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1.Which of the following is not a vector quantity? a. temperature
b. velocity
c. acceleration
d. displacement
is given by which of the
2A bird, accelerating from rest at a constant rate, experiences a displacement of 28 m in 11 s. What is the average velocity?
a. 1.7 m/s
b. 2.5 m/s
c. 3.4 m/s d. zero
3.A vehicle designed to operate on a drag strip accelerates from zero to 30 m/s while undergoing a straight line path displacement of 45 m. What is the vehicle's acceleration if its value may be assumed to be constant?
a. 2.0 m/s2
b. 5.0 m/s2
c. 10 m/s2
d. 15 m/s2
4.Which of the following is an example of a vector quantity? a. velocity
b. temperature
c. volume
d. mass
5.A ball is launched from ground level at 30 m/s at an angle of 35° above the horizontal. How far does it go before it is at ground level again?
a. 14m
b. 21m
c. 43m d. 86m
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