EXERCISES 'WE MOVE'

1.- A car is traveling on a straight road. When the stopwatch indicates

5 min, is located at position 30km and when it indicates 40 min it is located at the
position 100km. Calculate the average speed in that time interval and indicate the
result in m/s and in km/h. 33,33m/s; 120km/h
A pedestrian walks in a straight line with a constant speed of 3.6 km/h.
Express its speed in m/s and calculate the distance it travels in 10 min. What about
What type of movement is it? 1m/s; 600m, mru
3.- A car that starts from position xo5m runs along a straight track with a
constant speed of 20m/s.
a) Write the equation of motion and the position it reaches afterwards
40s.
b) Indicate what type of movement it is.
c) Represent the e-t graph corresponding to that motion.
x=5+20t; 805m; uniform rectilinear motion

4.- A car travels along a straight road at constant speed. It passes by a

gas station, and 50s is located 1km from it. Calculate:
a) The speed it carries, in m/s and in km/h
b) Its position with respect to the gas station 80s after passing by it.
c) Moment when it is 2km away from her.
72km/h; 1600m; 100s
5.- A cyclist leaves the origin and travels 1000m at a constant speed on a
straight road. If it takes 200 seconds to travel it, calculate:
a) La velocidad que lleva.
b) The equation of its motion.
c) The position occupied after 2 minutes.
d) The time it takes to cover 1200m 5m/s; x=5t;
600m; 240s
6.- A car that moves at a speed of 90 km/h, brakes and stops in 5 seconds.
Calculate the acceleration of the motion. -5m/s2
7.- A vehicle is traveling at 72 km/h. If it brakes and stops in 10 seconds, calculate the acceleration.
of braking to which it is subjected, assuming that it is constant, and the space
journey until stopping. -2m/s2100m
8.- A skier descends a slope starting from rest. Determine the
average acceleration that has taken knowing that it takes 1 min to reach the foot of the
slope with a speed of 6m/s. 0.1 m/s2
9.- A mobile starts from rest from position xo= 20m with an acceleration of
2m/s2
a) Write the equation of motion and the position it reaches after
25s.
b) Calculate its final velocity.
c) Represent the corresponding v-t graph. x=20+t2;
645m from the origin; 50m/s

10.- A greyhound wants to catch a hare that is 100 m away from him. If the speed of
The hare is 15 m ahead, and the greyhound is at 72 km/h, how long will it take to catch up to her?
20s
11.- Two cars are moving towards each other on a straight stretch of highway.
Initially, they are 2 km apart and the first one moves at a speed of 72.
Km/h. The second one starts moving 10 seconds later and does so with a
speed of 108 km/h. Calculate the meeting point and the time they take to
to meet since the first car starts moving.
920m from the 1st car and at 46s
12.- An object is dropped from a height of 300 m. Calculate its speed:
a) When it is at a height of 200 m and the time it takes to
descend the first 100 meters.
b) When it is at 100 m and the time to descend the first 200
subways.
c) When it reaches the ground and the total time it takes. 4.5s 44.1 m/s
6,4s; 62,72m/s; 7,8s; 76,44m/s
13.- A steel ball is dropped from the top of a bridge, and it takes 3 seconds to reach the bottom.
to the water.
a) Calculate the speed at which it reaches the water and the height of the bridge.
b) Draw the v / t graph.
c) Check that the distance traveled by the ball matches the area
enclosed between the v / t graph and the time axis.
29,4m/s; 44,10m
14.- A skater starts from rest and accelerates over 50m until reaching a
speed of 18km/h. Calculate the
acceleration it carries and the time that
has taken to cover that distance.
0.25 m/s220s

15.- The graph indicates the speed

from a truck on a journey of 25
min. Determine, based on the graph,
the following data:
a) The maximum speed at which
traveled.
b) The time it was stopped.
c) The distance traveled in the
10-minute period 25 min.
d) The average acceleration during the periods from 10 to 15 minutes and from 20
at least 25 minutes.

