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Unit 1 Quiz 1 SPH3U Motion in A Straight Line Ver A

This document contains a 15 question quiz about motion in a straight line. It covers concepts like displacement, velocity, acceleration, and interpreting graphs related to distance, time, speed and acceleration. The questions require calculating values like average speed and velocity, determining acceleration rates from graphs, and solving word problems involving displacement, velocity and acceleration.

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Unit 1 Quiz 1 SPH3U Motion in A Straight Line Ver A

This document contains a 15 question quiz about motion in a straight line. It covers concepts like displacement, velocity, acceleration, and interpreting graphs related to distance, time, speed and acceleration. The questions require calculating values like average speed and velocity, determining acceleration rates from graphs, and solving word problems involving displacement, velocity and acceleration.

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SPH3U Unit #1 Quiz #1 Ver A Motion in a Straight Line

Name: __________________________ /30


Multiple Choice [1 mark each]

____ 1. Which of the following is a "scalar" quantity?


a. displacement d. distance
b. velocity e. none of the above
c. acceleration
____ 2. Which term describes the distance and direction of an object from a reference point?
a. acceleration
b. motion
c. velocity
d. position
____ 3. The term "uniform motion" means
a. speed is constant d. displacement is constant
b. velocity is constant e. acceleration is constant
c. velocity is zero
____ 4. Bryce leaves his home and walks 600 m due west to the library. He then walks 200 m due east and stops at
the pharmacy. Which equation represents Bryce’s total displacement?
a. 600 m [W] + 200 m [E] = 800 m [W]
b. 600 m [W] - 200 m [W] = 400 m [W]
c. 600 m [E] + 200 m [E] = 800 m [E]
d. 600 m [W] - 200 m [E] = 400 m [E]
____ 5. A 400-m, 800-m, and 1600-m m race are all run around the same 400
400-m oval track. The winning times for the
races were 50 s, 2 min, and 4 min 10 s respectively. Which of the following statements is true?
a. The 800-m m runner has the greatest average velocity.
b. The 1600-m m runner has the greatest average velocity.
c. The 400-m runner has as the greatest average velocity.
d. All runners have the same average speed.
e. All runners have the same average velocity.

____ 6. Study the distance-time


time graph pictured right and select the statement that is true.

a. The object accelerates, stops, then accelerates in the same direction.


b. The object's speed is greatest during the first segment.
c. The object's acceleration is greatest during the last segment.
d. The object travels a greater distance in the first segment than in the last segment.
e. The object's average velocity is zero.

____ 7. An 80.4-km trip around an oval track completing 17 complete laps takes a time of 0.75 h to complete.
The average speed is
a. 93 km/h d. 4.73 km/h
b. 0 km/h e. 107 km/hr
c. 107.2 km/h
____ 8. The slope of a velocity-time
time graph always represents
a. acceleration d. change in velocity
b. change in acceleration e. displacement
c. distance
____ 9. The area under a velocity-time
time graph always represents
a. change in acceleration d. distance
b. acceleration e. displacement
c. change in velocity
____ 10. The position-time
time graph that represents "uniform motion" is

a. A d. D
b. B e. E
c. C

11. What is the average velocity of a bike that travels 210 m [E] and then and travels 300 m [W] in 30 s?
[2 marks]

12. A driver is travelling at 25 m/s [forward] when she spots a sign that reads "BRIDGE OUT AHEAD."
After applying the brakes, the car slows down at a rate of 3.0 m/s 2.

(a) How much time was required to stop the car once the brakes were applied? [3 marks]

(b) How far did the car travel after the brakes were applied? [3 marks]
13. A car pulls away from an intersection when the light turns green.
After uniformly accelerating for the next 4.0 s, the car has travelled a distance of 50 m.
(a) What was the car's acceleration? [3 marks]

(b) How fast was the car travelling after travelling 50 m? [3 marks]

14. A car is travelling down the 407 when it pulls out to pass a truck. The car accelerates for 4.0 s reaching a
velocity of 28 m/s to pass the truck.
If it takes 96 m to pass the truck, what was the rate of acceleration of the car? [3 marks]

15. A ball is thrown vertically upward from a window that is 3.6 m above the ground.
The ball's initial speed is 2.8 m/s [Up]. What is the ball's speed when it hits the ground? [3 marks]

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