Motion & Speed Pre-Test (Summer 2021)

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

What is this graph showing?

• Constant Speed

• Acceleration (speeding up)

• Negative Acceleration (slowing down)

• No motion

What is happening at E?

• Stationary (At rest)

• Nothing

• Fast steady speed; moving away from the starting position

• Steady speed; returning to start position

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS3-1

What is happening at A?

• Stationary (At rest)

• Negative Acceleration

• Slower steady speed; moving away from the starting position

• Steady speed; returning to start position

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS3-1

Which information is needed to determine how fast a truck is traveling?

• direction and mass
• distance and time
• size and speed
• time and weight

What is the speed of a runner who runs 400 meters in 40 seconds?

• 10 meters/second

• 40 meters/second

• 100 meters/second

• 1,600 meters/second

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS3-1

Changing the speed and changing the direction of your bicycle are both examples of acceleration.

• TRUE
• FALSE

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS2-2

Which of the following is a measurement of velocity?

• 16 m east
• 25 m/s2
• 55 m/h south
• 60 km/h

A storm is traveling 25 km/hr eastward

• Speed
• Velocity
• Acceleration

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS3-1

Which runner won the race?

• A
• B
• C

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS3-1