From the edge of a roof top you toss a green ball upwards with initial velocity v0 and a blue ball downwards with the same initial velocity. When they reach the ground below,
A) the green ball will be moving faster than the blue ball.
B) the blue ball will be moving faster than the green ball.
C) the two balls will have the same speed.
You drop a stone from a bridge to the river below. After this stone has traveled a distance d, you drop a second stone. The distance between the two stones will always
A) increases.
B) decreases.
C) stays constant.
D) increases at first, but then stays constant.
E) decreases at first, but then stays constant.
Which of the following is a scalar quantity?
A) velocity
B) acceleration
C) displacement
D) mass
E) force
Which of the following is a vector quantity?
A) time
B) mass
C) volume
D) displacement
E) speed
EXPERT ANSWER
Answer :
Answer :A) increases.
From the edge of a roof top you toss a green ball upwards with initial velocity v0 and a blue ball downwards with the same initial velocity. When they reach the ground below,
A) the green ball will be moving faster than the blue ball.
B) the blue ball will be moving faster than the green ball.
C) the two balls will have the same speed.
Answer :C) the two balls will have the same speed.
You drop a stone from a bridge to the river below. After this stone has traveled a distance d, you drop a second stone. The distance between the two stones will always
A) increases.
B) decreases.
C) stays constant.
D) increases at first, but then stays constant.
E) decreases at first, but then stays constant.
Answer :A) increases.
Which of the following is a scalar quantity?
A) velocity
B) acceleration
C) displacement
D) mass
E) force
Answer :D) mass
Which of the following is a vector quantity?
A) time
B) mass
C) volume
D) displacement
E) speed
Answer : D) displacement