Practice Problems
Uniform Acceleration: SVA Graphs
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On this worksheet you will have the opportunity to practice three different sets of relationships between families of position-time, velocity-time, and acceleration-time graphs. Please note that the diagrams are not drawn to scale.
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Question 1
Scenario #1
For these graphs,
t
1
= 6 seconds, t
2
= 11 seconds, and v
f
= -5 m/sec
.
If the uniform acceleration between 6 and 11 seconds was
a = 3 m/sec
2
, then what was the value of v
o
?
5 time
3 acc
-20 correct
15 deltaV
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Question 2
In
Question #1
, if the position of
point y equals 21 meters
, then what is the value of P?
-62.5 displacment
-100 vot
-20 original-velocity
83.5 correct
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Question 3
In
Question #1
, what was the object's average velocity between 6 and 11 seconds?
16.7 final/4
-100 at
7.5 midpoint
-12.5 correct
12.5 mathAverage
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Question 4
Scenario #2
For these graphs,
t
1
= 6 seconds, t
2
= 11 seconds
. In addition, the positions of y and P in meters are:
y = 21 m
and
P = 32 m
.
If the value of
v
f
= -7.5 m/sec
, then what is the value of v
o
?
1.19 x 10
1
m/sec
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Question 5
In
Questions #4
, what is the value for the object's acceleration, a?
-3.88 x 10
0
m/sec
2
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Question 6
For these graphs,
t
1
= 6 seconds, t
2
= 13 seconds, v
o
= 12 m/sec, and v
f
= 10.5 m/sec
2
.
What was this object's uniform acceleration, a?
-0.214 m/sec
2
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Question 7
What was the object's displacement during the time interval graphed?
78.75 m
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Question 8
Scenario #3
For these graphs,
t
1
= 7 seconds, t
2
= 11 seconds, v
o
= 10.5 m/sec
, and
v
f
= 12 m/sec
.
If the position of
y equals -21 meters
, then what is the value of P?
-43.5 m
0.75wrong
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Question 9
In which set does the object have a positive acceleration despite the fact that it is losing speed?
Question 1
Question 8
Question 6
Question 4
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