MC Question

Chapter 2 Kinematics (MC)2P1

1. (80)





The displacement y of a point P on a plucked string varies with time t as shown in the graph above. Which of the
following correctly shows the variation of the velocity v of the point P with time?
A. B. C. D. E.







2. (82)




Two bodies X and Y are moving with constant velocities in the directions indicated by the arrows. At time t = 0,
they are at the positions shown. At time t.= 2 s, the magnitude of the velocity of Y relative to X is
A. 4 m s
-1
B. 5 m s
-1
C. 6 m s
-1
D. 8 m s
-1
E..10 m s
-1



3. (83)
A ball bounces up and down from the floor. Which of the following graphs shows the variation of the velocity v
with time t?
A. B. C. D. E.







4. (83)
A man is walking due east at 1.00 m s
-1
on the deck of a ship steaming north at 1.73 m s
-1
. In what direction will
the man be walking relative to the surface of the earth ?
A. N 30
o
E B. N 60
o
E C. NE D. N26.9
o
E E. N40.9
o
E


5. (83)




The velocity v of a particle varies with time t as shown. Which of the following graphs best represents the
variation of the displacement s of the particle with time t ?
A. B. C. D. E.





y
t
v
t
v
t
v
t
v
t
v
t
v
t
v
t
v
t
v
t
v
t
3 m s
-1
4 m s
-1
6m
X Y
0
v
t
v
t
0
v
t
0
v
t
0
s
t
0
s
t
0
s
t
0
s
t
0
0
v
t
0
v
t
s
t
0
MC Question
Chapter 2 Kinematics (MC)2P2
6. (86) (88)
A football player is running at a velocity of 3 m s
-1
due north. After a violent collision with another player, he is
moving at a velocity of 4 m s
-1
due east. Which of the following arrows best represents the direction of his change
of velocity?
A. B. C. D. E.




7. (88)
A boy wished to swim across a river with parallel banks as shown in the diagram below. Assuming the water is
flowing at 0.5 m s
-1
, and the swimming speed of the boy is 1 m s
-1
, along which direction should the boy swim if
he wishes (1) to reach the opposite bank in the shortest time; and (2) to take the shortest route to the opposite
bank?

(l) shortest time (2) shortest route
A. X Y
B. X Z
C. Y X
D. Y Z
E. Z Y

8. (89)
A ball bounces up and down on the ground in the vertical direction. Which of the following graphs best describes
the variation of its acceleration a with time t ?

A. B. C.






D. E.





9. (89)
Two ships X and Y travel with equal speeds. X moves due North and Y moves due East. Which of the following
best gives the direction of the velocity of X relative to Y?
A. B. C. D. E.






10. (90)
When a man is running due north, he feels that the wind is blowing towards him from the east. What is the actual
direction of the wind ?
A. from the east B. from north-east C. from south-east
D. from south-west E. from north-west

water
current
Z
Y
X
a
t
0
a
t
0
a
t
0
a
t
0
a
t
0
MC Question
Chapter 2 Kinematics (MC)2P3

11. (98)
The velocities of the longitudinal and transverse waves produced by an earthquake are 5.0 km s
-1
and 9.0 km s
-1

respectively. A seismograph records the arrival of the transverse waves 64 s before that of the longitudinal waves.
How far away was the earthquake ?
A. 256 km B. 320 km C. 576 km D. 659 km E. 720 km



12. (01)



An object accelerates uniformly along a straight line from X to Z. It passes X and Z with speeds u and v
respectively. What is its speed when it passes Y, which is the mid-point of XZ?

A.
2
2 2
v u +

B. uv
C.
v u
uv
+
2

D.
2
v u +

E. It cannot be found as the distance between X and Z is not known.

13. (02)
Two small identical objects P and Q are released from rest from the top of a building 80 m above the ground. Q is
released 1 s after P. Neglecting air resistance, what is the maximum vertical separation between P and Q in the
air?

A. 5 m
B. 10 m
C. 35 m
D. 45 m



















Answer
1.B 2.B 3.B 4.A 5.B 6.A 7.D 8.C 9.C 10.C 11.E 12.A 13.C

X Y Z