Physical Science Test: Linear Kinematics
Multiple Choice
1. Two drivers (driver A and driver B) are traveling in opposite directions on a long, straight road
at different constant velocities. Their motions are represented by the position-time graph.
How long had driver A already been driving when driver B started to drive?
A. 20 seconds
B. 60 seconds
C. 60 minutes
D. 20 minutes
2. Two drivers (driver A and driver B) are traveling in opposite directions on a long, straight road
at different constant velocities. Their motions are represented by the position-time graph.
What happens at point P?
A. They turned
C. Driver B jumped over Driver A
B. They crashed
D. They passed each other
3. Two drivers (driver A and driver B) are traveling in opposite directions on a long, straight road
at different constant velocities. Their motions are represented by the position-time graph.
How long had driver A been driving when she was 30 km away from her starting point?
A. 30 minutes
B. 30 seconds
C. 90 minutes
D. 90 seconds
4. Two drivers (driver A and driver B) are traveling in opposite directions on a long, straight road
at different constant velocities. Their motions are represented by the position-time graph.
Which driver is faster?
A. Driver A
B. Driver B
The position-time graph below represents the motion of three people in an airport moving
toward the same departure gate.
5. Which person travels the farthest during the period shown?
A. C
B. D
C. A
D. B
6. Which person appears to be going to the wrong gate?
A. A
B. C
C. B
D. D
7. Which person travels fastest by riding a motorized cart?
A. A
B. B
C. D
D. C
8. A car is moving with a uniform speed of 15.0 m/s along a straight path. What is the distance
covered by the car in 12.0 minutes?
A. 1.08x101 km
B. 1.02x10–3 km C. 1.80x10–1 km D. 8.00x10–5 km
9. According to the graph above, during which interval does the cat have the greatest positive
velocity?
A. 5.0–10.0 s
B. 10.0–15.0 s
C. 0.0–5.0 s
D. 15.0–20.0 s
10. According to the graph above, during which interval is the cat at rest?
A. 15.0–20.0 s
B. 0.0–5.0 s
C. 5.0–10.0 s
D. 10.0–15.0 s
11. According to the graph above, the cat has the fastest speed during which interval?
A. 0.0–5.0 s
B. 10.0–15.0 s
C. 15.0–20.0 s
D. 5.0–10.0 s
12. In a chosen coordinate system (reference point), can the position of an object in motion have
negative values?
A. No
B. Yes
13. Which of the following line segments on a position versus time graph is physically impossible?
A. a vertical line
B. a straight line that slopes to the left
C. a horizontal line
D. a straight line that slopes to the right
14. A radio signal takes 1.28 s to travel from a transmitter on the Moon to the surface of Earth.
The radio waves travel at 3.00x108 m/s. What is the distance, in kilometers, from the Moon to
Earth?
A. 384000000000km
C. 384km
B. 384000km
D. 384000000km
15. The graph shows the distance versus time for two cars traveling on a straight highway.
car is traveling faster?
A. Car B
B. Car A
16. The graph shows the distance versus time for two cars traveling on a straight highway.
what time do they pass one another?
A. 100s
B. 5.6s.
C. 560s
D. 17.86s
17. The graph shows the distance versus time for two cars traveling on a straight highway.
can you determine about the relative direction of travel of the cars?
A. They are going in opposite directions.
B. They are going the same speed
C. They are going in the same direction.
D. They are lost.
18. The graph shows the distance versus time for two cars traveling on a straight highway.
is the speed of the slower car?
A. 69.45m/s C. -10.23m/s D. 10.23m/s E. 19.87m/s F. -69.45m/s
B. -19.87m/s
19. The speed you read on a speedometer is ____.
A. instantaneous speed
C. velocity
B. constant speed
D. average speed
20. What does the slope of a position-time graph of an object give?
A. velocity
B. acceleration
C. displacement D. force
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At
What
What
21. In the graph above, what is the correct description of any location to the left of the zero?
A. negative change of displacement
C. negative distance
B. negative position
D. negative displacement
22. The position-time graph of an object moving with a constant average velocity will produce
what type of line
A. horizontal
C. straight sloped
B. curved sloped
D. vertical
23. Time interval is a?
A. scalar quantity
B. vector quantity
8
Ian
Position (m)
7
6
Nick
5
4
3
2
1
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
Time (s)
24. Given is the position-time graph representing motions of two runners, Nick and Ian. Use this
graph to determine which runner has greater average velocity.
A. Nick
B. Ian
25. Which of the following is a pair of vector quantities?
A. Speed — Distance
C. Velocity — Distance
B. Velocity — Displacement
D. Speed — Displacement