Introduction to Motion

Introduction to Motion

IPC

Multiple Choice

If I wanted to describe how far I can kick a soccer ball, I would be using the following measurement...

• Distance

• Position

• Displacement

• Speed

Multiple Choice

The picture shows two lines between Pittsburgh and New York City. The blue one shows the actual path you might drive and the red one shows the path 'as the crow flies'. Which would be considered the DISPLACEMENT?

• Blue line

• Red line

• Neither unless you also know the time

Multiple Choice

The slope of a distance vs time graph defines the

• speed

• acceleration

• force

• displacement

Multiple Choice

Describe the motion from 0 seconds to 1 second. (See the graph)

• positive constant velocity

• negative constant velocity

• accelerating forward

• not moving

Multiple Choice

What does this graph represent?

• no speed / not moving

• accelerating

• constant speed forward

• constant speed backward

Multiple Choice

Alan travels 100 km in 5hrs. Find his average speed in km/h

• 5km/hr

• 10km/hr

• 50km/hr

• 20km/hr

Multiple Choice

Christina biked 36 miles in 6 hours. If she biked at a constant speed, how many miles did she ride in one hour?

• 6 mph

• 216 mph

• 30 mph

• 42 mph

Multiple Choice

What is the speed of a car travelling 50m in 4s?

• 200 m/s

• 12.5 m/s

• 12.5 m

• 200m

Multiple Choice

_____________ describes how fast something is going, whereas, __________ describes how fast something is going and in a certain direction.

• speed, acceleration

• velocity, acceleration

• speed, velocity

• speed, rate

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is a measure of velocity?

• 30 m/s

• 30 s

• 30 m/s south

• 30 south

Multiple Select

The graph shows (choose all that apply)

• positive acceleration

• negative acceleration

• constant acceleration

• increasing acceleration

Multiple Choice

The momentum of an object depends upon the object's ___________&_____________.  

• size and shape
• mass and speed
• mass and veloctiy
• mass and energy

Multiple Choice

The equation to calculate momentum is

• p=mv
• p=1/2mv²
• p=mgh
• p=mg

Multiple Choice

Determine the momentum of 1000-kg car moving southward at 20 m/s.........

• 20000 N

• 20000 Joules

• 20000 Kg * m/s south

• 10000 kg * m/s south

Multiple Choice

Which of the following has the greatest momentum?

• a scurrying cockroach

• a parked semi-truck

• more information is needed

Multiple Choice

Which of the following has the least amount of momentum?

• An ant walking along the ground
• An ant at rest
• An elephant walking
• An elephant running

Multiple Choice

In any collision (crash) the ______ is ALWAYS constant

• Total Momentum
• total speed
• total Velocity
• Energy