Motion Test

Zoe is running at a constant speed of 5 m/s during her morning jog. What is this an example of?

• speed

• velocity

• distance

• acceleration

Nora and Aria are having a friendly race around a wide track. Nora zooms around the turn at a steady 45 mi/hr. What does Nora's car have a constant of?

• speed

• velocity

• direction

• acceleration

Grace and Kai are having a friendly race on their bicycles! Grace rides her bicycle down a straight road for 100 m, then turns around and zooms back to the starting line. Is her total distance traveled _____ her displacement?

• greater than

• equal to

• less than

• can’t determine

Imagine Grace is standing on a bustling sidewalk, watching the colorful parade of cars zoom by. What is the magical term that helps Grace describe the motion of these cars?

• time

• speed

• reference point

• point of motion

Mia and Harper are on a road trip adventure! Mia is driving their car at a speed of 25 m/s. How long will it take them to reach their next fun stop, which is 125 meters away?

• 5 s

• 0.2 min

• 5 m

• 0.2 s

Elijah and Luna are on a thrilling high-speed train adventure! The train zooms along at an average speed of 112.5 km/hr. After 2 hours of excitement, how far have they traveled?

• 113.5 km

• 454 km

• 0.0088 km

• 225 km

Benjamin, the speedy cross-country runner, claims he can run 40 km in just 10 minutes! Can you calculate his average speed and see if he's telling the truth?

• 30 km/min

• 4 km/min

• 400 km/min

• 0.25 km/min

Priya and William are on a thrilling physics adventure! They're examining a car's velocity vs. time graph. Can you help them figure out what the slope of this graph reveals?

• the total distance traveled

• the speed of the object

• the time it took for the object to travel

• the acceleration

While hanging out on the street, Harper and Priya notice a car parked nearby. They start discussing the distance vs. time graph for the car, which shows a horizontal (flat) line. What does this indicate about the car's acceleration?

• positive

• negative

• changing

• zero

As Noah and Priya race their bicycles down the hill, Noah notices that the rate of change of his bike's ____ is increasing. Who will win the race?

• position

• time

• velocity

• speed