Quiz about Motion Test

Question 1

What is the formula for SPEED?

Accepted Answer

Distance/Time

Answer

Time/Distance

Answer

Time X Distance

Question 2

Sammi ran 50 meters in 10 seconds. Hannah ran 30 meters in 5 seconds. Who ran FASTER?

Accepted Answer

Hannah

Answer

Sammi

Question 3

Which of the following is a common unit for measuring acceleration?

Accepted Answer

M/S2

Answer

M

Answer

M/S

Question 4

Speed is a __________ quantity.

Accepted Answer

scalar

Answer

vector

Question 5

Velocity is a _______ quantity.

Accepted Answer

vector

Answer

scalar

Question 6

Which of these Distance Vs. Time graphs shows an object this is at rest?

Accepted Answer

A

Answer

B

Answer

C

Answer

D

Question 7

Which of these Distance vs. Time graphs shows an object that is moving at a constant speed away from the starting line?

Accepted Answer

B

Answer

A

Answer

C

Answer

D

Question 8

Which of these Distance vs. Time graphs shows an object that is slowing down?

Accepted Answer

D

Answer

A

Answer

B

Answer

C

Question 9

Which of these Distance vs. Time graphs shows an object that is moving at a constant speed towards the starting line?

Accepted Answer

C

Answer

A

Answer

B

Answer

D

Question 10

Which of these Speed vs. Time graphs shows an object that is moving at a constant speed?

Accepted Answer

A

Answer

B

Answer

C

Answer

D

Question 11

Which of these Speed vs. Time graphs shows an object that is decelerating (slowing down)?

Accepted Answer

C

Answer

A

Answer

B

Answer

D

Question 12

Gary the snail moves 15 meters in 2 hours. What is his average speed in m/s?

Accepted Answer

0.125m/s

Answer

7.5m/s

Answer

30m/s

Answer

8 m/s

Question 13

How many minutes does it take Moana to sail 152 miles at a speed of 45 miles per hour?

Accepted Answer

202.67 minutes

Answer

3.38 minutes

Answer

114 minutes

Question 14

How many red lights did the car have to stop for on its journey?

Accepted Answer

2

Answer

0

Answer

1

Answer

3

Question 15

Who won the race and what was their average speed?

Accepted Answer

James: 100 m/min

Answer

Rachel: 85.7 m/min

Answer

Rachel: 100 m/min

Answer

James: 85.7 m/min

Question 16

A rocket launches from rest to 325 mi/hr in 5 seconds. What is its acceleration?

Accepted Answer

65mi/hr2

Answer

-65mi/hr2

Answer

0.06mi/hr²

Answer

-0.06mi/hr²

Question 17

Which of the following is the definition for motion?

Accepted Answer

A change in position over time

Answer

Speed in a specific direction

Answer

The rate at which velocity changes over time

Answer

An object's location

Question 18

A runner jogs one lap around a 400m track in 60 seconds. What is his velocity?

Accepted Answer

0m/s

Answer

6.15m/s

Answer

0.15m/s

Answer

8.15m/s

Question 19

Which of the following are units of speed?

Accepted Answer

M/S, Mi/Hr, Km/Hr

Answer

M, Mi, Km

Answer

S, Min, Hr

Answer

M/S², Mi/Hr², Km/Hr²

Question 20

Which of the following is a quantity that includes a magnitude (measurement) and direction?

Accepted Answer

Vector

Answer

Scalar

Answer

Reference Point

Question 21

True or False: A car turning left at a constant speed of 30 miles per hour is NOT accelerating.

Accepted Answer

False

Answer

True

Question 22

What is velocity?

Accepted Answer

speed in a specific direction

Answer

the quickness of an object

Answer

the location of an object

Answer

acceleration

Question 23

When a car goes around a corner at 20 mph, why do we say it  accelerates?

Accepted Answer

The car is accelerating because it's changing direction

Answer

The car is accelerating because of the velocity is constant

Answer

The car accelerates because it's going 20 mph

Answer

Cars always accelerate when they are in motion

Question 24

Calculate the average speed (in meter/sec) if a cheetah runs 180 meters in 10 seconds.

Accepted Answer

18 m/sec

Answer

198 m/sec

Answer

170 m/sec

Answer

12 m/sec

Question 25

Of the following, which is a vector?

Accepted Answer

Velocity

Answer

Mass

Answer

Time

Answer

Speed

Question 26

Acceleration only takes place when things speed up.

Accepted Answer

False

Answer

True

Question 27

A roller coasters accelerates from an initial velocity of 6.0 m/s to a final velocity of 70 m/s over 4 seconds.  What's the acceleration?

Accepted Answer

16 m/s2

Answer

24 m/s2

Answer

18 m/s2

Answer

16 m/s

Question 28

A dog runs with an initial speed of 7.5 m/s on a waxed floor.  It slides to a stop in 15 seconds.  What is the acceleration?

Accepted Answer

-0.5 m/s2

Answer

-7.5 m/s

Answer

-7.5 m/s2

Answer

7.5 mi//hr

Question 29

A drag racer accelerated from 0 m/s to 200 m/s in 5 s.  What was the acceleration?

Accepted Answer

40 m/s2

Answer

0 m/s

Answer

-40 m/s2

Answer

40 m/s

Question 30

Sean is driving his car at a speed of 25 mph on Main Street in Red Lion. He caught all of the lights green so he traveled at a constant speed. He arrives at the Red Lion Area High School in 3.5 minutes (0.058 hour). How far away was Sean from the High School when he began his trip?

Accepted Answer

1.45 miles

Answer

87.5 miles

Answer

7.14 miles

Answer

0.14 miles

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