A 2 kg ball has 100 J worth of GPE. How high must it be above the ground?
A. 10 m
B. 5 m
C. 20 m
D. 2 m
The word kinetic comes from which Greek word?
A. Kinestasis
B. Kinesis
C. Kinedum
D. Kinematics
What is a measure between the difference in start and end positions?
A. Speed
B. Displacement
C. Distance
D. Length
What is an object called that orbits another object?
A. satellite
B. robot
C. drone
D. lander
In Fig. 2-1, what is the velocity at t = 1.0 s?
A. 0 m/s
B. -40 m/s
C. 10 m/s
D. 20 m/s
If a car's acceleration suddenly triples, what happens to the force on the car?
A. Decreases by 3
B. Triples
C. Stays the same
D. It goes down
A toy car has a mass of 2 kg and a speed of 6 m/s. How much kinetic energy does it have?
A. 48 J
B. 42 J
C. 36 J
D. 30 J
In Fig. 2-2, what is the average acceleration from 0 to 5.0 s?
A. 0
B. 10 m/s2
C. -2.0 m/s2
D. 2.0 m/s2
An object is moving with constant non-zero velocity on the +x axis. The position versus time graph of this object is
A. a vertical straight line.
B. a straight line making an angle with the time axis.
C. a parabolic curve.
D. a horizontal straight line.
A train can travel at 200 mph. How long will it take you to get to Chicago if it is 1800 miles away?
A. 9 hours
B. 12 hours
C. 6 hours
D. 15 hours
Friction is measured in what units?
A. kg
B. m/s
C. N
D. J
How many times will a skydiver reach terminal velocity before landing on the ground?
A. 2
B. 3
C. 1
D. 0
What is a measure of how far an object moves in a given time?
A. Distance
B. Time
C. Speed
D. Acceleration
Velocity is defined as ________ with a direction.
A. Speed
B. Velocity
C. Distance
D. Displacement
A toy mouse has a mass of 10 kg and kinetic energy of 5 J. What is its speed?
A. 1 m/s
B. 5 m/s
C. 4 m/s
D. 2 m/s