MYP Physics Linear Motion Practice Problem Name: __________________________
1. An airplane accelerates down a runway at 3.20 m/s2
for 32.8 s until is finally lifts off the ground. Determine
the distance traveled before takeoff.
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Work:
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2. A feather is dropped on the moon from
a height of 1.40 meters. The acceleration
of gravity on the moon is 1.67 m/s2.
Determine the time for the feather to fall
to the surface of the moon.
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Variable Value
Work:
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3. Upton Chuck is riding the Giant Drop at Great
America. If Upton free falls for 2.60 seconds, what
will be his final velocity and how far will he fall?
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Variable Value
Work:
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4. A race car accelerates uniformly from 18.5 m/s
to 46.1 m/s in 2.47 seconds. Determine the
acceleration of the car and the distance traveled.
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Variable Value
Work:
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Variable Value
Work:
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5. Rocket-powered sleds are used to test the
human response to acceleration. If a rocket-
powered sled is accelerated to a speed of
444 m/s in 1.83 seconds, then what is the
acceleration and what is the distance that
the sled travels?
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Variable Value
Work:
Find
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6. A bike accelerates uniformly from rest to
a speed of 7.10 m/s over a distance of 35.4 m.
Determine the acceleration of the bike.
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Work:
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7. A car traveling at 22.4 m/s skids to a stop in
2.55 s. Determine the skidding distance of the
car (assume uniform acceleration).
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Variable Value
Work:
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8. A kangaroo is capable of jumping to a
height of 2.62 m. Determine the takeoff
speed of the kangaroo.
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Variable Value
Work:
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9. The observation deck of tall skyscraper
370 m above the street. Determine the time
required for a penny to free fall from the
deck to the street below.
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Variable Value
Work:
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10. It was once recorded that a Jaguar left
skid marks that were 290 m in length.
Assuming that the Jaguar skidded to a
stop with a constant acceleration of -3.90
m/s2, determine the speed of the Jaguar
before it began to skid.
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Variable Value
Work:
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11. A plane has a takeoff speed of 88.3 m/s
and requires 1365 m to reach that speed.
Determine the acceleration of the plane and
the time required to reach this speed.
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Variable Value
Work:
Find
Answer:
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