Motion Pre/Post Assessment

What is a system that uses coordinates or background objects to establish position?

• Position

• Direction

• Frame of Reference

• Reference Point

From the point of view of an observer sitting on a moving bus:

(select the correct answer)

• A car traveling beside the bus at a faster speed isn't moving.

• A car traveling beside the bus at exactly the same speed isn't moving.

• A car traveling beside the bus at a slower speed isn't moving.

What is a change in an object's position?

• Direction

• Motion

• Reference Point

• Position

Jerry walked from home to school, then from the school to the park. What is his total distance?

• 2 km

• 5 km

• 8 km

• 10 km

Which of the following is NOT a unit of speed?

A runner races in the 100 meter dash.  It takes her 10 seconds to finish.  What is her average speed?

• 10 m/s
• 1000 m/s
• 100 seconds
• 10 seconds

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NGSS.MS-PS3-1

Shona cycles at an average speed of 8km/h. How far has she travelled if she cycles for 4 hours?

• 55km
• 32km
• 43km
• 32miles

The speed you read on a speedometer is

• average speed

• constant speed

• velocity

• instantaneous speed

3 m/s north is an example of a(n)

• velocity

• time

• speed

• acceleration

What is velocity?

• the quickness of an object
• the location of an object
• acceleration
• speed in a specific direction