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Acceleration Quiz

This document contains a 10 question quiz about concepts related to mathematical models of motion, including: - Calculating slope by dividing rise by run - Equations for constant velocity such as position = initial position + velocity x time - Calculating average velocity when traveling at different speeds over different time periods - Determining minimum runway length needed for takeoff given acceleration and required takeoff speed - Calculating time to reach a destination traveling at different constant speeds - Defining uniform motion as equal displacements over equal time intervals - Calculating wait time given distances and speeds traveled by two people - Determining velocity when a tennis ball hits the ground after being dropped and rebounding - Finding uniform acceleration given change

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Acceleration Quiz

This document contains a 10 question quiz about concepts related to mathematical models of motion, including: - Calculating slope by dividing rise by run - Equations for constant velocity such as position = initial position + velocity x time - Calculating average velocity when traveling at different speeds over different time periods - Determining minimum runway length needed for takeoff given acceleration and required takeoff speed - Calculating time to reach a destination traveling at different constant speeds - Defining uniform motion as equal displacements over equal time intervals - Calculating wait time given distances and speeds traveled by two people - Determining velocity when a tennis ball hits the ground after being dropped and rebounding - Finding uniform acceleration given change

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Chapter 5: A Mathematical Model of Motion

Take home quiz

1. What value is calculated by dividing rise by


run?
a. the slope of a straight line
b. acceleration of a moving object exhibiting uniform motion
c. angular velocity
d. length of a straight line

2. Which of the following equations can be used to find the position of an object moving at constant
velocity?
a. d = d0 - vt
b. Δd = d1 - d0
c. tan ϑ = Ry/Rx
d. d = d0 + vt

3. You drive a car for 2.0 h at 60 km/h, then for another 3.0 h at 85 km/h. What is your average
velocity?
a. 73 km/h
b. 75 km/h
c. 75 km/h2
d. - 73 km/h

4. What is the minimum length runway needed to accommodate airplanes that can accelerate
uniformly at 2.7 m/s2 and must reach a ground velocity of 64 m/s before they can take off?
a. 1.5 × 102 m
b. 1.5 × 103 m
c. 7.7 × 102 m
d. 7.7 × 103 m

5. You and a friend leave school at the same time. You drive at a constant 55 km/h and your friend
drives 70 km/h. How long does it take each car to reach a mall that is 25 km from the school?
a. you: 1 hour 40 minutes, your friend 36 minutes
b. you: 2.2 hours, your friend: 2.8 hours
c. you: 22 minutes, your friend: 27 minutes
d. you: 27 minutes, your friend: 22 minutes
6. __________ means that equal displacements occur during successive equal time intervals.
a. Uniform acceleration
b. Uniform motion
c. Average speed
d. Average acceleration

7. You and a friend each walk 8.0 km. You walk at 6.4 km/h; your friend walks 8.1 km/h. How long
will your friend wait for you at the end of the walk?
a. 30 minutes
b. 1.7 h
c. 0.5 h
d. 15 minutes
8. A tennis ball is dropped from 1.5 m above the ground, touches the ground for 0.008 s and rebounds
to a height of 0.75 m. What is the ball's velocity when it hits the ground?
a. -5.4 m/s
b. -3.8 m/s
c. 3.8 m/s2
d. -5.4 m/s2
9. Find the uniform acceleration that causes a car's velocity to change from 27 m/s to 45 m/s in a 6.0-
s period.
a. 3.0 m/s
b. 18.0 m/s2
c. 3.0 m/s2
d. 18.0 m/s
10. How far does a car travel in 30 s while its velocity is changing from 50 km/h to 80 km/h at a
uniform rate of acceleration?
a. 252 m
b. 1.08 × 103 m
c. 540 m
d. 1.95 × 103 m

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