Chapter 2: Describing Motion: Kinematics in One Dimension
28) A brick is dropped from the top of a building. A second brick is thrown straight down from
the same building. They are released at the same time. Neglect air resistance. Compare the
accelerations of the two bricks.
A) The first brick accelerates faster.
B) The second brick accelerates faster.
C) The two bricks accelerate at the same rate.
D) It is impossible to determine from the information given.
Answer: C
Diff: 2 Page Ref: Sec. 2.7
29) An object is moving with constant non-zero velocity in the +x axis. The position versus time
graph of this object is
A) a horizontal straight line.
B) a vertical straight line.
C) a straight line making an angle with the time axis.
D) a parabolic curve.
Answer: C
Diff: 1 Page Ref: Sec. 2.8
30) An object is moving with constant non-zero acceleration in the +x axis. The position versus
time graph of this object is
A) a horizontal straight line.
B) a vertical straight line.
C) a straight line making an angle with the time axis.
D) a parabolic curve.
Answer: D
Diff: 1 Page Ref: Sec. 2.8
31) An object is moving with constant non-zero velocity in the +x axis. The velocity versus time
graph of this object is
A) a horizontal straight line.
B) a vertical straight line.
C) a straight line making an angle with the time axis.
D) a parabolic curve.
Answer: A
Diff: 1 Page Ref: Sec. 2.8
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32) An object is moving with constant non-zero acceleration in the +x axis. The velocity versus
time graph of this object is
A) a horizontal straight line.
B) a vertical straight line.
C) a straight line making an angle with the time axis.
D) a parabolic curve.
Answer: C
Diff: 1 Page Ref: Sec. 2.8
33) The slope of a position versus time graph gives
A) position.
B) velocity.
C) acceleration.
D) displacement.
Answer: B
Diff: 1 Page Ref: Sec. 2.8
34) The slope of a velocity versus time graph gives
A) position.
B) velocity.
C) acceleration.
D) displacement.
Answer: C
Diff: 1 Page Ref: Sec. 2.8
35) The area under a curve in an acceleration versus time graph gives
A) acceleration.
B) velocity.
C) displacement.
D) position.
Answer: B
Diff: 2 Page Ref: Sec. 2.8
36) The area under a curve in a velocity versus time graph gives
A) acceleration.
B) velocity.
C) displacement.
D) position.
Answer: C
Diff: 2 Page Ref: Sec. 2.8
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37) If the position versus time graph of an object is a horizontal line, the object is
A) moving with constant non-zero speed.
B) moving with constant non-zero acceleration.
C) at rest.
D) moving with infinite speed.
Answer: C
Diff: 1 Page Ref: Sec. 2.8
38) If the position versus time graph of an object is a vertical line, the object is
A) moving with constant non-zero speed.
B) moving with constant non-zero acceleration.
C) at rest.
D) moving with infinite speed.
Answer: D
Diff: 1 Page Ref: Sec. 2.8
39) If the velocity versus time graph of an object is a horizontal line, the object is
A) moving with constant non-zero speed.
B) moving with constant non-zero acceleration.
C) at rest.
D) moving with infinite speed.
Answer: A
Diff: 1 Page Ref: Sec. 2.8
40) If the velocity versus time graph of an object is a straight line making an angle of 30 degrees
with the time axis, the object is
A) moving with constant non-zero speed.
B) moving with constant non-zero acceleration.
C) at rest.
D) moving with infinite speed.
Answer: B
Diff: 1 Page Ref: Sec. 2.8
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