TEST PREP
Standards-Based Assessment
Record your answers on a separate piece of paper.
5 A ball initially at rest rolls down a hill and has an
acceleration of 3.3 m/s2. If it accelerates for 7.5 s,
how far will it move during this time?
MULTIPLE CHOICE
Use the graphs below to answer questions 1-3.
Time
III
Time
Time
1 Which graph represents an object moving with a
constant positive velocity?
A
B
C
D
A
B
C
D
12 m
93 m
120 m
190 m
6 Which of the following is true for a ball thrown
vertically upward? The ball has —
IV
Velocity
Time
Position
II
Position
Position
I
I
II
III
IV
A a negative acceleration on the way up and a
positive acceleration on the way down.
B a positive acceleration on the way up and a
negative acceleration on the way down.
C zero acceleration on the way up and a positive
acceleration on the way down.
D a constant acceleration throughout its flight.
7 The graph below shows the position of a runner at
different times during a run. Use the graph to
determine the runner’s displacement and average
velocity for t = 20.0 min to t = 30.0 min.
5.0
2 Which graph represents an object at rest?
I
II
III
IV
Position (10³m)
A
B
C
D
3 Which graph represents an object moving with
constant positive acceleration?
A
B
C
D
I
II
III
IV
4 A bus travels from El Paso, Texas, to Chihuahua,
Mexico, in 5.2 h with an average velocity of 73 km/h
to the south. What is the bus’s displacement?
A
B
C
D
73 km to the south
370 km to the south
380 km to the south
14 km/h to the south
4.0
3.0
2.0
1.0
0.0
0.0
A
B
C
D
10.0
20.0
30.0
Time (min)
40.0
∆x = +2400 m; v = +4.0 m/s
∆x = +1500 m; v = +2.5 m/s
∆x = +900 m; v = +2 m/s
∆x = +4800 m; v = +2.7 m/s
GRIDDED RESPONSE
8 A car moving due east increases its speed uniformly
from 16 m/s to 32 m/s in 10.0 s. How far, in meters,
did the car travel while accelerating?
Standards-Based Assessment
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