AP Physics 1 Assignment Sheet 1 Kinematics 1

01 Introduction to Motion 8. Can velocity be positive for an object that is during a

time interval where its displacement is negative?
Read Skim Chapter 1 (Note the AP Exam Tip sections) Explain.
Multiple Choice 9. A person runs one lap around our school’s 400 m
track in 100 s. Observer 1 says the runner’s velocity
1. Displacement is a
is 4 m/s. Observer 2 says the runner’s speed is 4 m/s.
(A) frame of reference Which observer is correct? Explain.
(B) change in an object’s position
(C) vector magnitude 10. A person walks 110 m in 240 s. Determine the
(D) vector direction person’s speed?
11. An object moves from x = - 12 m to x = 3 m in 10 s.
2 km
Determine the magnitude and direction of the
object’s velocity.
4 km
5 km 12. Convert the following quantities into SI units
a. 3.42 km b. 80 km/hour
2. An object follows the path in the above diagram.
At the end of the motion what is the total distance 13. Object 1 moves 2.0 km north while object 2 moves
traveled and the magnitude of the overall 7.5 km west. At the end of the motions how far apart
displacement? are the objects.
(A) Distance 11 km, Displacement 3 km 14. You drive north for three blocks, then west for
(B) Distance 3 km, Displacement 11 km 2 blocks. Each block is 135 m long. When you finish
(C) Distance 11 km, Displacement 4 km driving how far are you from your starting point?
(D) Distance 11 km, Displacement 5 km 15. You walk 130 m north, 50 m east, and then 40 m
3. Under what conditions are average velocity and south.
instantaneous velocity equal? a. What distance did you walk?
(A) They are different and this can never be true. b. What is the magnitude & direction of your
(B) When velocity changes at a uniform rate. displacement?
(C) This is true when velocity is constant. 16. Sketch y vs x graphs for each of the following
(D) Only when a change in direction is occurs. functions.
4. An object moving in a circular path completes one a. y = x b. y = x2 c. y = 1/x
circumference. Which statement(s) below is (are)
true? 02 Uniform Motion
I. The displacement is zero.
II. The average speed is zero. Read 2.1, 2.2
III. Velocity is changing. Multiple Choice
(A) I only (B) II only (C) III only (D) I and III Questions 17 to 18
Free Response
5. An object has an initial position at x = 10 m. The
object experiences a displacement Dx = 15 m.
During this motion is it possible that the object
passed through the origin, x = 0 ? Explain.
6. An object with an initial negative position on the x-
axis moves with a negative velocity along the axis.
After moving for a time t is the object closer to or
farther from the origin? Explain.
17. Determine the speed of the object when t = 6 s.
7. Can velocity be positive for an object that is moving
in the x-direction and has constant negative position (A) 3.00 m/s (B) 3.33 m/s (C) 4.17 m/s (D) 5.00 m/s
during the entire motion? Explain. 18. Determine the displacement of the object during the
time interval between t = 0 s and t = 6 s.
(A) 20 m (B) 25 m (C) 75 m (D) 90 m
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Free Response 03 Acceleration
Read 2.3 2.4
Multiple Choice
24. Which is NOT true of acceleration?
(A) Speed can be constant while accelerating.
(B) It is a change in velocity per unit of time.
(C) It is the rate of displacement.
(D) It can be a change in speed or direction.
19. For the position-time graph shown above… 25. For a position-time graph
a. Describe the motion in each interval, A-E. (A) y-intercept = x0 , slope = x
b. In which segment(s) is the object at rest? (B) y-intercept = x0 , slope = v
c. In which segment(s) is the object moving (C) y-intercept = x0 , slope = a , area = Δv
rightward? (D) y-intercept = v0 , slope = v , area = Δx
d. In which interval is the speed greatest. Explain?
e. sketch the velocity time graph. 26. For a velocity-time graph
(A) y-intercept = x0 , slope = x
20. A car starts at the origin and moves with a velocity (B) y-intercept = x0 , slope = v
of 10 m/s to the right. How far will the car be from (C) y-intercept = x0 , slope = a , area = Δv
the origin when t = 45 s?
(D) y-intercept = v0 , slope = v , area = Δx
21. During an 8.0 km race, one runner runs at a speed of
27. Which velocity-time graph describes an object with
11 km/h and another runs at 14 km/h. How far apart positive velocity and negative acceleration?
are the runners when the faster runner reaches the
finish line? (A) v (B) v

