Practice MCQs For Speed, Velocity & Acceleration

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1. A car travels 9 km southwards, followed by 5 km eastwards. What is its southward displacement?

9 km

14 km

4 km

5 km

2. 2 balls are being dropped from different heights. Ball A takes twice the time ball B takes to reach the ground. Which of the following statements is correct?

Distance traveled by Ball A is equal to that of Ball B.

Distance traveled by Ball A is half that of Ball B.

Distance traveled by Ball A is 4 times that of Ball B.

Distance traveled by Ball A is twice that of Ball B.

3. A ball is thrown vertically upwards at an initial speed of $23 \, \text{m s}^{-1} $. What is the displacement of the ball 3 seconds after it was thrown?

24 m

50 m

55 m

29 m

4. A car accelerates from $3 \, \text{m s}^{-1} $ to $15 \, \text{m s}^{-1} $ in 6 seconds. What is it's acceleration.

$3 \, \text{m s}^{-2} $

$5 \, \text{m s}^{-2} $

$0 \, \text{m s}^{-2} $

$2 \, \text{m s}^{-2} $

5. A car with an initial speed of $3 \, \text{m s}^{-1} $,  undergoes an acceleration of $2 \, \text{m s}^{-2} $. At the end of the acceleration, the final speed of the car is $15 \, \text{m s}^{-1} $. What is the time taken for the acceleration?

6 seconds

2 seconds

3 seconds

5 seconds

6. A car travels 9 km southwards, followed by 5 km eastwards. What is the magnitude of its distance and displacement?

Distance: 14 km Displacement: 14 km

Distance: 4 km Displacement: 14 km

Distance: 14 km Displacement: 4 km

Distance: 14 km Displacement: 10.3 km

7. A ball, initially at a height h, is thrown downwards with an initial velocity of $10 \, \text{m s}^{-1} $ downwards. The ball takes 3 seconds to reach the ground. What is the final speed of the ball just before it hits the ground? $ \left( g = 10 \, \text{m s}^{-2} \right) $

$30 \, \text{m s}^{-1} $

$50 \, \text{m s}^{-1} $

$20 \, \text{m s}^{-1} $

$40 \, \text{m s}^{-1} $

8. The graph below shows the movement of a car over a period of 50 seconds.

What was the distance travelled by the car during the time when it was moving at a steady speed?

100 m

400 m

200 m

10 m

9. A ball, located an at initial height h, is thrown downwards. The ball has an initial velocity of $10 \, \text{m s}^{-1} $ downwards and takes three seconds to reach the ground. What is the initial height, h? $ \left( g = 10 \, \text{m s}^{-2} \right)$

65 m

75 m

55 m

45 m

10. A car accelerates from $3 \, \text{m s}^{-1} $ to $9 \, \text{m s}^{-1} $ in 2 seconds. What is its average speed?

$9 \, \text{m s}^{-1} $

$3 \, \text{m s}^{-1} $

$6 \, \text{m s}^{-1} $

$12 \, \text{m s}^{-1} $

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