Physics Motion Jeopardy

1D Motion

100

If I walk 4 meters south and then 6 meters north, then what is my displacement from my original position?

2m north

100

If I walk 4 meters south and then 6 meters north, then what is the total distance that I travelled?

10m

100

What is the difference between velocity and speed?

Velocity has a direction

100

If I walk 5 meters south and then 4 meters east, then what is the total distance that I travelled?

9m

100

If I walk 5 meters south and then 4 meters east, then what is my displacement from my original position?

6.4m

Kinematics

100

A car is moving at 30 m/s and then decelerates at a rate of -5m/s/s. How long would it take for the car to stop?

6 seconds

100

A car is driving at 20 m/s and then accelerates at a rate of 2m/s/s for 5 seconds, what is its acceleration after those 5 seconds?

30 m/s

100

A car is travelling at an unknown velocity but then brakes with a constant acceleration of -2m/s/s and it takes 24 seconds for it to stop. What was its initial velocity?

48 m/s

100

A car is moving at 20 m/s and then accelerates at a constant rate of 0.5m/s/s over 10 seconds. What distance did the car travel during these 10 seconds?

225m

100

How long does it take for a stopped car to reach a velocity of 10 m/s if it accelerates at a constant rate of 0.25 m/s/s?

40 seconds

Free Fall

100

What is the acceleration due to gravity on Earth?

9.8 m/s/s

100

If a ball is dropped from an unknown height and it takes 3 seconds to reach the ground, then what height was it dropped from?

44.1m

100

If a ball is thrown directly upwards with a velocity of 15m/s, then what is its velocity at its peak height?

0m/s

100

If a ball is thrown directly upwards with a velocity of 15m/s, then what is its velocity when it reaches the same height it was thrown from?

15 m/s

100

If a ball is thrown directly upwards with a velocity of 15m/s, then what is its peak height?

11.48m

Projectiles and Angles

100

A ball is kicked with a velocity of 7m/s at an angle of 15^o above the ground, what is its initial horizontal velocity?

6.76m/s

100

A ball is kicked with a velocity of 7m/s at an angle of 15^o above the ground, what is its initial vertical velocity?

1.81m/s

100

A ball is kicked with a velocity of 7m/s at an angle of 15^o above the ground from a 40m cliff, what is its vertical velocity right before striking the ground?

28.06m/s

100

A ball is kicked with a velocity of 7m/s at an angle of 15^o above the ground from a 40m cliff, how long does it take to strike the ground?

2.68s

100

A ball is kicked with a velocity of 7m/s at an angle of 15^o above the ground from a 40m cliff, how far away from the cliff does it land?

18.11m