Motion and Forces Practice for Quiz

Which is an example of velocity?

• A car driving 55 miles per hour south.

• A bicyclist traveling 10 meters per hour.

• A roller coaster is traveling 10 meters per second.

• A rocket blasting off at 2,500 meters per second.

According to the graph how far does the person travel in the first 5 seconds?

• 2 m
• 10 m
• 0 m
• 5 m

Andrew and Jennifer are in a 3-legged race at Fall Fair. How far could they run if they ran 0.36 km/min for 5 min?

• 42.9 km

• 1.8 km

• 2.0 km

• 0.2 km

Kendra is coming home late, past her curfew. As she sneaks quietly into her house trying not to wake up her parents, she slinks up the stairs moving 10.7 m in 26.8 s. Find her speed.

• 0.4 m/s

• 2.0 m/s

• 7.1 m/s

• 10.2 m/s

Stewart and Matt decide to take the train to Quebec for the weekend. The train starts from rest and reaches a speed of 54 km/h in 10 s. Find its acceleration.

• 7.1 km/h/s

• 1.8 km/h/s

• 48.1 km/h/s

• 5.4 km/h/s

Describe the speed of the object from 4-6 seconds using the distance vs. time graph.

• Increasing speed
• Decreasing speed
• Not moving
• Constant speed

How long did it take this object to travel 10 m?

• 0 s
• 10 s
• 15 s
• 20 s

Paul rides at a speed of 40 km/h for a distance of 140 km. Find the time taken.

• 2.5 hours

• 3.5 hours

• 2 hours

• 3 hours

What is happening at E?

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

What is the net force?

• 17 N Right
• 3 N Right
• 3 N Left
• 17 N Left