwatches ____Tape measures ____ Rulers

____ Masking tape ____Metersticks ____ Starter's pistol ____ String ____ Chalk

(b) Outline the procedure that you would use to determine t and v, including a labeled diagram of the
experimental setup. Use symbols to identify carefully what measurements you would make and include in
your procedure how you would use each piece of the equipment you checked in part (a).

(c) Outline the process of data analysis, including how you will identify the portion of the race that the
runner is uniformly speeding up and what final speed the runner reaches