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WorksheetsMotion Quiz
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 42mins
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Class
Date
1.
Jeff is in a stationary (still; not moving) school bus. Which is the best reference point for him to use to determine when the bus starts to move?
a)
the front entrance of the school
b)
the car next to him
c)
the bus next to him
d)
a student walking on the sidewalk
2.
Velocity is
a)
speed and acceleration
b)
constant speed
c)
a frame of reference
d)
speed in a given direction
3.
Speed =
a)
distance / time
b)
time / distance
c)
distance * time
4.
A horizontal line on a distance vs. time graph means the object's speed is
a)
increasing
b)
decreasing
c)
zero
5.
Acceleration is
a)
increasing speed
b)
decreasing speed
c)
changing direction
d)
all of the above
6.
A ceiling fan rotating in a circle at a constant speed of 1 m/s is accelerating. True or False?
a)
True
b)
False
7.
A car driving 100 miles per hour hits the brakes and slows to 50 miles per hour. This is an example of negative acceleration. True or False?
a)
True
b)
False
8.
A student jogging at 2 m/s picks up the pace until she is jogging at 4 m/s. This is an example of acceleration. True or False?
a)
True
b)
False
9.
Change in speed over a given period of time is
a)
velocity
b)
motion
c)
speed
d)
acceleration
10.
Does the speedometer of a car read average speed or instantaneous speed?
a)
average speed
b)
instantaneous speed
11.
What is the SI unit for acceleration?
a)
m
b)
s
c)
m/s
d)
m/s/s or m/s2
12.
The steepness of a line on a graph is called the
a)
rise
b)
run
c)
slant
d)
slope
13.
The rate at which velocity changes is called
a)
motion
b)
average speed
c)
instantaneous speed
d)
acceleration
14.
Which of these is an example of negative acceleration, or deceleration?
a)
a bird taking off for flight
b)
a roller coaster moving down a steep hill
c)
a car approaching a red light
d)
an airplane following a straight flight path
15.
On a distance-versus-time graph, a straight line ALWAYS indicates that an object’s speed is _____.
a)
constant
b)
zero
c)
increasing
d)
decreasing
16.
You walk 10 meters to math class in 20 seconds. Your average speed is
a)
2 m/s
b)
0.5 m/s
c)
200 m/s
d)
5 m/s
17.
A lizard accelerates from 2 m/s to 10 m/s in 4 seconds. What is the lizard’s average acceleration?
a)
2 m/s/s
b)
-2 m/s/s
c)
3 m/s/s
d)
-3 m/s/s
18.
A truck decelerates from 72 m/s to 0 m/s in 6 seconds. What is his rate of deceleration?
a)
12 m/s/s
b)
-12 m/s/s
c)
6 m/s/s
d)
-6 m/s/s
19.
The International System of Units, or SI units, is
a)
the modern form of the metric system used by scientists today
b)
an ancient form of the metric system no longer in use by scientists
c)
the American system of measurement
d)
the Icelandic system of measurement
20.
The SI unit for length or distance is
a)
foot (ft)
b)
inch (in)
c)
mile (mi)
d)
meter (m)
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