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WorksheetsPS 10.1 What is Motion?
Total questions: 16
Worksheet time: 8mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Which object is traveling faster?
a)
A
b)
B
c)
They are traveling at the same speed
d)
Both are at rest
2.
An object is _____ if its position changes relative to another object.
a)
in motion
b)
at reset
c)
a frame of refence
d)
magical
3.
A place or object used for comparison to determine if another object is in motion is called a
a)
comparison point
b)
reference point
c)
point of view
d)
motion detector
4.
Jane is sitting in her car. Her mother is driving her from their house to the library. Jane waves as she passes her friend Marina. Which of the following is NOT moving with respect to Jane?
a)
Marina
b)
the car
c)
the library
d)
Jane's house
5.
A distance vs. time graph shows an object's
a)
frame of reference
b)
speed
c)
acceleration
d)
favorite food
6.
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
7.
All motion is described as relative because
a)
how do you ever really know if something is in motion
b)
motion means different things to different people
c)
everything in the universe is constantly in motion, so it depends on your frame of reference
8.
Velocity is
a)
speed and acceleration
b)
constant speed
c)
a frame of reference
d)
speed in a given direction
9.
Speed =
a)
distance / time
b)
time / distance
c)
distance * time
10.
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
11.
A horizontal line on a distance vs. time graph means the object's speed is
a)
increasing
b)
decreasing
c)
zero
12.
The steepness of a line on a graph is called the
a)
rise
b)
run
c)
slant
d)
slope
13.
Slope is equal to
a)
rise/run
b)
run/rise
c)
rise + run
d)
rise - run
14.
What is 18 cm/h north an example of?
a)
speed
b)
velocity
c)
acceleration
d)
momentum
15.
The __________ measures the speed during an entire trip.
a)
average speed
b)
instantaneous speed
c)
velocity
d)
overall speed
16.
When a car goes around a curve at 20 mph, the __________ changes.
a)
speed
b)
average speed
c)
instantaneous speed
d)
velocity
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