Speed and Motion Quiz

A person goes for a walk. The person covers the first 300 m in 100 s and the next 200 m in 150 s. The formula to calculate speed is shown. speed (s) = distance (d) ÷ time (t) What is the person's average speed?

• 1 m/s

• 2 m/s

• 3 m/s

• 5 m/s

A cyclist travels 3 km north in 25 minutes. What does this information describe?

• mass

• force

• motion

• gravity

The diagram shows how force affects motion. A toy car is pushed with different forces, as shown. In which trial would the toy car move with the greatest speed?

• trial 1

• trial 2

• trial 3

• trial 4

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Anna ran 100 meters in 20 seconds. What was her average speed?

• 2 m/s

• 5 m/s

• 20 m/s

• 25 m/s

A teenager made this graph of the distance their family traveled during a trip. How far did the family travel during the first 2 hours of the trip?

• 50 km

• 100 km

• 200 km

• 350 km

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Two identical sheets of paper are used in an experiment; one is crumpled into a ball and the other is flat. What will most likely happen when they are dropped at the same time from the same height?

• flat sheet will fall on its edge

• both will fall at the same rate

• crumpled sheet will fall faster

• crumpled sheet will move horizontally

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A teacher was discussing with the class that a bowling ball has more inertia than a basketball. Which physical property is most likely being compared?

• area

• mass

• buoyancy

• volume

In a tug-of-war game, balanced forces are best represented when both teams cause the flag to

• stay in the middle.

• fall to the ground.

• move slowly in one direction.

• be pulled quickly in one direction.

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Sir Isaac Newton stated that every object in the universe attracts matter. The attraction depends on the mass of an object and the distance between the objects. What type of force did Newton describe?

• centripetal force

• generalized force

• centrifugal force

• gravitational force

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Mountain bike tires have large, knob-like treads. These tires are useful on steep slopes because they

• increase friction.

• carry heavy weights.

• increase the stopping distance.

• prevent braking of the bicycle.

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