Unit 2 Physics Holiday Homework

1. A dog runs 25 m North West then 30 m South.

a. What is the final displacement of the dog?

b. If the motion takes the dog 11 seconds to complete what is its average speed and average velocity?

2. A car traveling at 36km/h South changes direction to travel at 45km/h East. Calculate the car’s change in
velocity.

3. Determine the acceleration of an eagle which takes 45 seconds to change its velocity from 5 m/s North to 8 m/s
South East.

4. The graph below shows the movement of a rabbit running across a field. Displacements are measured relative to
the rabbit’s owner.
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Time (s)

a. At what time does the rabbit pass its owner?

b. How long does the rabbit spend at rest?
c. Determine the displacement of the rabbit after 60 seconds.
d. What is the rabbit’s:
i. Average velocity
ii. Average speed
e. Determine the rabbit’s maximum speed.
f. What is the rabbit’s average velocity after 80 seconds?
g. Sketch a velocity time graph for the scenario.
5. The grap h below shows the motion of a horse running from Point A to Point B and then to Point C.

a. How far apart are Points A and B?

b. How far apart are Points A and C?
c. For how long does the horse stop at Point B?
d. Determine the average speed of the horse as it travels from:
i. A to B
ii. B to C
e. What is the horse’s maximum acceleration?
f. What is the horse’s average speed and velocity for the entire journey?
g. Sketch a possible position time graph for the scenario.

6. A car is able to accelerate from rest to 100 km/h in 3.5 seconds.

a. What distance does the car travel during this time?
b. Determine the acceleration of the car.

7. A car travelling at 60 km/h can decelerate at a rate of 2.5 m/s2 in an emergency.

a. What distance does the car travel while coming to rest?
b. How much less distance is required by a car travelling at 40 km/h?

8. An aeroplane taxiing at 5 m/s accelerates at 1.6 m/s2 to take off. During the acceleration the aeroplane travels
1800 m.
a. How long does it take for the plane to take off?
b. What speed does it take off at?

9. Mitch throws a ball upwards at a speed of 8 m/s.

a. What is the maximum height the ball reaches?
b. If he catches the ball at the height he threw it from, how long does it take for the ball to return?

10. A policeman is travelling along the road at the speed limit. A speeding motorist drives past the policeman at
constant speed. The policeman accelerates until the speeding motorist is caught.
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Time (s)

a. At what rate does the policeman accelerate?

b. After how long does the policeman catch the motorist?
c. How far do the two travel before intersecting?