1. The second hand on a watch has a length of 4.50 mm and makes one revolution in 60.00 s.

What is
the speed of the end of the second hand as it moves in uniform circular motion?
(a) 9.42  10−4 m/s
(b) 2.67  10−3 m/s
(c) 5.34  10−3 m/s
(d) 4.71  10−4 m/s
(e) 2.36  10−5 m/s
2. Approximately one billion years ago, the Moon orbited the Earth much closer than it does today.
The radius of the orbit was only 24 400 km. Today, the radius is 385 000 km. The orbital period
was only 23 400 s. The present period is 2.36  106 s. Assume that the orbit of the Moon is circular.
Calculate the ratio of the speed of the Moon in its ancient orbit to the speed that it has today.
(a) 15.8
(b) 12.8
(c) 10.2
(d) 7.15
(e) 6.39
3. A physics student standing on the edge of a cliff throws a stone vertically downward with an initial
speed of 10.0 m/s. The instant before the stone hits the ground below, it is traveling at a speed of
30.0 m/s. If the physics student were to throw the rock horizontally outward from the cliff instead,
with the same initial speed of 10.0 m/s, what is the magnitude of the velocity of the stone just before
it hits the ground?
(a) 10.0 m/s
(b) 20.0 m/s
(c) 30.0 m/s
(d) 40.0 m/s
(e) The height of the cliff must be specified to answer this question.
4. A tennis ball is thrown from ground level with velocity vo directed 30° above the horizontal. If it
takes the ball 1.0 s to reach the top of its trajectory, what is the magnitude of the initial velocity?
(a) 4.9 m/s
(b) 9.8 m/s
(c) 11.3 m/s
(d) 19.6 m/s
(e) 34.4 m/s
5. A quarterback throws a pass at an angle of 35° above the horizontal with an initial speed of 25 m/s.
The ball is caught by the receiver 2.55 seconds later. Determine the distance the ball was thrown.
(a) 13 m
(b) 18 m
(c) 36 m
(d) 52 m
(e) 72 m
6. An arrow is shot horizontally from a height of 4.9 m above the ground. The initial speed of the
arrow is 45 m/s. Neglecting friction, how long will it take the arrow to hit the ground?
(a) 9.2 s
(b) 6.0 s
(c) 1.0 s
(d) 1.4 s
(e) 4.6 s
7. A cannonball at ground level is aimed 30.0° above the horizontal and is fired with an initial speed of
125 m/s. How far away from the cannon will the cannonball hit the ground?
(a) 125 m
(b) 138 m
(c) 695 m
(d) 1040 m
(e) 1380 m
8. A motorcycle has a velocity of 15 m/s, due south as it passes a car with a velocity of 24 m/s, due
north. What is the magnitude and direction of the velocity of the motorcycle as seen by the driver of
the car?
(a) 9 m/s, north
(b) 9 m/s, south
(c) 15 m/s, north
(d) 39 m/s, north
(e) 39 m/s, south
9. A tennis ball is thrown vertically with an initial speed of 20.0 m/s at time t = 0 s. Approximately, what
is the initial speed of the ball relative to an observer in a car that moves horizontally past the launch
location with a constant speed of 30 m/s?
(a) 10 m/s
 (b) 30 m/s
(c) 50 m/s
(d) 20 m/s
(e) 36 m/s
10. A ball is thrown vertically upward from the surface of the earth. Consider the following quantities:
(1) the speed of the ball; (2) the velocity of the ball; (3) the acceleration of the ball.
Which of these is (are) zero when the ball has reached the maximum height?
(a) 1 and 2 only
(b) 1 and 3 only
(c) 1 only
(d) 2 only
(e) 1, 2, and 3
11. Water drips from rest from a leaf that is 20 meters above the ground. Neglecting air resistance, what
is the speed of each water drop when it hits the ground?
(a) 30 m/s
(b) 15 m/s
(c) 40 m/s
(d) 10 m/s
(e) 20 m/s
12. Elijah throws a tennis ball vertically upward. The ball returns to the point of release after 3.5 s. What
is the speed of the ball as it is released?
(a) 0 m/s
(b) 14 m/s
(c) 17 m/s
(d) 21 m/s
(e) 34 m/s
13. A rock is dropped from rest from a height h above the ground. It falls and hits the ground with a speed
of 11 m/s. From what height should the rock be dropped so that its speed on hitting the ground is 22
m/s? Neglect air resistance.
(a) 1.4h
(b) 2.0h
(c) 3.0h
(d) 4.0h
(e) 0.71h
14. A 5.0-kg rock is dropped from rest down a vertical mine shaft. How long does it take for the rock to
reach a depth of 79 m? Neglect air resistance.
(a) 2.8 s
(b) 9.0 s
(c) 4.9 s
(d) 4.0 s
(e) 8.0 s
15. Neglecting air resistance, what maximum height will be reached by a stone thrown straight up with an
initial speed of 35 m/s?
(a) 98 m
(b) 160 m
(c) 41 m
(e) 18 m
(d) 63 m