A.1 Kinematics Multiple Choice Quiz

Question 1 of 25

1. Question

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A scalar quantity has:

magnitude only
direction only
magnitude and direction
no units

Question 2 of 25

2. Question

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Which of the following is a vector quantity?

Speed
Distance
Time
Displacement

Question 3 of 25

3. Question

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A student walks 3 m east and then 4 m north. What is the magnitude of the displacement?

1 m
5 m
7 m
12 m

Question 4 of 25

4. Question

1 point(s)

A car travels 120 m in 6.0 s. Its average speed is:

12 m s⁻¹
20 m s⁻¹
60 m s⁻¹
720 m s⁻¹

Question 5 of 25

5. Question

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Velocity is defined as:

rate of change of distance
rate of change of displacement
rate of change of speed
rate of change of acceleration

Question 6 of 25

6. Question

1 point(s)

Acceleration is defined as:

change in displacement per unit time
change in distance per unit time
change in velocity per unit time
change in speed multiplied by time

Question 7 of 25

7. Question

1 point(s)

A car accelerates from rest to 20 m s⁻¹ in 5.0 s. Its acceleration is:

2.0 m s⁻²
4.0 m s⁻²
10 m s⁻²
100 m s⁻²

Question 8 of 25

8. Question

1 point(s)

Which graph gives displacement from its area?

displacement–time graph
velocity–time graph
acceleration–time graph
force–time graph

Question 9 of 25

9. Question

1 point(s)

The gradient of a displacement–time graph gives:

displacement
velocity
acceleration
distance

Question 10 of 25

10. Question

1 point(s)

The area under a velocity–time graph gives:

acceleration
velocity
displacement
time

Question 11 of 25

11. Question

1 point(s)

The gradient of a velocity–time graph gives:

acceleration
displacement
distance
speed

Question 12 of 25

12. Question

1 point(s)

An object moving with constant velocity has:

zero displacement
zero acceleration
increasing acceleration
decreasing velocity

Question 13 of 25

13. Question

1 point(s)

An object starts from rest and accelerates uniformly at 3.0 m s⁻² for 4.0 s. Its final velocity is:

7.0 m s⁻¹
12 m s⁻¹
16 m s⁻¹
24 m s⁻¹

Question 14 of 25

14. Question

1 point(s)

An object moves with initial velocity 5.0 m s⁻¹ and acceleration 2.0 m s⁻² for 3.0 s. Its final velocity is:

6.0 m s⁻¹
8.0 m s⁻¹
11 m s⁻¹
15 m s⁻¹

Question 15 of 25

15. Question

1 point(s)

A ball is dropped from rest. Ignoring air resistance, its acceleration is approximately:

0 m s⁻²
4.9 m s⁻² downward
9.8 m s⁻² downward
9.8 m s⁻² upward

Question 16 of 25

16. Question

1 point(s)

A ball is thrown vertically upward. At the highest point of its motion, its velocity and acceleration are:

velocity is zero, acceleration is zero
velocity is zero, acceleration is downward
velocity is upward, acceleration is zero
velocity is downward, acceleration is upward

Question 17 of 25

17. Question

1 point(s)

A projectile is launched horizontally from a cliff. Ignoring air resistance, the horizontal acceleration is:

0
g
2g
−g

Question 18 of 25

18. Question

1 point(s)

For projectile motion without air resistance, the vertical acceleration is:

zero
constant and downward
increasing downward
decreasing downward

Question 19 of 25

19. Question

1 point(s)

A projectile is launched at an angle above the horizontal. Ignoring air resistance, which quantity remains constant during the flight?

vertical velocity
horizontal velocity
vertical displacement
kinetic energy

Question 20 of 25

20. Question

1 point(s)

A car moving at 15 m s⁻¹ brakes uniformly to rest in 5.0 s. Its acceleration is:

3.0 m s⁻²
−3.0 m s⁻²
20 m s⁻²
−20 m s⁻²

Question 21 of 25

21. Question

1 point(s)

An object has a positive velocity and a negative acceleration. The object is:

speeding up in the positive direction
slowing down while moving in the positive direction
moving in the negative direction and speeding up
stationary

Question 22 of 25

22. Question

1 point(s)

A cyclist travels 100 m east and then 60 m west. The displacement from the starting point is:

160 m east
160 m west
40 m east
40 m west

Question 23 of 25

23. Question

1 point(s)

A runner completes one full lap of a circular track. The distance travelled is 400 m. The displacement is:

0 m
100 m
200 m
400 m

Question 24 of 25

24. Question

1 point(s)

Which equation is correct for uniformly accelerated motion?

v = u + at
v = u − s/t
s = ut − a/t
a = vt + u

Question 25 of 25

25. Question

1 point(s)

An object starts from rest and travels 50 m in 5.0 s with constant acceleration. What is its acceleration?

2.0 m s⁻²
4.0 m s⁻²
5.0 m s⁻²
10 m s⁻²

A.1 Kinematics Multiple Choice Quiz