Test 1 will cover the material presented in modules 1-4.
You must be able to:
 | Distinguish between scalar an vector quantities |
| Add and subtract vector quantities |
| Distinguish between distance, displacement, speed, velocity, and acceleration |
| Distinguish between average and instantaneous speed, velocity, and acceleration |
| Describe and analyze one-dimensional motion with constant speed or constant acceleration and work problems using the kinematic equations |
| Describe and analyze problems involving freely-falling objects |
| Describe and analyze two- and three-dimensional motion with constant speed or constant acceleration and work problems using the kinematic equations |
| Describe and analyze problems involving projectile motion |
| Describe and analyze problems involving uniform circular motion and distinguish between radial and tangential acceleration |
| Distinguish between mass and weight |
| Draw free-body diagrams |
| Apply Newton's second law to relate the net force acting on an object to its acceleration |
| Find the net force acting on an object |
Prepare for the test by reviewing assignments 1-9.
Click here to take a practice test. You do not have to enter a user ID. After you have submitted your answers, you will be given the correct answers. You can take this test as often as you want.
Hints for practice test 1 (Word document)
You may use the above link to kinematic formulas (or a print-out of these formulas) during the test.
The problems on this example test are very similar to the problems you will find on Test 1.