Unit 4 MCQ Bank

Direction Reversal

Separates a stop from a true reversal.

Total Distance

Checks the distinction between displacement and total path length.

Slope of v-t Graph

Checks graph interpretation under uniform or variable acceleration.

Area Under v-t

Checks the graphical displacement relation.

Area Under a-t

Checks the acceleration-graph interpretation.

Projectile Components

Checks the launch-speed decomposition.

Projectile Vertical Component

Checks the complementary launch component.

Apex Vertical Velocity

Checks the special condition at maximum height.

Apex Acceleration

Checks a common misconception about maximum height.

Horizontal Motion in Projectile

Checks the horizontal-acceleration assumption.

Maximum Height Formula

Checks method selection for the apex.

Time to Apex

Checks the vertical-motion relation at the highest point.

Time of Flight Same Level

Checks the symmetric-flight shortcut.

Horizontal Range

Checks the standard range relation on level ground.

Wall-Clearance Time

Checks which motion determines time to reach a wall.

Projectile Height at Wall

Checks the correct follow-up after finding wall time.

Descending or Rising

Checks interpretation of the vertical velocity sign.

Resultant Speed in Projectile

Checks how components combine at a given instant.

Direction at Time t

Checks the direction relation from velocity components.

Turning Point on x-t

Checks graph interpretation for rectilinear motion.

Negative Position

Separates signed position from travelled distance.

Average Speed

Checks the correct definition over a multi-phase motion.

Average Velocity

Checks the distinction from average speed.

Constant-Acceleration Requirement

Checks when the standard SUVAT equations are legal.

Variable Acceleration in s

Checks the correct rearrangement when a is given as a function of position.

a = f(t) Strategy

Checks the first step when acceleration depends on time.

a = f(v) Strategy

Checks the rearrangement when acceleration depends on velocity.

Normal Acceleration

Checks the standard curvilinear formula.

Tangential Acceleration

Checks the along-path acceleration component.

Perpendicular Components

Checks the geometry of curvilinear acceleration decomposition.

Total Curvilinear Acceleration

Checks how component accelerations combine.

Constant Speed on a Curve

Checks whether zero tangential acceleration implies zero total acceleration.

Straight-Line Motion

Checks the meaning of normal acceleration on a straight path.

Angle from Tangential Axis

Checks the correct trig relation for total acceleration direction.

Angle from Normal Axis

Checks the complementary curvilinear-angle relation.

Radius Versus Diameter

Targets a common circular-motion substitution error.

Velocity Direction on Curve

Checks the local geometric meaning of velocity.

Acceleration Direction on Curve

Checks whether acceleration must align with the path.

Multiple Stops

Checks interval segmentation for distance calculation.

Factoring the Flight-Time Equation

Checks proper handling of the trivial root in projectile motion.

Equal Heights Speed

Checks an energy-based projectile result.

Range Dependence

Checks which component controls the range directly.

Negative Acceleration

Checks whether sign of acceleration alone determines slowing down.

Displacement Versus Distance

Checks what can happen over a closed path in rectilinear motion.

Projectile at 2 s

Checks how to determine whether the projectile is still rising at a given time.

Variable at as Function of s

Targets a repeated paper trap from circular-motion questions.

Curvature Cause

Checks the physical source of normal acceleration.