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| 1 | An object in motion can have a constant velocity only if it moves in a straight path. |
 | A) | True |
| B) | False |
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| 2 | An object falling freely from rest near the surface of the earth falls a distance of 32 ft by the end of the first second. |
| A) | True |
| B) | False |
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| 3 | In a vacuum, all bodies fall with the same velocity. |
| A) | True |
| B) | False |
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| 4 | If an object's velocity is decreasing constantly, it will always have a negative acceleration. |
| A) | True |
| B) | False |
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| 5 | An object thrown downward in a gravitational field has the same acceleration as one dropped from rest. |
| A) | True |
| B) | False |
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| 6 | If an object has an acceleration of 8 m/s2, its distance will increase by 8 m every second. |
| A) | True |
| B) | False |
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| 7 | For a ball thrown vertically upward, its upward motion with respect to position and velocity is just the reverse of its downward motion. |
| A) | True |
| B) | False |
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| 8 | The velocity and position of a free-falling body after 2 s are numerically the same. |
| A) | True |
| B) | False |
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| 9 | In the absence of friction, all bodies, large or small, heavy or light, fall to the earth with the same acceleration. |
| A) | True |
| B) | False |
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| 10 | If any two of the parameters v0, vf, a, s, and t are given, the other three can be calculated from derived equations. |
| A) | True |
| B) | False |
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| 11 | The motion of a projectile fired at an angle is an example of uniformly accelerated motion. |
| A) | True |
| B) | False |
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| 12 | The resultant force acting on a projectile is its weight. |
| A) | True |
| B) | False |
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| 13 | A projectile fired horizontally will strike the ground in the same time as one dropped vertically from the same position if we neglect the effect of air resistance. |
| A) | True |
| B) | False |
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| 14 | A projectile launched into space at any angle will have a constant horizontal velocity. |
| A) | True |
| B) | False |
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| 15 | The horizontal range is greatest when the angle of projection is 45o. |
| A) | True |
| B) | False |
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| 16 | The vertical motion of a projectile is uniformly accelerated motion. |
| A) | True |
| B) | False |
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| 17 | The range of a projectile depends only on its initial speed. |
| A) | True |
| B) | False |
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| 18 | A horizontally fired projectile will drop 32 ft during the first second. |
| A) | True |
| B) | False |
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| 19 | If an apple drops from a tree at the same instant a projectile is fired toward it from the ground, they will still collide in the air. |
| A) | True |
| B) | False |
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| 20 | When a projectile is fired at a 45o angle, its maximum height will equal its range. |
| A) | True |
| B) | False |
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| 21 | An object falls freely from rest. Its position after 2 s is how far below the point of release? |
| A) | 32 ft |
| B) | 64 ft |
| C) | 96 ft |
| D) | 48 ft |
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| 22 | If the initial velocity, the distance traveled, and the time elapsed are known, which equation would you use to calculate the acceleration? |
| A) | s = vt |
| B) | s = v0t + ½at ² |
| C) | vf = v0 + at |
| D) | 2as = vf + v0 |
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| 23 | The algebraic sign of acceleration depends on |
| A) | the direction on the force of the accelerated object |
| B) | whether an object is speeding up or slowing down |
| C) | the sign of the final velocity |
| D) | the position of the object |
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| 24 | An object traveling initially at 24 ft/s slows to 12 ft/s in 3 s. Its acceleration is |
| A) | 4 ft/s2 |
| B) | -4 ft/s |
| C) | -4 ft/s2 |
| D) | -8 ft/s2 |
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| 25 | The distance traveled by the object in Question 24 is |
| A) | 48 ft |
| B) | 66 ft |
| C) | 98 ft |
| D) | 54 ft |
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| 26 | An object is thrown downward with an initial velocity of 32 ft/s. Its velocity after 3 s is |
| A) | 102 ft/s |
| B) | 96 ft/s |
| C) | 80 ft/s |
| D) | 128 ft/s |
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| 27 | A car accelerates from rest at 4 m/s2. How far will it travel in 4 s? |
