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what is the speed of an object at rest?
0.0 m/s
1.0 m/s
9.81 m/s
-9.81 m/s2
Acceleration is
displacement
the rate of change of displacement
velocity
the rate of change of velocity
Velocity is (select all that apply)
speed with a direction
a vector
rate of change of displacement
rate of change of acceleration
Displacement is (select all that apply)
how far an object is from where it started
how far an object has traveled
a scalar
a vector
distance is (select all that apply)
a scalar
how far an object moves is all of its travels
always positive
how far an object is from where it started
A shopping cart given an initial velocity of 2.0 m/s undergoes a constant acceleration of 3.0 m/s2. What is the magnitude of the cart's displacement after the first 4.0 s of its motion?
10.0 m
55 m
32 m
80.0 m
A curious kitten pushes a ball of yarn at rest with its nose displacing the ball of yarn 15.4 cm in 3.00 s. What is the acceleration of the ball of yarn?
4.38 cm/s2
3.42 cm/s2
46.2 cm/s2
18.4 cm/s2
A rock is thrown straight upward with an initial velocity of 24.5 m/s where the downward acceleration due to gravity is -9.81 m/s2. What is the rock’s displacement after 1.00 s?
9.81 m
19.6 m
24.5 m
29.4 m
Human reaction time is usually about 0.20 s. If your lab partner holds a ruler between your finger and thumb and releases it without warning, how far can you expect the ruler to fall before you catch it?
4.0 cm
9.8 cm
16.0 cm
19.6 cm
A runner moves 40 m to the right and then 10 m to the left. What is the runner’s displacement after the two moves?
30 m to the right
40 m to the right
50 m
30 m
What is the standard SI unit for acceleration?
m/s
m/s 2
m
s
What is the standard SI unit for distance?
m/s
m/s 2
m
s
select all of the properties that are scalars
distance
time
temperature
speed
displacement
Select all of the properties that are vectors
acceleration
time
velocity
displacement
a vector is a quantity with
magnitude and direction
magnitude or direction
magnitude only
direction only
In one-dimensional motion, the average speed of an object that moves from one place to another and then back to its original place has which of the following properties?
It is positive.
It is negative.
It is zero.
It can be positive, negative, or zero.
It isn't zero
A cheetah can run at approximately 100 km/hr and a gazelle at 80.0 km/hr. If both animals are running at full speed, with the gazelle 70.0 m ahead, how long before the cheetah catches its prey?
12.6 s
25.2 s
6.30 s
10.7 s
6.30 s d. 10.7 s e. 20.3 s
An automobile driver puts on the brakes and decelerates from 30.0 m/s to zero in 10.0 s. What distance does the car travel?
150 m
196 m
336 m
392 m
421 m
A rock, released at rest from the top of a tower, hits the ground after 1.5 s. What is the speed of the rock as it hits the ground? (g = 9.8 m/s2 and air resistance is negligible)
15 m/s
20 m/s
31 m/s
39 m/s
40 m/s
A trucker drives with an average velocity of 27 m/s towards the east on a perfectly straight highway. What will the trucker's displacement be after 2 minutes?
97 m; east
190 m; east
1600 m; east
3200 m; east
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