1. The graph below represents the motion of an
object traveling in a straight line as a function of
time. What is the average speed of the object
during the first four seconds?
(1) 1 m/s
(2) 2 m/s
2. The graph at the right
represents the
relationship between
distance and time for
an object in motion.
During which interval
is the speed of the
object changing?
(1) AB
(2) BC
(3) 0.5 m/s
(4) 0 m/s
4. The displacement-time graph below represents
the motion of a cart along a straight line.
During which interval was the cart accelerating?
(1) AB
(3) CD
(2) BC
(4) DE
5. The graph at the right
represents the relationship
between distance and time
for an object moving in a
straight line. According to
the graph, the object is
(3) CD
(4) DE
3. The graph below represents the relationship
between distance and time for an object.
(1)
(2)
(3)
(4)
motionless
moving at a constant speed
decelerating
accelerating
6. The graph at the right represents the motion of a
body that is moving with
What is the instantaneous speed of the object at
t = 5.0 seconds?
(1) 0 m/s
(3) 5.0 m/s
(2) 2.0 m/s
(4) 4.0 m/s
(1)
(2)
(3)
(4)
increasing acceleration
decreasing acceleration
increasing speed
constant speed
Base your answers to questions 7 through 11 on the
graph below which represents the displacement of an
object as a function of time.
12. Which two graphs best represent the motion of
an object falling freely from rest near Earth's
surface?
(1)
(2)
7. How far is the object from the starting point at
the end of 3 seconds?
(1) 0 m
(3) 3.0 m
(2) 2.0 m
(4) 9.0 m
(3)
8. During which time interval is the object at rest?
(1) 0-2 s
(3) 3-4 s
(2) 2-3 s
(4) 4-6 s
(4)
9. What is the velocity of the object at t = 1 second?
(1) 1.0 m/s
(3) 3.0 m/s
13. The graph at the right
(2) 2.0 m/s
(4) 1.5 m/s
represents the motion of
a cart. According to the
10. What is the average velocity of the object from t
graph, as time
= 0 to t = 3 seconds?
increases, the speed of
(1) 1.0 m/s
(3) 3.0 m/s
the cart
(2) 2.0 m/s
(4) 0 m/s
11. During which time interval is the object
accelerating?
(1) 0-2 s
(3) 3-4 s
(2) 2-3 s
(4) 4-6 s
(1) decreases
(2) increases
(3) remains the same
14. The graph at the right
shows the relationship
between speed and time
for two objects, A and B.
Compared with the
acceleration of object B,
the acceleration of object
A is
(1) one-third as great (3) three times as great
(2) twice as great
(4) the same
15. The graph below shows the distance traveled by
an object plotted against time.
17. Which pair of graphs represent the same motion?
(1)
(2)
(3)
What is the distance covered by the object
between the 2nd and 6th second?
(1) 8 m
(3) 6 m
(2) 2 m
(4) 4 m
16. Base your answer to the following question on
the graph below, which represents the
relationship between the displacement of an
object and its time of travel along a straight line.
(4)
18. Which graph best represents the relationship
between acceleration due to gravity and mass for
objects near the surface of Earth? [Neglect air
resistance.]
(1)
(3)
(2)
(4)
What is the magnitude of the object's total
displacement after 8.0 seconds?
(1) 0 m
(3) 8 m
(2) 2 m
(4) 16 m
19. Which graph best represents the motion of a
block accelerating uniformly down an inclined
plane?
(1)
20. The graph below represents the displacement of
an object moving in a straight line as a function
of time.
(2)
(3)
(4)
What was the total distance traveled by the
object during the 10.0-second time interval?
(1) 0 m
(3) 16 m
(2) 8 m
(4) 24 m
21. The graph below represents the relationship
between velocity and time for an object moving
in a straight line. What is the acceleration of the
object?
What is the acceleration of the object?
(1) 0 m/sec2
(2) 5 m/sec2
(3) 3 m/sec2
(4) 15 m/sec2
22. Which pair of graphs represents the same motion of an object?
(1)
(3)
(2)
(4)
Base your answers to questions 23 and 24 on the
graph below which represents the relationship
between velocity and time for a 2.0-kilogram cart that
is initially at rest and starts moving northward.
25. The graph below shows the velocity of a race car
moving along a straight line as a function of
time.
23. At which value of t will the cart be back at the
starting point?
