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SPH3U: Physics, Grade 11, University Preparation
Unit 1: Kinematics
Activity 8: Unit Test ( /45) Name: ____________
PART A: Short Answer Questions
1. Can an object ever be accelerating and experiencing an instantaneous velocity of

0 m/s? Explain.
[___/2]
2. Is it possible to have an average velocity of 0 for some motion but an average

speed of 120 km/h for that motion? Provide an quantitative example.
[___/2]
3. Sketch an impossible position-time graph and explain why it is impossible.

Then, sketch an impossible velocity-time graph and explain why it is impossible.
[___/2]
PART B: Problem-Solving
1. To get to the net, a soccer ball must travel 35 m [South]. If one player kicks it 25
m [East], what displacement must be achieved by the second player’s kick?
[___/5]
2. A newspaper delivery boy throws a newspaper toward a porch which is
1.25 m below the height of his hand and 12 m in front of him when he releases
the paper. Given that he throws the paper with a velocity of 25.0 m/s [horizontal],
find: [___/8]
(a) the maximum height of the paper’s trajectory

(b) the time it takes for the paper to reach the ground
(c) the acceleration when the paper is only 1 m from the ground
(d) the horizontal range of the paper (does it make it to the porch?)
(e) the velocity at impact
3. A rocket powered sled accelerates a jet pilot in training from rest to 270 km/h in
in 12.1 s. find: [___/6]
(a) the average acceleration of the sled

(b) the time it takes to reach the speed limit on the highway, 100 km/h
(c) the distance travelled
PART C: Multiple Choice
[___/10]
1. A ball is thrown to the north and is experiencing projectile motion. What are the
directions of the acceleration and instantaneous velocity, respectively, of the ball
at maximum height (e.g., the peak of its trajectory)?
a) north, north
b) up, north
c) down, north
d) north, down
e) down, down
2. A cyclist cycles 40.0 km [North] and then 30.0 km [East]. The total time taken for
the trip is 1.00 h. What is its average velocity?
a) 50 km/h [37o East of North]

b) 70 km/h [37o East of North]
c) 35 km/h [37o East of North]
d) 15 km/h [37o East of North]
e) None of these choices
3. A car is travelling west and approaching a stop sign. As it is slowing to a stop, the
directions associated with the object’s velocity and acceleration, respectively, are
a) [West], [East]
b) [West], [West]
c) [East], [East]
d) [East], [West]
e) There is not enough information to tell.
4. A sprinter travels around a 400 m oval track 4 complete times. Her distance and
displacement are, respectively,
a) 0, 0
b) 1600 m, 0
c) 0, 1600 m
d) 1600 m, 1600 m [forward]
e) 100 m, 0
5. If a car travelling at 60.0 km/h [S] stops in a time of 3.50 s, its acceleration is:
a) 4.77 m/s2 [S]

b) 4.77 m/s2 [North]
c) 16.7 m/s2 [S]
d) 16.7 m/s2 [North]
e) 17.1 m/s2 [S]
6. Which of the following objects are in “free fall”?
a) a ball that was thrown horizontally

b) a ball that was thrown at an angle above horizontal
c) a ball that was thrown at an angle below horizontal
d) a ball that was dropped
e) all of the above
7. A baseball player is trying to determine her maximum throwing distance. She must
release the ball:
a) at an angle that lets the ball reach the highest possible height
b) horizontally
c) at an angle of 45o
d) so that it has maximum possible speed, regardless of angle
e) at an angle between 45o and 90o
8. A car travels 35 km [North] in 30 minutes and then hits a traffic jam and spends 1.5
hours travelling 16.7 km/h [North]. The average velocity of the car is:
a) 43.35 km/h [North]

b) 51.7 km/h [North]
c) 16.7 m/s [North]
d) 8.34 m/s [North]
e) 0
9. A ball is thrown up in the air and then caught at the same height. The acceleration
is 9.8 m/s2 [down]:
a) on the way up
b) on the way down
c) at the peak of its trajectory
d) two of A, B, and C are correct
e) all of A, B, and C are correct
10. A boy throws a ball straight up off a second floor balcony and it then lands on the
ground. Neglecting air resistance, the magnitude of velocity is greatest:
a) just after it leaves the boy’s hand

b) at the peak of the ball’s trajectory
c) just before it hits the ground
d) it remains the same throughout the motion
e) impossible to tell without knowing the angle of projection
PART D: Graphing
[___/10]
Use the velocity-time graph below to answer the questions that follow.
(a) Describe the motion of the object (use words and numbers):
(i) from 0.0 s to 30.0 s
(ii) from 35.0 s to 60.0 s
(b) How do the motions of the object from 20.0s to 35.0 s and 50.0 s to 60.0 s
compare?
(c) What is the velocity of the object at 10.0 s?
(d) What is the acceleration of the object at 30.0 s? Does this represent the
maximum magnitude of acceleration of the object?
(e) What is the displacement of the object after the first 20.0 s?

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SPH3U: Physics, Grade 11, University Preparation

PART A: Short Answer Questions

1. Can an object ever be accelerating and experiencing an instantaneous velocity of

2. Is it possible to have an average velocity of 0 for some motion but an average

3. Sketch an impossible position-time graph and explain why it is impossible.

(a) the maximum height of the paper’s trajectory

(a) the average acceleration of the sled

a) 50 km/h [37o East of North]

a) 4.77 m/s2 [S]

a) a ball that was thrown horizontally

a) 43.35 km/h [North]

a) just after it leaves the boy’s hand

(ii) from 35.0 s to 60.0 s

(c) What is the velocity of the object at 10.0 s?

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