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MULTIPLE CHOICE TEST: MECHANICS

10 Questions (20 marks): 2 attempts per question: marks 2 or 1 or 0

Do questions in order to get correct progressive mark


Question 1

Five cars travels along a straight stretch of a highway. Which s/t graph shows a stationary car?

  1. I
  2. II
  3. III
  4. IV
  5. V
Select:       A       B       C       D       E          






Question 2

Five cars travels along a straight stretch of a highway. Which s/t graph shows the car with the greatest speed?

  1. I
  2. II
  3. III
  4. IV
  5. V
Select:       A       B       C       D       E          





Question 3

Five cars travels along a straight stretch of a highway. Which s/t graphs show when the cars are travelling in a negative direction?

  1. IV only
  2. V only
  3. III only
  4. I and II only
  5. IV and V only
Select:       A       B       C       D       E          





Question 4

Five cars travel along a straight stretch of a highway. Which s/t graphs indicate common features for the cars going down the highway?

I They have the same acceleration.

II They start from the same position.

III They move in the same direction.

  1. I only
  2. II only
  3. III only
  4. I and II only
  5. II and III only
Select:       A       B       C       D       E          





Question 5

A ball starts from rest and rolls down the ramp. Select the correct speed v against time t graph:

Select:       A       B       C       D       E          





Question 6

A ball rolls down an inclined plane starting from rest. Which displacement s vs time t graph represents the motion of the ball?

Select:       A       B       C       D       E          





Question 7

A stone is thrown vertically upwards with a speed of 10 m.s-1 from a cliff and takes 10 s to reach the ground. What is the height of the cliff above the ground?

  1. 51
  2. 100
  3. 390
  4. 490
  5. 590
Select:       A       B       C       D       E          





Question 8

An object starting from rest and moving in a straight line with uniform acceleration travels 13 m during the 7th second. Find its acceleration [m.s-2].

  1. 0.5
  2. 1.0
  3. 2.0
  4. 4.0
  5. 6.0
Select:       A       B       C       D       E          





Question 9

The velocity time graph of an object moving in a straight line is shown. The displacement [m] of the object after 8 seconds is:

  1. 0
  2. -8
  3. 8
  4. -16
  5. 16
Select:       A       B       C       D       E          





Question 10

The velocity vs time graph of a car moving along a straight road is shown. If the distance travelled by the car in 80 s is 1000 m. Find the time interval during which the car has a constant velocity.

  1. 5 s
  2. 10 s
  3. 20 s
  4. 40 s
  5. 60 s
Select:       A       B       C       D       E          








Ian Cooper
Honorary Lecturer, School of Physics, University of Sydney
ian.cooper@sydney.edu.au
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