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Linear Motion Exercise

This 3 sentence summary provides the key information about the document: The document is a physics worksheet covering concepts of linear motion like speed, velocity, acceleration, and free fall, providing example problems for students to practice calculating values using the scientific approach of identifying knowns, unknowns, equations, substituting values, and solving. It addresses kinematic equations and scenarios involving constant and changing motion over time.

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Linear Motion Exercise

This 3 sentence summary provides the key information about the document: The document is a physics worksheet covering concepts of linear motion like speed, velocity, acceleration, and free fall, providing example problems for students to practice calculating values using the scientific approach of identifying knowns, unknowns, equations, substituting values, and solving. It addresses kinematic equations and scenarios involving constant and changing motion over time.

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Linear Motion Worksheet (p.

1) Honors Freshman Physics


Physics problems must be solved completely using the scientific approach K-U-E-S .
1. Knowns write the nown values !include units" and its variable symbol.
#. Unnowns write the variable symbol for what you will be solving for
$. E%uation write the e%uation you will be using !symbols only&&"
'. Substitute ( Solve - Substitute the nown values !numbers ( units" for the letters in the e%uation.
). *he answer should be circled+bo,ed and contain correct significant digits ( units and no
fractions.
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SPEED
1. Light from the sun reaches the earth in 498 s. If the sun is 1.494 x 10
11
m from the earth, how fast
(m/s) does light trael in s!ace" #.00 x 10
8
m/s
$. % &ullet is fired at ''0 m/s and stri(es a target $00.0 meters awa). *hat is the duration of the
&ullet+s flight" 0.#0 s
#. *hat is the aerage s!eed ((m/h and mi/h)of a runner who com!letes a ,.00 (m race in $0.,0 min"
14.' (m/h 9.0, mi/h
4. -ow far would an o&.ect moe in $0.0 seconds if it were traeling at a constant s!eed of '#.00
meters !er second" 1$'0 m
,. %n amusement !ar( carousel traels at a s!eed of 8.0 m/s. If the circular trac( of the carousel has a
radius of 10.# m, how man) seconds will it ta(e for the carousel to ma(e one com!lete reolution"
8.1 s
VELOCITY
'. *hat is the elocit) of a car traeling north on I/0, if it ta(es $ hours to reach 1hattanooga (1$0
miles)" '0 mi/h 2
0. 3he controls on a motor&oat are mar(ed at the !osition where it traels at $,.0 (m/h in still water.
*hat will &e the elocit) of the &oat, as measured &) an o&serer on shore, if it is directed u!stream
on a rier which flows at the rate of 4.0 (m/h" $1.0 (m/h
Linear Motion Worksheet (p. 2) Honors Freshman Physics
VELOCITY (continued)
8. 4uring a 400 meter run at a trac( meet the runner in lane 1 will start and finish at the same !oint. If
it ta(es ,8.00 seconds for her to run the race what is her elocit)" 2o elocit)
9. (a) *hat is the dis!lacement of a c)clist during a 0.,0 hour ride if his aerage elocit) was 1.00 (m/h
west" (&) 4id the c)clist actuall) trael more, less, or the same total distance as his dis!lacement.
5x!lain )our answer 0.,0 (m * more or same
ACCELERATION
10. % car starts from rest and reaches a elocit) of $$.0 m/s in $0.0 seconds. *hat is its acceleration"
1.10 m/s
$
11. -ow long would the same car, from 610, ta(e to go from $$.0 m/s to #0.0 m/s with the same
acceleration" 0.# s
1$. -ow much time does a car with an acceleration of $ m/s$ ta(e to go from 10 m/s to #0 m/s" 10 s
1#. *hat is the acceleration of a racing car if its elocit) is decreased uniforml) from '' m/s to 44 m/s
during an 11 second !eriod" /$.0 m/s
$
14. % s!acecraft traeling at 1$00 m/s is uniforml) accelerated at the rate of 1,0 m/s
$
&) &urning its
second stage roc(et. If the roc(et &urns for 18 s, what is the final elocit) of the craft"#900 m/s
Linear Motion Worksheet (p. ) Honors Freshman Physics
MOTION CONCEPTS
1,. 1an an automo&ile with a elocit) toward the north hae an acceleration toward the south" 5x!lain.
1'. 1an an o&.ect reerse its direction of trael while maintaining a constant acceleration" If so, gie an
exam!le. If not, ex!lain wh).
10. 7ou are driing north on a highwa). 3hen without changing s!eed, )ou round a cure and drie east.
(a) 4oes )our elocit) change" (&) 4o )ou accelerate" 5x!lain.
18. 8tarting from rest, one car accelerates to a s!eed of ,0 (m/h, and another car accelerates to a
s!eed of '0 (m/h. 1an )ou sa) which car underwent the greater acceleration" *h) or wh) not"
19. 1ite an exam!le of something that undergoes acceleration while moing at a constant s!eed. 1an )ou
also gie an exam!le of something that accelerates while traelling at constant elocit)" 5x!lain
$0. (a) 1an an o&.ect &e moing when its acceleration is 9ero" If so, gie an exam!le. (&) 1an an o&.ect &e
accelerating when its s!eed is 9ero" If so gie an exam!le.
$1. *hat is the acceleration of a car that moes at a stead) elocit) of 100 (m/h for 100 seconds"
5x!lain )our answer.
Linear Motion Worksheet (p. !) Honors Freshman Physics
FREEFALL CONCEPTS
$$. *hat are the conditions for a freel) falling o&.ect"
$#. *hat is the gain in elocit) !er second for a freel) falling o&.ect" 9.8 m/s
$4. 3he acceleration of free fall is a&out 10 m/s
$
. *h) does the seconds unit a!!ear twice"
$,. *hat is the elocit) ac:uired &) a freel) falling o&.ect ,.0 seconds after &eing dro!!ed from a rest
!osition" *hat is it after '.0 seconds" 49 m/s ,0.8 m/s
$'. *hat is the dis!lacement of a freel) falling o&.ect ,.00 seconds after &eing dro!!ed from a rest
!osition" *hat is it after '.00 seconds" 1$# m 10' m
$0. If a friend claims that in a standing .um! he can remain off the ground for 1.0 second then how high
can he .um!" ;or $.0 seconds" %re either of these claims li(el) to &e true" 1.$ m 4.9 m
$8. 8u!!ose that a freel) falling o&.ect were somehow e:ui!!ed with a s!eedometer. <) how much would
its s!eed reading increase with each second of fall" 9.8 m/s
$9. 8u!!ose that the same freel) falling o&.ect were also e:ui!!ed with an odometer. *ould the readings
of distance fallen indicate e:ual or different falling distances for successie seconds"
#0. ;or a freel) falling o&.ect dro!!ed from rest, what is the acceleration at the end of the ,
th
second of
fall" 3he 10
th
second" 4efend )our answer.
#1. *hen a &all !la)er throws a &all straight u!, &) how much does the elocit) of the &all decrease each
second while ascending" <) how much does it increase while descending" -ow much time is re:uired
for rising as com!ared to falling"
#$. 8omeone standing at the edge of a cliff throws a &all nearl) straight u! at a certain s!eed and
another &all nearl) straight down with the same initial s!eed. If air resistance is negligi&le, how will
the s!eed of each &all com!are .ust &efore stri(ing the ground &elow"
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