If a painter is at rest on a scaffold, what can be said about the net force acting on the painter?
2. 1D Motion / Kinematics
Intro to Acceleration
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In the context of motion, which physical quantity is defined as the change in velocity divided by the change in time?
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A car starts from rest and accelerates at a constant rate of for a time . What is the car's final velocity?
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An object always accelerates in the same direction as which of the following?
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An object moves along the x-axis with its acceleration as a function of time shown in Figure 1. At time s, its velocity is . If the acceleration is constant and equal to for s, what is the velocity at s?
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If an object is not accelerating, which of the following statements is true?
28views - Multiple ChoiceIn introductory kinematics, how do you find the magnitude of the average acceleration of an object over a time interval , given its initial velocity and final velocity in one dimension?
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A car slows down from to in . What is its acceleration?
26views - Multiple ChoiceIn introductory mechanics, what does acceleration measure?
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If the speed of your car is doubled, how does its (kinetic energy) change?
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A car moves times as fast as another identical car. Compared to the slower car, the faster car has:
33views - Multiple ChoiceIn introductory physics, which statement best explains acceleration?
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In a motion graph, a car moves such that at segment c, its velocity changes from to m/s in second. What is the acceleration of the car at segment c?
29views - Multiple ChoiceIn introductory physics, what are the SI units of acceleration?
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A particle moves along a straight line with its position given by , where is in meters and is in seconds. What is the initial velocity of the particle?
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