15m/s; 5min; 2985m; -0,017m/s20.05 m/s2

16.- An Indian shoots an arrow upward at a speed of 20 m/s, assuming

negligible air friction.
a) How long does it take to reach the highest point?
b) What height does it reach?
c) How long is the arrow moving?
d) At what speed does it reach the ground? 2.04s;
20,40m; 4,08s; 20m/s

17.- The graphical representation of the motion of a body is the one that appears in the
Next figure. Answer the following questions:
a) Explain reasoned the movements that
the mobile has been following since the beginning.
b) What has been the speed it has maintained?
mobile in the first and third section?
c) What space has it covered while it has lasted?
the movement?
d) What has been the displacement of the mobile?
15m/s; 10m/s; 60m; 0

18.- Given the following graphs; indicate, in each case, the characteristics of
movement.
e (m) V (m/s) e (m)
10
5
4
 5

10t (s) t (s)

8t (s)

19.- The displacement of a swimmer is represented by the following graph:

and (m)
10 -
8-
6-
4-
2-

1 5 10 t (s)
a) How far from the origin is it at 6 s? When does it start to
to time?
b) What type of movement does it have?
c) ¿Con qué velocidad nada a los 4 s?. ¿Y a los 6 s?:4m; 0s; mru; 2m/s

20.- Represent the following velocity equations on a graph:

1) v = 2 + 5t 2) v = 7 + 10t
3) v = 25 - t 4) v= 30 – 2t
a.- What is the initial speed in each case?
How can the accelerations of the moving objects be calculated?
How is speed represented in graphs?
2m/s; 7m/s; 25m/s; 30m/s; mediante la pendiente: 5m/s210m/s2-1m/s2;
-2 m/s2;

SOLUTION ACTIVITIES

ACTIVITY 1: Indicate what type of trajectory they follow:

a) The cabins of a Ferris wheel. CIRCULAR

b) Raindrops. STRAIGHT

c) A swimmer in an Olympic pool. RECTILINEAR

d) The little horses of a CIRCULAR carousel

ACTIVITY 2: What interval of time elapses from when a stopwatch shows 2s until
What does 10s mean? How would it be expressed mathematically? What is it called?
∆t = 10s − 2s = 8s It would be expressed as: ∆t. As the increment of time.

ACTIVITY 3: We are going to study displacement and the

total distance of a cyclist who makes two trips
successive.
a) From the initial position xoand the final position x1
∆x = 8m − 5m=5m
d = 5m
b) From the initial position x1and the final position x2
∆x = 2m - 8m = -6m
d = 6m

ACTIVITY 4: The bus from Mazo to S/C de La Palma can be taken in Mazo at 12 and arrive
At 12:30 in S/C de La Palma, which is 20 km away. What average speed has it done? How?
Does it have to be the movement so that its speed along the entire path is the same as the average?
t0= 12h
20km
tf= 12.30h 1.) vm = = 4 0 km/h
0.5h
e = 20km constant

ACTIVITY 5: How could we know the instantaneous speed of a car at 3 PM?

15 min, 15s.? Is it possible for the instantaneous speed to be greater than the average speed?
1.) Looking at the tachometer (speedometer)
2.) Yes, it can even be lower, as it is the speed at a moment of
very short time.

ACTIVITY 6: What would the e-t graph look like for a car going 50 km/h, more or less?
inclined than those of the truck and the car drawn?
e (km)

120km180km
180 car v= = =120kmh
/
1h 1.5h

truck
60km90km
120 v= = = 60km/h
1 hour 1.5h

It would be less inclined

60

1 1.5 t (h)
ACTIVITY 7: The Moon orbits around the Earth with an approximately
uniform. Does its speed change? And the magnitude of it?
The speed changes along the trajectory in direction, but in magnitude (its
value) is constant.

ACTIVITY NO. 8: What does it mean for a mobile object to move with an acceleration of 2m/s?2?;
The speed increases by 2 m/s every second.
and with an acceleration of -2 m/s2The speed decreases by 2 m/s every second.
What does it mean for a mobile object to move with zero acceleration? It means it moves with constant velocity.

constant.

ACTIVITY 9: An ice skater slides at a speed of 6m/s and brakes to

that manages to stop in 10s. Calculate the average acceleration that it has experienced.
skater.
v − vo 0 − 6
a= = -0.6m/s2
t − to 10
ACTIVIDAD 10: Un corredor de marcha va a una velocidad constante de 10 m/s, haz una tabla
data where you indicate the distances traveled every 3 seconds, in a total time of 30 seconds;
Then, represent them on a coordinate axis. How would you represent velocity?
e (m) 0 30 60 90 120 150 180 210 240 270 300
t (s) 0 3 6 9 12 15 18 21 24 27 30
Like a horizontal straight line
ACTIVITY 11: A child moves on a scooter at a speed of 2m/s along a
straight road. Determine:
a)The equation of motion if xo= 5m x = 5 + 2·t
b) The position at t= 30s x = 5 + 2·30 = 65m
100 − 5
c) The time it takes to cover 100m 100 = 5 + 2·t t= =47.5s
2
d) The v-t and x-t graphs

