Unit Test
Unit Test
Multiple Choice
Following are the multiple choice questions. Circle out the correct answer. (K/U)
Which ONE of the following vectors may represent the acceleration due to gravity of the ball at
point Q?
a) A b) B
c) C d) D
8. If Taylor leaves his house and travels 2 km west, then 3 km north, then 2 more km west. What is
his displacement and total distance travelled?
9. A train of 150m length is going towards north direction at a speed of 10 m/s. A parrot flies at a
speed of 5m/s towards south direction parallel to the railway track, find the time taken by the
parrot to cross the train? (K/U, C)
10. In long jump, does it matter how high you jump? What factors determine the span of the jump?
(K/U, C)
11. The direction in which an object moves is given by the direction of velocity of the object and not
by the direction of acceleration. Explain the statement with suitable example. (A & C)
12. A shell was fired from ground level with an initial speed of 3.5 x 102 m/s at an angle of 30o to the
horizontal. Estimate: (K/U)
i its time of flight;
ii its maximum altitude
iii its range
Long Answer
13. Two sport cars start from rest at the same place. One accelerates at 0.90 ms-2 for 15 s, and
continues at constant speed there after. The other accelerates at 0.85 ms-2 for 20 s and then
remains at that speed. Draw both journeys on the same velocity-time graph and determine the
time and distance that the second car overtakes the first car. (T, A, C)
14. 4. A cannon stationed at the edge of a 75 m cliff fires a cannonball at an angle of 30° above the
horizontal with an initial velocity of 50 m/s. Determine the following: (T, A, C)
a) The maximum height of the ball’s trajectory.
b) The total amount of time the ball spends in the air before hitting the ground.
c) The total horizontal distance travelled before hitting the ground.