AP Physics Test 1a
22 Questions
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This is Mr. Gromatsky's physics test 1A. These are regents style questions.
Questions and Answers
- 1.An object originally at rest is uniformly accelerated along a straight-line path to a speed of 8.0 meters per second in 2.0 seconds. What was the acceleration of the object?
- A.
0.25 m/s^2
- B.
10 m/s^2
- C.
16 m/s^2
- D.
4 m/s^2
- 2.A 30-kilogram boy exerts a force of 100 Newtons on a 50-kilogram object. The force that the object exerts on the boy is
- A.
0 N
- B.
100 N
- C.
980 N
- D.
1,500 N
- 3.If the sum of all the forces acting on a car is zero, then the speed of the car always
- A.
Decreases
- B.
Increases
- C.
Remains the same
- 4.As a constant unbalanced force acts on an object in the direction of motion, the object's speed
- A.
Decreases
- B.
Increases
- C.
Remains the same
- 5.An object is uniformly accelerated from rest to a speed of 24 meters per second in 10 seconds. The acceleration of the object is
- A.
1.0 m/s^2
- B.
2.0 m/s^2
- C.
1.5 m/s^2
- D.
2.5 m/s^2
- 6.If the mass of an object were doubled, its weight would be
- A.
Halved
- B.
Doubled
- C.
Quadrupled
- D.
Unchanged
- 7.A 2-newton force acts on a 3-kilogram mass for 6 seconds. The change of velocity of the mass is
- A.
18 m/s
- B.
2 m/s
- C.
36 m/s
- D.
4 m/s
- 8.Which is a vector quantity?
- A.
Distance
- B.
Speed
- C.
Displacement
- D.
Time
- 9.
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The graph represents the trip of a cart along a straight line. The total trip takes 12 seconds and starts at t = 0.The part of the trip during which the cart was at rest is represented by line- A.
AB
- B.
BC
- C.
DE
- D.
GH
- 10.
![What was the total distance covered by the cart during the trip (AH)? - ProProfs]( "What was the total distance covered by the cart during the trip (AH)?")
What was the total distance covered by the cart during the trip (AH)?- A.
6m
- B.
11m
- C.
12m
- D.
22m
- 11.
![What is the average speed of the cart during the part of the trip labeled CD ? - ProProfs]( "What is the average speed of the cart during the part of the trip labeled CD ?")
What is the average speed of the cart during the part of the trip labeled CD ?- A.
1 m/s
- B.
2 m/s
- C.
10 m/s
- D.
11 m/s
- 12.
![The part of the trip during which the cart was moving with a constant speed is represented by line - ProProfs]( "The part of the trip during which the cart was moving with a constant speed is represented by line")
The part of the trip during which the cart was moving with a constant speed is represented by line- A.
AB
- B.
BC
- C.
EF
- D.
GH
- 13.
![The part of the trip during which acceleration was not 0 is represented by the line - ProProfs]( "The part of the trip during which acceleration was not 0 is represented by the line")
The part of the trip during which acceleration was not 0 is represented by the line- A.
AB
- B.
BC
- C.
DE
- D.
FG
- 14.A man weighing 800 Newtons is standing in an elevator. If the elevator rises with an acceleration of 9.8 meters per second^2, the force exerted by the elevator on the man will be
- A.
400 N
- B.
800 N
- C.
1600 N
- D.
2000 N
- 15.
![The graph below shows the speed of an object plotted against the time.The total distance traveled by the object during the first 4 seconds is - ProProfs]( "The graph below shows the speed of an object plotted against the time.The total distance traveled by the object during the first 4 seconds is")
The graph below shows the speed of an object plotted against the time.The total distance traveled by the object during the first 4 seconds is- A.
0.5 meter
- B.
2 meters
- C.
8 meters
- D.
4 meters
- 16.An object is allowed to fall freely near the surface of a planet. The object has an acceleration due to gravity of 24 m/s^2. How far will the object fall during the first second?
- A.
24 meters
- B.
12 meters
- C.
9.8 meters
- D.
4.9 meters
- 17.When an unbalanced force of 10 Newtons is applied to an object whose mass is 4.0 kilograms, the acceleration of the object will be
- A.
40 m/s^2
- B.
2.5 m/s^2
- C.
9.8 m/s^2
- D.
0.40 m/s^2
- 18.A 1-kilogram object rests on a horizontal table top. The force that the table top exerts on the object is
- A.
1 N
- B.
2 N
- C.
0 N
- D.
9.8 N
- 19.
![No unbalanced force is acting on the car during time interval - ProProfs]( "No unbalanced force is acting on the car during time interval")
No unbalanced force is acting on the car during time interval- A.
BC
- B.
CD
- C.
EF
- D.
FG
- 20.
![The acceleration of the car during time interval AB is - ProProfs]( "The acceleration of the car during time interval AB is")
The acceleration of the car during time interval AB is- A.
0.40 m/sec^2
- B.
2.5 m/sec^2
- C.
10 m/sec^2
- D.
40 m/sec^2
- 21.
![During time interval CD, the average velocity of the car is - ProProfs]( "During time interval CD, the average velocity of the car is")
During time interval CD, the average velocity of the car is- A.
7.5 m/sec
- B.
17.5 m/sec
- C.
15 m/sec
- D.
35 m/sec
- 22.A 2.0-kilogram mass is pushed along a horizontal frictionless surface by a 3.0-newton force which is parallel to the surface.The weight of the mass is approximately
- A.
9.8 N
- B.
2.0 N
- C.
20 N
- D.
4 N
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