ACTIVITY 12: The speed of a car increases from 54 km/h to 72 km/h over a distance of 175 m of road.
rectilinear.
a) What kind of movement does it have? Uniformly accelerated rectilinear motion.

b) How much time does it take to cover those 175 m? 10s

2
c) Calculate the acceleration 0.5m/s

1000m1h 1000m1h
vo = 54 km/h · =15m / s v f = 72 km/h · =20m/s
1 km 3600 s 1 km 3600 s
5
7
1t/1·ta·5
2 1
2
0
251−
a =
t
175
175 =15t +0.5·(5/t)·t2;175 =15t+ 2.5t 17.5t t= =10s
17.5
5
a ==0.5m / s 2
10
ACTIVITY 13: A driver traveling on a straight road at a speed of
72 km/h observes a yellow traffic light and brakes with an acceleration of 4 m/s².2to arrange
standing right at the signal. Calculate:
0 − 20
a)The time it takes to come to a stop. t= =5s
−4
b)The distance from the traffic light when they begin to brake.
x20·5 0.5·4·5250m

ACTIVITY 14: A cyclist leaves her house and travels along a straight street. She starts from rest.
with an acceleration of 2m/s2Calculate:
a) The position reached after 0.5 minutes. x0·300,5·2·302900m
b) The speed acquired in that time. v = v0 + at = 0 + 2:30 = 6 0 m / s
ACTIVITY 15: Two motorcyclists pass at the same time, moving in opposite directions, by
two points separated by 600m on a straight road. Knowing that the speeds of the
The motorcycles are at 4 m/s and 6 m/s, determine:
 x1 = 4t
a) The equations of the two motions.
x2 = 600 − 6t
b)The time it takes to cross each other. x1 = x2 4t = 600 − 6t;10t = 600 t = 60s
x1 = 4.60 = 240m
c)The position where they intersect. 240m
x2 = 600 − 6·60 = 240m
d)The distance traveled by each motorcyclist.
The motorist heading to the right travels 240m, the one heading
to the left covers 600-240= 360m
e) Represent the movement of both motorcyclists on a graph.

ACTIVITY 16: A girl runs out of school at a speed of 5.4km/h down a street.
Straight-line. Two seconds later, his brother leaves the same place riding a scooter.
Part of the rest and with an acceleration of 0.5 m/s2Write the equations of motion and of
the speed of both children and determine: (SEE PAGE 77 MATH BOOK)
The time it takes for the boy to catch up to the girl.
b) How far from the school does it reach.
c) The speed of the brother at that moment.
x A =1.5t x B = 0·t +1/ 2·0,5·(t − 2) 2 = 0.25t2 − t +1
GIRL: CHILD:
v A = 54 km/h = 1.5 m/s v B = 0.5t
a) At the moment of crossing xA=xB
2.5 ± (−2.5)2 -4·0.25·1
1.5t =0.25t2 −t +1;0.25t2 -2.5t +1 =0t =
2.0,25
2.5 + 5.25
→t1 = =9.58s
0.5
2.5 − 5.25
→t 2 = = 0.42s It should be 9.58s; since it must be greater than 3s
0.5
b) x A =1,5·9,58 =14.37m
c) vB = 0.5·t0.5·9.58
= = 4.79 m/s

ACTIVITY 17: A stone is dropped from the top of a tower and takes 4 seconds to reach the
ground. Calculate the height of the tower and the speed with which it reaches the ground.
h0·4 1/ 2·9,8·4278.4m
v =0+9.8·4=39.2m/s
ACTIVITY 18: An object is launched vertically upwards from the ground with a
speed of 200m/s. Calculate:
a) The time it takes to ascend.
b) The maximum height it reaches.
c) The total time it stays in the air.
d) The speed upon reaching the ground.

0200
a) t = =20,41 s
-9.8
b) h200·20.41 0.5·9.8·(20.41)22040, 82m
c) t total 20.41·240.82s
d) v0 9.8·20.41 200m/s Going in the opposite direction, we will say it is -200m/s