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Mechanics
1. Kinematics
1.1 Motion in One and Two Dimensions
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What is the difference between a vector and a scalar quantity?
Vector has magnitude and direction, scalar has only magnitude
Velocity is a scalar quantity.
False
If a car travels 50 km east, its displacement is
50 km east
What is displacement measured in?
Meters
Acceleration is measured in meters per second
squared
If a car travels 100 km east and then 50 km west, its total
displacement
is 50 km east.
What is the only force acting on an object in projectile motion?
Gravity
A ball thrown at an angle of
\(\theta = 45^\circ\)
will cover a certain range
Match the vector quantity with its definition:
Velocity ↔️ Rate of change of displacement
Acceleration ↔️ Rate of change of velocity
Displacement ↔️ Change in position
What does constant acceleration in one dimension mean?
Acceleration remains constant along a straight line
Constant acceleration in one dimension means the acceleration of an object remains constant along a straight
line
The SUVAT equation for
final velocity
is v = u + at</latex>
The SUVAT equation for displacement is
s
=
s =
s
=
u
t
+
ut +
u
t
+
1
2
a
t
2
\frac{1}{2}at^{2}
2
1
a
t
2
, where
u
u
u
represents initial velocity
What is the acceleration of a car that goes from rest to 20 m/s in 5 seconds?
4
m / s
2
4 \, \text{m / s}^{2}
4
m / s
2
To solve projectile motion problems, you analyze the horizontal and
vertical
components separately.
In projectile motion, the horizontal component experiences uniform motion, meaning constant
velocity
Match the vertical motion equation with its formula:
v_{y}</latex> ↔️
v
0
y
−
g
t
v_{0y} - gt
v
0
y
−
g
t
y
y
y
↔️
v
0
y
t
−
1
2
g
t
2
v_{0y}t - \frac{1}{2}gt^{2}
v
0
y
t
−
2
1
g
t
2
v
y
2
v_{y}^{2}
v
y
2
↔️
v
0
y
2
−
2
g
y
v_{0y}^{2} - 2gy
v
0
y
2
−
2
g
y
What is the horizontal component of velocity for a ball thrown at 25 m/s at 30 degrees?
21.65
m / s
21.65 \, \text{m / s}
21.65
m / s
What is the maximum height reached by a ball thrown with an initial vertical velocity of 12.5 m/s?
8.0
m
8.0 \, \text{m}
8.0
m
A vector quantity has both magnitude and
direction
A scalar quantity has only
magnitude
and no direction.
Match the quantity type with its example:
Vector ↔️ Velocity
Scalar ↔️ Time
What is the displacement if a car travels 50 km east?
50 \, \text{km} \, \text{east}</latex>
Displacement, velocity, and
acceleration
are all vector quantities.
Velocity is defined as the rate of change of
displacement
What is the total displacement of a car that travels 100 km east and 50 km west?
50
km
east
50 \, \text{km} \, \text{east}
50
km
east
Projectile motion occurs when an object is launched into the air and experiences only
gravity
.
What does the term "range" refer to in projectile motion?
Horizontal distance
What type of acceleration is assumed in the SUVAT equations?
Constant
A car accelerating at
2
m / s
2
2 \, \text{m / s}^{2}
2
m / s
2
for 5 seconds reaches a final velocity of 10 m/s.
The vertical component of projectile motion is affected by
gravity
.
What is the time to reach maximum height for a ball thrown with an initial vertical velocity of 12.5 m/s?
1.27
s
1.27 \, \text{s}
1.27
s
Match the kinematic equation with its formula:
Final velocity ↔️
v
=
v =
v
=
u
+
u +
u
+
a
t
at
a
t
Displacement ↔️
s
=
s =
s
=
u
t
+
ut +
u
t
+
1
2
a
t
2
\frac{1}{2}at^{2}
2
1
a
t
2
Velocity-Displacement ↔️
v
2
=
v^{2} =
v
2
=
u
2
+
u^{2} +
u
2
+
2
a
s
2as
2
a
s
What is the acceleration of a car that starts from rest and reaches 20 m/s in 5 seconds?
4
m / s
2
4 \, \text{m / s}^{2}
4
m / s
2