| A) | 32 m |
| B) | 19.6 m |
| C) | 78.4 m |
| D) | 94.5 m |
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| 28 | An arrow is shot vertically upward with an initial velocity of 96 ft/s. It will first
come to a stop in |
| A) | 4 s |
| B) | 2 s |
| C) | 3 s |
| D) | 6 s |
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| 29 | An object is projected upward with an initial velocity of 64 ft/s. What will be its position above the point of release after 3 s? |
| A) | 48 ft |
| B) | 16 ft |
| C) | 32 ft |
| D) | 64 ft |
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| 30 | A car accelerates for 10 s at 6 m/s2. What is its final velocity if its initial velocity was 4 m/s? |
| A) | 60 m/s |
| B) | 64 m/s |
| C) | 34 m/s |
| D) | 30 m/s |
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| 31 | The acceleration of a projectile is |
| A) | g |
| B) | -g |
| C) | 0 |
| D) | dependent on its initial velocity |
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| 32 | A projectile is fired horizontally with an initial velocity of 20 m/s. Its horizontal velocity 3 s later is |
| A) | 20 m/s |
| B) | 60 m/s |
| C) | 6.67 m/s |
| D) | 29.4 m/s |
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| 33 | The vertical velocity of the projectile in Question 32 after 3 s is approximately |
| A) | 60 m/s |
| B) | 9.8 m/s |
| C) | 29.4 m/s |
| D) | 20 m/s |
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| 34 | A cannonball is projected horizontally with a velocity of 1200 ft/s from the top of a cliff 128 ft high. It will strike the water below in approximately |
| A) | 8 s |
| B) | 2.83 s |
| C) | 0.1 s |
| D) | 9.38 s |
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| 35 | In Question 34, the horizontal range is approximately |
| A) | 3396 ft |
| B) | 1200 ft |
| C) | 938 ft |
| D) | 9600 ft |
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| 36 | A projectile is fired at an angle of 30° with an initial velocity of 640 ft/s. The time to reach its maximum height is approximately |
| A) | 17.3 s |
| B) | 20 s |
| C) | 5 s |
| D) | 10 s |
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| 37 | In Question 36, the horizontal range is |
| A) | 5542 ft |
| B) | 11,084 ft |
| C) | 3200 ft |
| D) | 6400 ft |
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| 38 | A projectile is fired at an angle of 37° with an initial velocity of 100 m/s. What is the approximate vertical component of its velocity after 2 s? |
| A) | 60 m/s |
| B) | 40 m/s |
| C) | 80 m/s |
| D) | 100 m/s |
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| 39 | In Question 38, the position above the ground after 3 s is approximately |
| A) | 200 m |
| B) | 140 m |
| C) | 136 m |
| D) | 120 m |
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| 40 | Which of the following projection angles will result in the greatest range? |
| A) | 20° |
| B) | 37° |
| C) | 48° |
| D) | 60° |
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| 41 | The total distance traveled divided by the time elapsed is a measure of . |
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| 42 | is motion in a straight line in which the speed changes at a constant rate. |
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| 43 | At least of the following parameters must be known to
find the other two: , , , , and . |
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| 44 | The final velocity is equal to the initial velocity plus . |
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| 45 | In the absence of friction, all objects fall to the earth with the same , independent of size or weight. |
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| 46 | A body that has a continually increasing negative velocity has a(n) acceleration. |
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| 47 | The acceleration due to gravity near the earth is 32 or m/s2. |
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| 48 | If the upward direction is chosen as positive, a negative distance s indicates that
the final position is . |
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| 49 | The distances traveled by an object dropped from rest after 1, 2, and 3 s are ft, ft, and ft, respectively. |
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| 50 | An acceleration of 4 ft/s2 means that every the velocity increases by . |
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| 51 | A projectile is an object launched into space under the influence of only. |
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| 52 | In working with trajectories, it is easier to treat the and the motions separately. |
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| 53 | Projectiles fired upward, downward, or at an angle all have the same . |
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| 54 | The only force acting on a projectile is its . |
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| 55 | The maximum height of a projectile may be found by dividing the component of the initial by the . |
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| 56 | For projectile motion, the component of the is constant. |