WS Phy-06 (Kinematics)
WS Phy-06 (Kinematics)
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.
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?
2. Is the motion shown in the following graph possible? Explain your answer.
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 )
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
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.
C
8.0
d
B
(m) D
2.0
A
10
v
(m/s)
5 7 t (s)
v (m/s)
C
A
2 D
E
0 t (s)
4 8 10 13 14