t t

(C) v (D) v

t t

28. In which graph is the object slowing uniformly?

(A) v (B) v
22. An object’s motion is graphed in the above position-
time graph. What is the object’s velocity at t t
a. t = 10 s b. t = 25 s c. t = 35s
(C) v (D) v

t t

29. Which graph(s) depict(s) constant non-zero

acceleration?
I. x II. x

t t
23. Objects A and B are moving horizontally along the III. v IV. v
x-axis. The position-time graph above depicts their
motions. t t
a. When t = 1 s is the speed of A greater than, less
than, or the same as the speed of B? Explain. (A) I & II (B) III only
b. Do the objects ever have the same speed? If so (C) II & IV (D) II, III, & IV
at what time does this occur? Explain.
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30. Which object experiences no overall displacement
during the 4.0 s interval shown?
(A) +2.0 (B) +2.0
v v
0 t 0 t
2.0 4.0 2.0 4.0

-2.0 -2.0

(C) +2.0 (D) +2.0

v v
0 t 0 t
2.0 4.0 35. The position-time graph of a moving object is shown
2.0 4.0
above. Describe the motion (type of motion and
-2.0
-2.0 direction) during each time interval A to F.
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4
v 3
2
1
t
1 2 3 4 5 6 7

31. An object moves according to the velocity-time

graph shown above. What is the distance the object
travels from 0 to 6 seconds?
(A) 10 m (B) 12 m (C) 14 m (D) 16 m
36. The velocity-time graph above shows the motion of
Questions 32 and 33 an object that has an initial position x = 2 m when
t = 0 s and moves along the x-axis. Determine each
of the following when t = 2 s.
a. Position
b. Velocity
c. Acceleration
32. Which car has traveled the farthest when t = 5 s?
(A) Andy (B) Betty (C) Carl
(D) All have traveled the same distance.
33. Which car has the greatest acceleration at t = 0 s?
(A) Andy (B) Betty (C) Carl
(D) All the same acceleration.
Free Response
37. A car starts at x = 10 m when t = 0 s. The motion of
the car is depicted in the above velocity-time graph.
a. Determine position at t = 2 s
b. Determine position at t =3 s
c. Determine position at t =4 s
b. Does direction change? If so, when? Explain.
34. The position-time graph of a moving object is shown 38. A car is traveling north. Can its acceleration vector
above. At which point or points is the object… ever point south? Explain.
a. moving fastest
b. moving left
c. speeding up
d. slowing down
e. turning around
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04 Kinematic Equations 47. An object has an initial velocity of 25 m/s. It
accelerates at a rate of 5.0 m/s2 for 20 seconds.
Read 2.5 a. Determine the magnitude of the object’s
Multiple Choice displacement during the 20 s acceleration.
b. Determine the object’s final speed.
39. Two objects starting at rest experience the same
uniform acceleration. The first object accelerates for 48. An object moves at a constant velocity of 20 m/s for
a time t and experiences a displacement x . The 40 s. Then it accelerates at 3.0 m/s2 for 10 s.
second object accelerates for a time 2t . What is the a. Determine the magnitude of the object’s total
displacement of the second object? displacement.
(A) ¼ x (B) ½ x (C) 2x (D) 4x b. Determine the magnitude of its final velocity.
49. A car initially at rest accelerates at 2.50 m/s2 while
40. An object at the origin accelerates uniformly from
traveling a distance of 150 m. Then the car travels at
rest. At the end of one second the object has
constant velocity for 450 m. Finally, the car
displaced 10 m. What is the object’s speed after two
decelerates at 3.00 m/s2 to a complete stop.
seconds?
a. Determine the magnitude of the total
(A) 5 m/s (B) 10 m/s (C) 20 m/s (D) 40 m/s
displacement.
41. An object accelerates uniformly from rest reaching a b. Determine the total elapsed time.
final speed v after traveling a set distance. If it 50. You are driving a car at 20 m/s. Being hopelessly
continues to accelerate at the same rate, traveling to addicted to your cell phone you are engrossed in
a point twice the original distance, its final speed some nonsense on your device. As a result, you are
will be momentarily unaware of your surroundings. When
(A) √2/2 𝑣 (B) √2 v (C) 2v (D) 4v you finally return to reality and look at the road
ahead you see that traffic has come to a complete
42. A car moving with an initial velocity v decelerates
stop and the car immediately in front of you is just
uniformly when maximum braking is applied and is
35 m ahead. Your reaction time before stepping on
able to stop in a minimum distance d to stop. What
the brake is 0.50 s, during which time your car is
would the car’s minimum stopping distance be if the
continuing forward at 20 m/s. Once the brake is
car had an initial velocity of 2v ?
finally depressed your car has a maximum
(A) √2/2 𝑣 (B) √2 v (C) 2v (D) 4v deceleration of 10 m/s2. Will you hit the car in front
Free Response of you possibly harming someone and definitely
raising your insurance rate and your parent’s blood
43. A car accelerates uniformly from a speed of 10.0 m/s pressure? Justify your answer with a mathematical
to a speed of 20.0 m/s in a distance of 325 m. proof.
a. Determine the magnitude of the car’s
acceleration. 05 Free Fall
b. Determine the elapsed time during the
acceleration. Read 2.6
44. A car slows uniformly from a speed of 25.0 m/s to a Multiple Choice
stop with a deceleration of 3.00 m/s2.
51. An object is thrown upward at 50 m/s. When 8 s
a. Determine the stopping distance. have passed the object’s velocity will be closest to
b. Determine the time required to stop.
(A) 10 m/s upward (B) 0 m/s
45. A bicyclist accelerates uniformly from rest to a (C) 30 m/s downward (D) 50 m/s downward
speed of 12 m/s in a time of 30 s.
52. On a planet where the acceleration of gravity is
a. Determine the magnitude of the acceleration.
twice that of Earth how far will a dropped object fall
b. Determine the distance traveled during this time.
in two seconds?
46. An airplane, initially at rest, accelerates uniformly at
(A) 10 m (B) 20m (C) 40 m (D) 80 m
5.4 m/s2 down a runway that is 1.2 km long.
a. What is the airplane’s speed when it reaches the
end of the runway?
b. How long does the airplane take to reach this
speed?

