Kinematics in 2D

Multiple Choice

Adding Vectors in Two Dimensions

1. An object changes it velocity from V1 to V2 during time interval Δt. Which of the
following is the correct direction for the object’s average velocity?

A.

B.

C.

D.

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 2. An object changes it velocity from V1 to V2 during time interval Δt. Which of the
following is the correct direction for the object’s average velocity?

A.

B.

C.

D.

Basic Vector Operations

3. An object changes its velocity from V to 2V. Which of the following is the correct
direction of the new velocity?

A.

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 B.

C.

D.

4. An object changes its velocity from V to -2V. Which of the following is the correct
direction of the new velocity?

A.

B.

C.

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 D.

5. An object changes it velocity from V1 to V2 during time interval Δt. Which of the
following is the correct direction for the object’s acceleration?

A.

B.

C.

D.

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 6. An object changes its velocity from V1 to V2 during a time interval Δt. Which of the
following is the correct direction for the object’s acceleration?

A.

B.

C.

D.

A vector of displacement D is placed in X-Y coordinate system shown in the diagram

to the right. Use this diagram to answer questions 7 through 9.

7. What is the x-component of vector D?

A. 2 m

B. 3 m

C. 4 m

D. 5 m

8. What is the y-component of vector D?

A. 2 m

B. 3 m
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 C. 4 m

D. 5 m

9. What is the magnitude of vector D?

A. 2 m

B. 3 m

C. 4 m

D. 5 m

Galilean Transformations

The diagram represents a swimmer in a river. The swimmer is capable of swimming

in still water with a velocity, V1 = 1 m/s. He aims his body directly across a 100 m
wide river with a current of velocity, V2 = 2 m/s. Use this diagram to answer
questions 10 through 12.

10. How much time it will take for the swimmer to cross the river?
A. 10 s

B. 20 s

C. 50 s

D. 100 s

11. How far downstream will he land?

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 A. 100 m

B. 200 m

C. 150 m

D. 180 m

12. What is the velocity of the swimmer relative to the river bank?
A. 1 m/s

B. 2 m/s

C. √3 m/s

D. √5 m/s

Projectile Motion Type 1

13. A marble launcher shoots a marble horizontally from the height of 0.2 m above a
horizontal floor. The marble lands on the floor 5 m away from the launcher. How
long did the marble stay in the air?
A. 0.1 s

B. 0.2 s

C. 0.3 s

D. 0.4 s

14. A marble launcher shoots a marble horizontally from the height of 0.2 m above a
horizontal floor. The marble lands on the floor 5 m away from the launcher. What
is the initial speed of the marble?
A. 5 m/s

B. 10 m/s

C. 15 m/s

D. 25 m/s

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 15. An object is thrown horizontally with an initial velocity, v0 = 5 m/s, from the roof of
a building 40 m tall. How much later does it hit the ground?

A. 4 s

B. √5 s

C. √8 s

D. 10 s

16. An object is thrown horizontally with an initial velocity, v0 = 10 m/s, from the roof of
a building 20 m tall. How far from the building does it hit the ground?
A. 5 m

B. 10 m

C. 15 m

D. 20 m

17. A projectile is fired from the edge of a cliff with a horizontal velocity of 20 m/s. At
what time after it was fired the horizontal and vertical velocities are equal in
magnitude?
A. 0.5 s
B. 1.0 s
C. 1.5 s
D. 2.0 s

Projectile Motion Type 2

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 18. A projectile is fired at 60° above the horizontal line
with an initial velocity v0. At which of the following
angles the projectile will land at the same distance
as it is landed in the first trial?
A. 20°

B. 30°

C. 40°

D. 45°

19. When a projectile reaches its highest point, the

vertical component of the acceleration is:
A. Greater than g

B. Positive g

C. Negative g

D. Zero

20. When a projectile reaches its highest point, the horizontal component of the
acceleration is:
A. Less than g

B. Positive g

C. Negative g

D. Zero

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 21. A projectile is fired from the ground level with an
initial velocity v0. Which of the following
statements is true? Select Two Answers.

A. Vertical component of the velocity at point C

is v0 sinθ

B. Horizontal component of the velocity at point

C is v0 cosθ

C. The projectile travels with the same speed

at point B and D

D. The acceleration at point C is zero

22. A spring gun fires a bullet on a flat range at an angle Ɵ above the horizontal. Which
one of the following is true about the bullet’s acceleration?
A. It decreases as the bullet reaches the maximum height

B. It increases as the bullet reaches the maximum height

C. It is zero at the highest point

D. It is a constant

23. A cannon fires a ball on a flat horizontal surface at an angle Ɵ above the horizontal.
Which one of the following is correct about the speed at the highest point?
A. It is zero

B. it is greater than initial speed

C. it is less than initial speed

D. It is the same as initial

24. A spring gun fires two bullets on a flat horizontal surface at fixed speed. The first
bullet is launched at 30° as the second one at 50° above the horizontal. Which of
the following is true?
A. The first bullet goes higher

B. The first bullet goes longer horizontal range

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 C. The second bullet moves faster at the highest point

D. The first bullet moves faster at the highest point

25. A projectile is fired on a flat range. Which of the following angles will make the
horizontal range equal to the maximum height?

A. Ɵ=tan−1 4

B. Ɵ=sin−1 4

C. Ɵ=cos −1 4

D. Ɵ=tan−1 14

26. A marble launcher fires a marble on a flat range at a fixed speed but different
angles. The maximum range of the marble is R. What is the range of the marble
when it is fired at 30° above the horizontal?
√3
A. R
2

1
B. R
2

√2
C. R
2

1
D. R
4

27. A projectile is fired on a flat range with an initial velocity vo at an angle Ɵ above the
horizontal. Which of the following is the direction of the velocity vector at point P?

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 A.

B.

C.

D.

28. A projectile is fired on a flat range with an initial velocity vo at an angle Ɵ above the
horizontal. Which of the following is the direction of the acceleration vector at point
P?

A.

B.

C.

D.

29. A cannon ball is fired on a flat horizontal surface with a velocity vo and an angle Ɵ
above the horizontal. If τ is the total time of flight, what horizontal range does the

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 cannon ball travel?
1
A. voτ cosƟ
2

B. voτ cosƟ

C. voτ sinƟ

D. voτ tanƟ

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Multiple Choice
Answer Key

1. C 23. C

2. D 24. D

3. A 25. A

4. D 26. A

5. A 27. D

6. B 28. C

7. B 29. B

8. C

9. D

10. D

11. B

12. D

13. B

14. D

15. C

16. D

17. D

18. B

19. C

20. D

21. B & C

22. D

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