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physical science motion

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 7mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
The speed at any single instant instant of time?
a)
speed
b)
average speed
c)
instantaneous speed
d)
velocity
2.
magnitude means what?
a)
force
b)
size
c)
velocity
d)
acceleration
3.
Acceleration is the change in what?
a)
velocity
b)
speed
c)
direction
d)
none of the above
4.
motion is the change in what?
a)
speed
b)
velocity
c)
acceleration
d)
position
5.
What is a physical quantity that is specified by both a size and direction?
a)
scalar
b)
vector
c)
magnitude
d)
velocity
6.
What is the synonym for negative acceleration?
a)
speeding up
b)
accelerating
c)
deceleration
d)
velocity
7.
What is the equation to find speed?
a)
s=t/d
b)
s=d X t
c)
s=d/f
d)
s=d/t
8.
If someone travels in a complete circle around a high school track that is 400 meters, what distance did they travel?
a)
400 meters
b)
0 meters
c)
200 meters
d)
800 meters
9.
What is the SI unit for speed
a)
Kilogram
b)
Newton
c)
m/s
d)
m/s/s
10.
The formula:
 ? = D/T with direction 
is used to find
a)
Velocity
b)
Speed
c)
Force 
d)
Acceleration
11.
Final velocity minus Final velocity divided by time is the equation for what?
a)
speed
b)
acceleration
c)
distance
d)
velocity
12.
Acceleration of an object happens when things ________
a)
slow up
b)
go faster
c)
change direction (turn)
d)
All of the above
13.
A measure that does not change when an object’s location changes
a)
Mass
b)
Weight
14.
What would the d-t graph look like for an object travelling at a constant velocity? 
a)
Horizontal line
b)
Straight line
c)
Curved line
15.
The difference between speed and velocity is
a)
Velocity involves time, speed does not
b)
Velocity has direction while speed does not
c)
Speed involves time while velocity does not
d)
 Speed involves direction while velocity does not