Motion Review

Jeff is in a stationary (still; not moving) school bus. Which is the best reference point for him to use to determine when the bus starts to move?

• the front entrance of the school
• the car next to him
• the bus next to him
• a student walking on the sidewalk

Speed =

• distance / time
• time / distance
• distance * time

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NGSS.HS-PS4-1

You walk 10 meters to math class in 5 seconds. Your average speed is

• 2 m/s
• 0.5 m/s
• 200 m/s
• 5 m/s

On a distance-versus-time graph, a straight diagonal line ALWAYS indicates that an object’s speed is _____.

• constant
• zero
• increasing
• decreasing

A place or object used for comparison to determine if another object is in motion is called a

• comparison point
• reference point
• point of view
• motion detector

Acceleration is

• increasing speed
• decreasing speed
• changing direction
• all of the above

On a speed graph, a line going down means... 

• slowing down 
• going downhill 
• going back to the original position
• heading south 

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NGSS.MS-PS3-1

What is happening at A?

• Stationary
• Accelerating
• Slower steady speed; moving away from the starting position
• Steady speed; returning to start position

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CCSS.HSF.IF.B.4

Which runner won the race?

• A
• B
• C

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CCSS.8.EE.B.5

How fast is the object traveling between points B and C?

• 1 km/hr
• 0 km/hr
• There is no way to tell from this graph
• 0.9 km/hr

Tags

CCSS.HSF.IF.B.4