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The Princeton Review Chapter 5 Kinematics
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1An object that's moving with constant speed travels once around a circular path. Which of the following is/are true concerning this motion?
I. The displacement is zero.
II. The average speed is zero.
III. The acceleration is zero.- AI only
- BI and II only
- CI and III only
- DIII only
- EII and III only
2At time t = t_1, an object's velocity is given by the vector v_1 shown below. A short time later, at t = t_2, the object's velocity is the vector v_2. If the magnitudes of v_2 and v_1 are equal, which of the following vectors best illustrates the object's average acceleration between t = t_1 and t = t_2?

- A

- B

- C

- D

- E

- A
3A rock is thrown off a 30 m cliff at a 45° angle above the horizontal. When the rock is 15 m above the ground, what is its acceleration?
- A0
- B1/2 g, downward
- Cg, downward
- D1/2 g, upward
- Eg, upward
4A baseball is thrown straight upward. What is the ball's acceleration at its highest point?
- A0
- B1/2 g, downward
- Cg, downward
- D1/2 g, upward
- Eg, upward
5How long would it take a car, starting from rest and accelerating uniformly in a straight line at 5 m/s^2, to cover a distance of 200 m?
- A9.0 s
- B10.5 s
- C12.0 s
- D15.5 s
- E20.0 s
6A rock is dropped off a cliff and strikes the ground with an impact speed of 30 m/s. How high was the cliff?
- A15 m
- B20 m
- C30 m
- D45 m
- E60 m
7A stone is thrown horizontally with an initial speed of 10 m/s from a bridge. If air resistance could be ignored, how long would it take the stone to strike the water 80 m below the bridge?
- A1 s
- B2 s
- C4 s
- D6 s
- E8 s
8A soccer ball, at rest on the ground, is kicked with an initial velocity of 10 m/s at a launch angle of 30°. Calculate its total flight time, assuming that air resistance is negligible.
- A0.5 s
- B1 s
- C1.7 s
- D2 s
- E4 s
9A stone is thrown horizontally with an initial speed of 30 m/s from a bridge. Find the stone's total speed when it enters the water 4 seconds later. (Ignore air resistance.)
- A30 m/s
- B40 m/s
- C50 m/s
- D60 m/s
- E70 m/s
10Which one of the following statements is true concerning the motion of an ideal projectile launched at an angle of 45° to the horizontal?
- AThe acceleration vector points opposite to the velocity vector on the way up and in the same direction as the velocity vector on the way down.
- BThe speed at the top of the trajectory is zero.
- CThe object's total speed remains constant during the entire flight.
- DThe horizontal speed decreases on the way up and increases on the way down.
- EThe vertical speed decreases on the way up and increases on the way down.
11The position of an object moving in a straight line is given by the equation x = (3t^3+7t+5) m, where t is in seconds. What is the object's acceleration at time t = 5 seconds?
- A415 m/s^2
- B232 m/s^2
- C115 m/s^2
- D90 m/s^2
- E35 m/s^2
12The velocity of an object moving in a straight line is graphed above. If x = 3.0 m at t = 0 s, what is the position of the particle at t = 3.0 s?

- A6 m
- B10 m
- C8 m
- D11 m
- E-5 m
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- AP Physics C Quiz on The Princeton Review Chapter 5 Kinematics, created by Anibal Santamaria on 20/07/2017.
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