TALLER SEGUNDA LENGUA CORTE II

FÍSICA MECÁNICA

1. As an object freely falls, its

A) velocity increases.
B) acceleration increases.
C ) both of the above
D) none of the above

2. The motions of a car and a truck along a straight

road are represented by the velocity-time graphs
in the figure. The two vehicles are initially
alongside each other at time t = 0. At time T,
what is true of the distances traveled by the
vehicles since time t = 0?
At what value of t is the speed of the particle
equal to 0 m/s?
A) 1 s
B) 3 s
C)0s
D) 4 s

5. A motorcycle stunt rider wants to jump a 179. m

wide canyon. He arranges a ramp on one side so
he will be launched pointed 30.° above the
A) The car will have travelled further than the
horizontal. What minimum speed will be needed
truck.
to just reach the other side?
B) They will have traveled the same distance.
A) 40. m/s
C) The truck will have travelled further than the
B) 35. m/s
car.
C ) 45. m/s
D) The truck will not have moved.
D) 30. m/s
E) 25. m/s
3. Which of the following graphs represent an
object at rest?
6. An athlete competing in the long jump leaves the
ground with a speed of 9.14 m/s at an angle of
55° with the vertical. What is the length of the
athlete's jump if air resistance is of no
significance?
A) 0.88 m
B) 8.0 m
C ) 17 m
D) 4.0 m
E) 12 m
A) graph a 7. A projectile is fired from ground level with a
B) graph b speed of 150 m/s at an angle 30° above the
C ) graph c horizontal on an airless planet where g = 10.0
E) graph d m/s2. What is the horizontal component of its
velocity after 4.0 s?
4. The graph in the figure shows the position of a A) 150 m/s
particle as it travels along the x-axis. B) 38 m/s
 C ) 75 m/s
D) 35 m/s
E) 130 m/s

8. The horizontal and vertical components of the

initial velocity of a football are 16 m/s and 20 m/s
respectively. If there is no air resistance, how
long does it take the football to reach the top of
its trajectory?
A) 2.0 s
B) 3.0 s
C ) 4.0 s
D) 5.0 s
E) 1.0 s

9. A projectile is launched with an initial velocity of

80 m/s at 30° above the horizontal. Neglecting
air resistance, what is horizontal component of
the projectile's acceleration?
A) 80 m/s2
B) 69 m/s2
C ) 0 m/s2
D) 40 m/s2
E) 9.8 m/s2