(1) t = 2.5 s
(3) t = 3 s
(2) t = 8.5 s
(4) t = 5 s
24. In which direction is the cart traveling at t = 4
seconds?
(1) north
(3) south
(2) east
(4) west
What is the magnitude of the displacement of
the car from t = 2.0 seconds to t = 4.0 seconds?
(1) 20. m
(3) 60. m
(2) 40. m
(4) 80. m
Base your answers to questions 26 through 29 on the
graph below which represents the relationship
between speed and time for an object in motion along
a straight line.
30. Which graph best represents the relationship
between velocity and time for an object which
accelerates uniformly for 2 seconds, then moves
at a constant velocity for 1 second, and finally
decelerates for 3 seconds?
(1)
(2)
26. What is the acceleration of the object during the
time interval t = 3 seconds to t = 5 seconds?
(1) 5.0 m/sec2
(2) 7.5 m/sec2
(3) 12.5 m/sec2
(4) 17.5 m/sec2
(3)
(4)
27. During which interval is the object's acceleration
the greatest?
(1) AB
(3) DE
(2) CD
(4) EF
28. During the interval t = 8 seconds to t = 10
seconds, the speed of the object is
(1) zero
(2) increasing
(3) decreasing
(4) constant, but not zero
31. The graph below represents the motion of a
body moving along a straight line.
29. What is the maximum speed reached by the
object during the 10 seconds of travel?
(1) 10 m/sec
(3) 150 m/sec
(2) 25 m/sec
(4) 250 m/sec
According to the graph, which quantity related
to the motion of the body is constant?
(1) speed
(3) acceleration
(2) velocity
(4) displacement
32. The diagram below represents the relationship
between velocity and time of travel for four cars,
A, B, C, and D, in straight-line motion.
34. Base your answer to the following question on
Cars A and B both start from rest at the same
location at the same time.
Which car has the greatest acceleration during
the time interval 10. seconds to 15 seconds?
(1) A
(3) C
(2) B
(4) D
33. Base your answer to the following question on
the graph below, which shows the velocity of a
1,500-kilogram car during a 20-second-time
interval.
Compared to the speed of car B at 6 seconds, the
speed of car A at 6 seconds is
(1) less
(3) the same
(2) greater
35. Base your answer to the following question on
the accompanying graph which represents the
motions of four cars on a straight road.
During time interval CD, the average velocity of
the car is
(1) 7.5 m./sec.
(3) 15 m./sec.
(2) 17.5 m./sec.
(4) 35 m./sec.
The speed of car C at t = 20 seconds is closest to
(1) 60 m/sec
(3) 3.0 m/sec
(2) 45 m/sec
(4) 600 m/sec
Base your answers to questions 36 through 40 on the
graph below, which represents the motion of cars A
and B on a straight track. Car B passes car A at the
same instant that car A starts from rest at t = 0
seconds.
38. During the time intervals given below, which
car traveled the greatest distance?
(1) car A from t = 0 to t = 30
(2) car A from t = 30 to t = 60
(3) car B from t = 0 to t = 30
(4) car B from t = 30 to t = 60
39. Which distance-time graph best represents the
motion of car B during the time interval between
t = 0 and t = 60?
36. How far did car A travel in the interval between
t = 0 and t = 60?
(1) 30 m.
(3) 1,800 m.
(2) 360 m.
(4) 3,600 m.
37. How long after t = 0 did it take car A to catch up
to car B?
(1) 10 sec.
(3) 30 sec.
(2) 20 sec.
(4) 60 sec.
(1)
(3)
(2)
(4)
40. What is the acceleration of car A during the
interval between t = 0 and t = 60?
(1) 1 m./sec./sec.
(3) 20 m./sec./sec.
(2) 10 m./sec./sec.
(4) 30 m./sec./sec.
Answer Key
[New Exam]
1.
3
25.
3
2.
4
26.
2
3.
1
27.
1
4.
1
28.
3
5.
4
29.
2
6.
4
30.
1
7.
3
31.
3
8.
2
32.
4
9.
4
33.
2
10.
1
34.
1
11.
3
35.
1
12.
1
36.
3
13.
3
37.
4
14.
3
38.
2
15.
4
39.
1
16.
1
40.
1
17.
1
18.
4
19.
4
20.
4
21.
1
22.
1
23.
2
24.
1