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53. Throw a rock upward and its acceleration 61. A ball is thrown straight upward with an initial
(A) is at first positive and decreases to zero then speed of 24.0 m/s.
turns negative and increases. a. Determine the maximum height reached by the
(B) is at first negative and increases to zero then ball.
turns positive and decreases. b. Determine the time to reach maximum height.
(C) is at first positive and increases to zero then c. Determine the velocity of the ball when it
turns negative and decreases. returns to the ground.
(D) is the same constant value throughout the flight. d. Explain how the initial and final speeds, of the
ball, compare to one another.
54. Object 1 is thrown straight upward. At the same time
e. Explain how the initial and final velocities, of
object 2 is dropped from rest. Which graph below
the ball, compare to one another.
represents these two simultaneous motions?
f. Determine the total time of flight.
g. Explain how the time of flight to max height
compares to the total time of flight.
h. How does the time of flight from the ground to
maximum height compare to the time of flight
from max height back to the ground?
Now suppose that air resistance is not negligible and
has a noticeable effect of the ball’s motion.
i. Would the time moving downward be greater
than, less than or the same as the time moving
upward? Explain.
62. Two balls are thrown from the top of a 20.0 m tall
building at the same time One is thrown upward at
10.0 m/s and the other is thrown downward at
10.0 m/s.
Free Response a. For the ball thrown upward, determine its speed
when it strikes the ground.
55. Give an example of vertical motion with a… b. For the ball thrown downward, determine its
a. positive velocity and a negative acceleration. speed when it strikes the ground.
b. negative velocity and a negative acceleration. c. Compare the answers to parts A and B and
56. Sketch the velocity-time graph for an object thrown explain the results.
straight upward from the instant it leaves your hand d. Determine the time of flight for the ball thrown
until it hits the ground. upward.
e. Determine the time of flight for the ball thrown
57. You throw a ball straight upward with a speed of downward.
15 m/s. At the instant you release the ball it is 2.0 m f. Compare the answers to parts D and E and
above the ground. How much time does it take for explain the results.
the ball to hit the ground?
58. An object is thrown straight upward with a speed of
20 m/s. When it returns it lands 10 m below its
initial position.
A. What is the objects velocity when it lands.
B. How long was the object in the air?
59. A ball is dropped from rest. Determine the
magnitude of the ball’s displacement when the ball
has been falling for 3.0 s?
60. A ball with an initial height of 18 m above ground
level is dropped from rest. Determine the time it
takes to reach the ground.