Force and Motion Review

How fast was a train moving if it traveled 100 meters in 10 seconds?

(speed = distance ÷ time)

• 1 meter per second

• 10 meters per second

• 90 meters per second

• 100 meters per second

Jessica drives for 3 hours. She drives 50 miles per hour for the first hour, and 60 miles per hour for the remaining two hours. How far did Jessica travel? (speed = distance ÷ time)

• 50 miles

• 60 miles

• 110 miles

• 170 miles

A group of students are investigating motion using a toy car, a ramp, and a milk carton. The students place an empty milk carton at the bottom of a ramp. Which diagram shows where on the ramp the students should release the car to push the milk carton the farthest?

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Carlos and Andrew decided to race each other home from school. The graph shows the motion of the boys during the race. Which best describes the race?

• Both boys reached the finish line at the same time.

• Andrew won the race because he reached the finish line in a shorter amount of time.

• Carlos won the race because he reached the finish line in a shorter amount of time.

• Andrew won the race because he reached the finish line in a longer amount of time.

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Which graph shows a person with a 20-yard head start for the sack race?

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Wagon Q has a larger mass than Wagon T. If the wagons were pushed with the same amount of force across the same surface, which would most likely happen?

• Wagon Q would move farther than Wagon T.

• Wagon T would move farther than Wagon Q.

• Wagon T’s mass would increase as Wagon Q’s mass decreased.

• Wagon Q’s mass would increase as Wagon T’s mass decreased.

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Jose was driving to New York City. He traveled 100 miles in the first hour of the trip and 20 miles in the last hour of his trip. Which can we say about Jose’s drive? (speed = distance ÷ time)

• Jose drove less than 120 miles.

• Jose drove faster the first hour of his drive.

• Jose drove slower the first hour of his drive.

• Jose drove the same speed for the entire drive.

Mike and Rachel ride their bikes 1 mile to the park and then ride their bikes 1 mile to the store. It takes them longer to get to the park than it takes to get to the grocery store. Which can most likely be concluded?

• Mike and Rachel biked faster to the park.

• Mike and Rachel biked faster to the store.

• Mike and Rachel went a different way to the park and the store.

• Mike and Rachel biked the same speed to the park and the store.

A student went on a walk, and kept track of their time and distance. The data is displayed in the graph. Which best describes the student’s walk?

• The student went up a hill, and then down a hill.

• The student walked very quickly at the beginning of the walk, but then slowed down at the end.

• The student walked slowly at the beginning of the walk, and faster at the end.

• The student walked at a steady pace, and then returned to the starting point.

A 30 gram ball rolls along a flat surface at a constant speed in the same direction over 4 meters in 20 seconds. Which is the speed of the ball? (speed = distance ÷ time)

• 0.2 meters per second

• 0.5 meters per second

• 20 meters per second

• 80 meters per second

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