Motion & Graphing Test for Absent Students ONLY

The graph below shows the distance traveled by an object over 100 seconds.   What happened to the motion of the object between X and Y?

• a. The object increased its speed.

• b. The object decreased its speed.

• c. The object stopped moving.

• d. The object changed directions.

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NGSS.MS-PS3-1

______________ describes how fast something is going, whereas, __________ describes how fast something is going and in a certain direction.

• a. speed, velocity

• b. rate, speed

• c. rate, velocity

• d. speed, acceleration

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NGSS.MS-PS3-1

The speed and direction of an object's motion is its:

• a. velocity

• b. momentum

• c. inertia

• d. acceleration

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NGSS.MS-PS3-1

Which graph represents a moving object with a constant speed throughout its entire travel time?​ ​ (a)  

• A
• B
• C
• D

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NGSS.MS-PS3-1

Which graph represents no movement? ​ (a)  

• A
• B
• C
• D

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NGSS.MS-PS3-1

Speeding up, slowing down, or changing direction are all examples of ___________.

• a. momentum

• b. inertia

• c. acceleration

• d. mass

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NGSS.MS-PS2-2

Refer to Figure 9 to find the average acceleration of the train during 15.0 s to 20.0 s time in the graph.

• A. 2 m/s

• B. 1.2 m/s²

• C. -1.2 s

• D. -1.2 m/s²

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NGSS.HS-PS2-1

A race car slows from 36 m/s to 15 m/s over 3.0 s. What is its average acceleration?

• A. 5 m/s²

• B. -6 m/s²

• C. -7 m/s²

• D. 7 m/s²

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NGSS.HS-PS2-1

How long would it take for an object traveling 100 kilometers per hour to travel 600 kilometers?

• 6 hours

• 6 miles

• 60,000 hours

• 600 hours

In the first mile of a race, a cyclist goes from 0 to 12 km/hr. He then increases his speed very slightly over the next twenty kilometers. In the last kilometer before the finish line, he increases his speed to 34 km/hr. Which of these graphs best represents the cyclist’s speed during the race?​ ​ (a)  

• A
• B
• C
• D

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NGSS.MS-PS3-1