Kinematics: Velocity and M/s B.
Physics 12 – Kinematics Worksheet
1. Which one of the following contains only vector quantities?
A. mass, time
B. force, velocity
C. time, momentum
D. acceleration, speed
2. An airplane heads due north with an airspeed of 75 m/s. The wind is blowing due west at 18 m/s. What is the airplane’s speed relative to the ground?
A. 57 m/s
B. 73 m/s
C. 77 m/s
D. 93 m/s
3. Two velocity vectors, v1 and v2 are shown.
Which of the following best represents the resultant of the addition of the two velocity vectors?
4. A car travelling north at 20 m/s is later travelling west at 30 m/s. What is the direction of the change in velocity?
5. Two forces act at a single point as shown.
What is the magnitude of the resulting force?
A. 15 N
B. 22 N
C. 27 N
D. 30 N
6. A boat shown below travels at 4.2 m/s relative to the water, in a river flowing at 2.8 m/s.
At what angle must the boat head to reach the destination directly across the river?
A. 34o
B. 42o
C. 48o
D. 56o
7. In landing, a jet plane decelerates uniformly and comes to a stop in 38 s, covering a distance of 1500 m along the runway. What was the jet’s landing speed when it first touched the runway?
A. 2.1 m/s
B. 39 m/s
C. 79 m/s
D. 170 m/s
8. A 35 kg object released from rest near the surface of a planet falls 7.3 m in 1.5 s. What is the acceleration due to gravity on this planet?
A. 4.9 m/s2
B. 6.5 m/s2
C. 9.7 m/s2
D. 170 m/s2
9. A ball is thrown vertically upward at 20 m/s from a height of 30 m above the ground. What is its speed on impact with the ground below?
A. 14 m/s
B. 24 m/s
C. 31 m/s
D. 44 m/s
10. Which of the following graphs best illustrates the horizontal displacement of a projectile as a function of time? Ignore friction.
11. What is the range of the projectile launched horizontally at 25 m/s from the 18 m-high cliff edge as shown in the diagram below?
A. 18 m
B. 30 m
C. 46 m
D. 48 m
12. Consider three points in the path of
1. Which one of the following contains only vector quantities?
A. mass, time
B. force, velocity
C. time, momentum
D. acceleration, speed
2. An airplane heads due north with an airspeed of 75 m/s. The wind is blowing due west at 18 m/s. What is the airplane’s speed relative to the ground?
A. 57 m/s
B. 73 m/s
C. 77 m/s
D. 93 m/s
3. Two velocity vectors, v1 and v2 are shown.
Which of the following best represents the resultant of the addition of the two velocity vectors?
4. A car travelling north at 20 m/s is later travelling west at 30 m/s. What is the direction of the change in velocity?
5. Two forces act at a single point as shown.
What is the magnitude of the resulting force?
A. 15 N
B. 22 N
C. 27 N
D. 30 N
6. A boat shown below travels at 4.2 m/s relative to the water, in a river flowing at 2.8 m/s.
At what angle must the boat head to reach the destination directly across the river?
A. 34o
B. 42o
C. 48o
D. 56o
7. In landing, a jet plane decelerates uniformly and comes to a stop in 38 s, covering a distance of 1500 m along the runway. What was the jet’s landing speed when it first touched the runway?
A. 2.1 m/s
B. 39 m/s
C. 79 m/s
D. 170 m/s
8. A 35 kg object released from rest near the surface of a planet falls 7.3 m in 1.5 s. What is the acceleration due to gravity on this planet?
A. 4.9 m/s2
B. 6.5 m/s2
C. 9.7 m/s2
D. 170 m/s2
9. A ball is thrown vertically upward at 20 m/s from a height of 30 m above the ground. What is its speed on impact with the ground below?
A. 14 m/s
B. 24 m/s
C. 31 m/s
D. 44 m/s
10. Which of the following graphs best illustrates the horizontal displacement of a projectile as a function of time? Ignore friction.
11. What is the range of the projectile launched horizontally at 25 m/s from the 18 m-high cliff edge as shown in the diagram below?
A. 18 m
B. 30 m
C. 46 m
D. 48 m
12. Consider three points in the path of