Quiz about Unit 5: Forces and Motion

Question 1

Identify the reference point:
A student walked by the chair in the classroom.

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the chair

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The student

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walked

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the classroom.

Question 2

The basic SI unit for length is the...

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Meter

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Foot

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Gram

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Inch

Question 3

A student walks from point B to C to D and ends at point A.  What is the total distance that the student traveled?

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20 meters

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8 meters

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12 meters

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4 meters

Question 4

A student walks from point B to C to D and ends at point A.  What is the total displacement of the student?

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4 meters North

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20 meters

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4 meters South

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20 meters East

Question 5

A student walks from point B to C to D to A and back to point B.  What is the student's displacement?

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0

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4 meters North

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24 meters

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24 meters West

Question 6

What is the correct formula for speed?

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Speed = Distance / Time

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Speed = Mass / Volume

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Speed = Distance * Time

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Speed = Time / Distance

Question 7

What is the correct formula for time?

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Time = Distance / Speed

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Time = Distance * Speed

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Time = Speed / Distance

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Time = Speed * Distance

Question 8

What is the correct formula for distance?

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Distance = Speed * Time

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Distance = Speed / Time

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Distance = Time / Speed

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Distance = Length * Width * Height

Question 9

What is the speed of a race car that travelled 200 km in 4 hours?

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50 km/hr

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50 km

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800 km/hr

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0.02 km/hr

Question 10

How much time will it take to get from Newark, New Jersey to Los Angeles, California on an airplane is the plane travels at a speed of 500 km/hr and the distance between the two cities is 3000 km?

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6 hours

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4 hours

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4 days

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3 hours

Question 11

Har far will a Road Runner travel if it is moving at a constant speed of 40 km/hr for 4 hours?

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160 kilometers

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10 km/hr

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10 kilometers

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80 kilometers

Question 12

Which turtle won the race?

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Turtle A

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Turtle B

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Turtle C

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Turtle D

Question 13

Which turtle was travelling at a constant speed?

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Turtle A

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Turtle B

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Turtle C

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Turtle D

Question 14

Which turtle stopped during the race?

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Turtle C

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Turtle A

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Turtle B

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Turtle D

Question 15

What was the speed of Turtle A?

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2 m/hr

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60 m/hr

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20 m/hr

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3 m/hr

Question 16

A jogger ran 15 km in 2 hours, then 6 km in 1 hour.  What was the average speed of the jogger?

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7 km/hr

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21 km/hr

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10 km/hr

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5 km/hr

Question 17

What is the displacement of the student if they started off at point A and ended at point D?

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2 km East

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2 km West

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4 km

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4 km East

Question 18

If a student leaves point A at 2:00pm and gets to point D at 6:00pm, what was their average speed for the trip?

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3 km/hr

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4 km/hr

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6 km/hr

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12 km/hr

Question 19

You are on a boat that is travelling 3 m/s downstream and the current is also travelling at a rate of 3 m/s downstream.  What is your overall velocity?

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6 m/s downstream

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3m/s

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3m/s downstream

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3m/s upstream

Question 20

You are on a river that is flowing with a velocity of 5 m/s East.  The boat is traveling with a velocity of 8 m/s West.  What is your overall velocity?

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3 m/s West

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-3 m/s West

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3 m/s East

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8 m/s West

Question 21

The steepness of a line on a graph is its

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slope

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reference point

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velocity

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speed

Question 22

Speed in a given direction is

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Velocity

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Acceleration

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Distance

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Displacement

Question 23

A change in velocity is

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Acceleration

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Speed

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Distance

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Displacement

Question 24

Choose either Acceleration, Deceleration, or No Acceleration based on the example.
You ride a merry-go-round traveling at a constant speed of 4 m/s.

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Acceleration

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Deceleration

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No Acceleration

Question 25

A car is heading due east at a constant speed of 100 km/hr.

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No Acceleration

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Acceleration

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Deceleration

Question 26

The moon is revolving around the Earth at a constant rate of 28 days/revolution.

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Acceleration

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Deceleration

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No Acceleration

Question 27

Your car slows down and stops at a traffic light.

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Deceleration

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Acceleration

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No Acceleration

Question 28

Look at the graph for acceleration.  Which interval has the greatest positive acceleration?

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Interval D-E

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Interval G-H

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Interval B-C

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Interval E-F

Question 29

Look at the graph for acceleration.  Over which interval does the object have the greatest negative acceleration?

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Interval G-H

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Interval D-E

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Interval B-C

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Interval C-D

Question 30

Look at the graph for acceleration.  Over which interval is the object not moving?

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Interval H-I

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Interval A-B

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Interval G-H

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Interval B-C

Question 31

Find the acceleration of a sports car whose speed increases from 0 m/s to 20 m/s in 5 seconds.

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4 m/s2

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20 m/s2

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15 m/s2

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100 m/s2

Question 32

Find the acceleration of a train that slows down from 15 m/s to 3 m/s in 3 seconds.

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-4 m/s2

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4 m/s2

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-3 m/s2

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3 m/s2

Question 33

An object is in motion if it's position is changing relative to a reference point.

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True

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False

Question 34

This is a push or pull that gives energy to objects.

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Force

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Mass

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Velocity

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Acceleration

Question 35

This is a push or pull that gives energy to objects.

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Force

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Mass

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Velocity

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Acceleration

Question 36

Which of the following is TRUE about unbalanced forces?

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Change an object's motion

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Net force is equal to zero

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DO NOT change an object's motion

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Only act in a downward direction

Question 37

Which of the following is TRUE about balanced forces?

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Net force is equal to zero

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Net force IS NOT equal to zero

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Change an object's motion

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Only act in a downward direction

Question 38

What is the net force acting on the car?

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3 Newtons to the right

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7 Newtons to the left

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17 Newtons to the right

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3 Newtons to the left

Question 39

The diagram shows BALANCED force?

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True

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False

Question 40

This diagram shows BALANCED Force

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False

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True

Unit 5: Forces and Motion

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