Kinematics Practice — Motion, Speed and Acceleration Problems
10 problems · instant feedback · full explanations
Work each problem before peeking. Kinematics rewards careful bookkeeping: write down what you know, pick the right equation, and always check your units at the end.
Q1.
A car travels 150 m in 10 s at a steady pace. What is its average speed?
Multiple choice · Easy
Q2.
Which of the following quantities is a vector?
Multiple choice · Easy
Q3.
A ball is thrown straight up. At the highest point of its flight, what are its velocity and acceleration? (Take upward as positive.)
Multiple choice · Medium
Q4.
A scooter starts from rest and accelerates uniformly at 2 m/s². What is its velocity after 5 s?
Numerical answer (m/s) · Easy
Q5.
A stone is dropped from rest from a bridge. How far does it fall in the first 3 s? (Use g = 9.8 m/s². Ignore air resistance.)
Numerical answer (m) · Medium
Q6.
A train accelerates uniformly from 5 m/s to 20 m/s at 3 m/s². How long does this take?
Numerical answer (s) · Medium
Q7.
A car traveling at 25 m/s brakes with a constant deceleration of 5 m/s². What is its stopping distance?
Numerical answer (m) · Hard
Q8.
True or false: average speed can be negative.
True / False · Easy
Q9.
True or false: an object moving in a circle at constant speed is accelerating.
True / False · Medium
Q10.
A particle starts with velocity 10 m/s and accelerates uniformly at 2 m/s² for 4 s. How far does it travel?
Multiple choice · Hard