Unit 1 MC Practice (AP Physics 1)
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An object is thrown with an initial speed v near the surface of Earth. Assume that air resistance
is negligible and the gravitational field is constant.
If the object is thrown vertically upward, the direction and magnitude of its acceleration while it
is in the air is
A) upward and decreasing
B) upward and constant
C) downward and decreasing
D) downward and increasing
E) downward and constant - Answer E) downward and constant
An object is thrown with an initial speed v near the surface of Earth. Assume that air resistance
is negligible and the gravitational field is constant.
An object is thrown with an initial speed u near the surface of Earth. Assume that air resistance
is negligible and the gravitational field is constant.
If the object is thrown horizontally, the direction and magnitude of its acceleration while it is in
the air is
A) upward and decreasing
B) upward and constant
C) downward and decreasing
D) downward and increasing
E) downward and constant - Answer E) downward and constant
The graphs above represent the position x, velocity v, and acceleration as a function of time t for
a marble moving in one dimension. Which of the following could describe the motion of the
marble?
A) Rolling along the floor and then bouncing off a wall
, A small cart is rolling freely on an inclined ramp with a constant acceleration of 0.50 m/s2 in the
-x direction. At time t = 0, the cart has a velocity of 2.0 m/s in the +x-direction. If the cart never
leaves the ramp, which of the following statements correctly describes the motion of the cart at
a time t > 5 s?
A) The cart is traveling in the +x-direction and is slowing down.
B) The cart is traveling in the +x-direction and is speeding up.
C) The cart is traveling in the -x-direction and is slowing down.
D) The cart is traveling in the -x-direction and is speeding up. - Answer D) The cart is traveling
in the -x-direction and is speeding up.
A motion sensor is used to create the graph of a student's horizontal velocity as a function of
time as the student moves toward and away from the sensor, as shown above. The positive
direction is defined as the direction away from the sensor. Which of the following describes the
student's final position xf in relation to the starting position x0 and the student's average
horizontal acceleration ax between 0.0s and 3.0S?
A) Position xf is farther away from the sensor than x0, and ax is positive.
B) Position xf is farther away from the sensor than x0, and ax is negative.
C) Position xf is closer to the sensor than x0, and ax is positive.
D) Position xf is closer to the sensor than x0, and ax is negative. - Answer B) Position xf is
farther away from the sensor than x0, and ax is negative.
A solid metal ball and a hollow plastic ball of the same external radius are released from rest in
a large vacuum chamber. When each has fallen 1 m, they both have the same
A) inertia
B) speed
C) momentum
D) kinetic energy
E) change in potential energy - Answer B) speed
A person driving a car suddenly applies the brakes. The car takes 4 s to come to rest while
traveling 20 m at constant acceleration. Can the speed of the car immediately before the brakes
were applied be determined without first determining the car's acceleration?
Latest Test Questions All Solved
Correct 2026 Updated.
An object is thrown with an initial speed v near the surface of Earth. Assume that air resistance
is negligible and the gravitational field is constant.
If the object is thrown vertically upward, the direction and magnitude of its acceleration while it
is in the air is
A) upward and decreasing
B) upward and constant
C) downward and decreasing
D) downward and increasing
E) downward and constant - Answer E) downward and constant
An object is thrown with an initial speed v near the surface of Earth. Assume that air resistance
is negligible and the gravitational field is constant.
An object is thrown with an initial speed u near the surface of Earth. Assume that air resistance
is negligible and the gravitational field is constant.
If the object is thrown horizontally, the direction and magnitude of its acceleration while it is in
the air is
A) upward and decreasing
B) upward and constant
C) downward and decreasing
D) downward and increasing
E) downward and constant - Answer E) downward and constant
The graphs above represent the position x, velocity v, and acceleration as a function of time t for
a marble moving in one dimension. Which of the following could describe the motion of the
marble?
A) Rolling along the floor and then bouncing off a wall
, A small cart is rolling freely on an inclined ramp with a constant acceleration of 0.50 m/s2 in the
-x direction. At time t = 0, the cart has a velocity of 2.0 m/s in the +x-direction. If the cart never
leaves the ramp, which of the following statements correctly describes the motion of the cart at
a time t > 5 s?
A) The cart is traveling in the +x-direction and is slowing down.
B) The cart is traveling in the +x-direction and is speeding up.
C) The cart is traveling in the -x-direction and is slowing down.
D) The cart is traveling in the -x-direction and is speeding up. - Answer D) The cart is traveling
in the -x-direction and is speeding up.
A motion sensor is used to create the graph of a student's horizontal velocity as a function of
time as the student moves toward and away from the sensor, as shown above. The positive
direction is defined as the direction away from the sensor. Which of the following describes the
student's final position xf in relation to the starting position x0 and the student's average
horizontal acceleration ax between 0.0s and 3.0S?
A) Position xf is farther away from the sensor than x0, and ax is positive.
B) Position xf is farther away from the sensor than x0, and ax is negative.
C) Position xf is closer to the sensor than x0, and ax is positive.
D) Position xf is closer to the sensor than x0, and ax is negative. - Answer B) Position xf is
farther away from the sensor than x0, and ax is negative.
A solid metal ball and a hollow plastic ball of the same external radius are released from rest in
a large vacuum chamber. When each has fallen 1 m, they both have the same
A) inertia
B) speed
C) momentum
D) kinetic energy
E) change in potential energy - Answer B) speed
A person driving a car suddenly applies the brakes. The car takes 4 s to come to rest while
traveling 20 m at constant acceleration. Can the speed of the car immediately before the brakes
were applied be determined without first determining the car's acceleration?
