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Subject: Physics Date: 13-12-2024 WS: Phy-06 Kinematics

1. Explain why a person taking a round-trip flight to Hawaii will have travelled a long
distance, yet have a net displacement of 0.

2. Winnie-the-Pooh went searching for honey. He walked due east for 6.0 km and then due
west for 4.0 km. Calculate:
a) the total distance travelled. b) the magnitude of the total displacement.

3. The world record time for the 100 m dash is 9.69 s. Determine the average speed for this run.

4. Determine the time taken for a girl, riding her bike at 2.50 m/s, to travel 1800 m.

5. How far (in metres) will Phreddie Physics travel in 15.0 minutes, driving his Harley at
24.0 m/s?

6. A hiker travels 5.00 km due north for 3/4 of an hour, then 12.0 km due east for another
2.00 hours. Determine the following for this trip, in km/h:
a) average speed b) average velocity (magnitude only).
7. A circus van moves 50 km (E) in the first hour, 40 km (W) in the second hour, and
30 km (W) in the next half-hour. Calculate, in km/h:
a) average speed b) average velocity.

8. A motorcycle travelling north at 22 m/s accelerates at 1.2 m/s2 for 5.0 s. Calculate the
motorcycle’s new speed.

9. An object moves from 30.0 m/s to 120.0 m/s, accelerating at a constant rate of 6.0 m/s2.
How far did the object travel in this time?

10. A car slows down from a speed of 22.0 m/s to 3.0 m/s with a constant acceleration of
-2.1 m/s2. How long does this take?

11. A sports car travels on a straight road at 22.0 km/h and increases its speed to 57.0 km/h in
5.0 s. Find the car's acceleration in m/s2.
1. The motion of an object is shown in the following position-time graph.

P osi tio n vs. T i me

distance 3
d (m)
2

0
0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
T ime t (s )

a) Describe the motion of the object for the three distinct intervals shown.

b) Determine the distance of the object from the starting point (i.e. displacement) after
i) 2.00 s ii) 5.00 s iii) 6.00 s
c) When is the object at 3.00 meters?
d) What is the velocity of the object for each of the intervals?

e) Calculate the average velocity for the time interval of 0-5.00 s.

f) Determine the overall:


i) displacement ii) distance traveled

2. Is the motion shown in the following graph possible? Explain your answer.

P osi tio n vs. T i me

10
8
P osi tio n d 6
(m) 4
2
0
0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
T ime t (s )
3. The motion of an object is described by the following position-time graph.

D. vs. T

60
50
40
P osi tio n d
30
(m)
20
10
0
0 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80
T ime t (s )

a) Determine the position of the object after


i) 20.0 s ii) 45.0 s iii) 55.0 s

b) When is the object at the following positions:


i) 40.0 m ii) 10.0 m

c) Determine the velocity for each of the five intervals shown.

d) Calculate the average velocity for each of the following time intervals:
i) 0-40.0 s ii) 10.0-60.0 s iii) 40.0-80.0 s

e) Determine the overall:


i) displacement ii) distance traveled

4. Draw a distance-time graph for a runner who goes at 5.00 m/s for 10.0 s, then at 2.00 m/s
for 20.0 s, then at -9.00 m/s for 10.0 s. Hint: remember that the slope of a d-t graph represents
speed.
1. Sketch and label a velocity-time graph positive acceleration for 5 s, zero acceleration for
2 s, then negative acceleration for 3 s until the velocity becomes 0.

2. Examine the following Position - Time graph:

C
8.0

d
B
(m) D

2.0
A

3.0 5.0 7.0 9.5


t (s)
a) Determine the velocity for each of the intervals shown.

b) Draw a labelled velocity-time graph for the motion shown.

4. Explain the physical meaning of a negative slope for a velocity-time graph.

5. For the following v - t graph:

10

v
(m/s)

5 7 t (s)

a) Describe what is happening to the object between 0 - 5 s.


b) What happens to the object at t = 5 s?

c) What happens to the object after t = 5 s?

6. For the following v - t graph, determine:


B
10

v (m/s)
C
A

2 D
E
0 t (s)
4 8 10 13 14

a) the acceleration during each interval A-E

b) the displacement during each interval A-E

c) the total distance

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