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Total questions: 21
Worksheet time: 17mins
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Class
Date
1.
An object is _____ if its position changes relative to another object.
a)
in motion
b)
at reset
c)
a frame of refence
d)
magical
2.
A truck driving at 60 miles per hour travels 150 miles. How long is it driving for?
a)
9000 hours
b)
0.4 hours
c)
210 hours
d)
2.5 hours
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.
A distance vs. time graph shows an object's
a)
frame of reference
b)
speed
c)
acceleration
d)
favorite food
5.
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
6.
Velocity is
a)
speed and acceleration
b)
constant speed
c)
a frame of reference
d)
speed in a given direction
7.
Speed =
a)
distance / time
b)
time / distance
c)
distance * time
8.
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
9.
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
10.
A horizontal line on a distance vs. time graph means the object's speed is
a)
increasing
b)
decreasing
c)
zero
11.
Acceleration is
a)
increasing speed
b)
decreasing speed
c)
changing direction
d)
all of the above
12.
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
13.
Change in speed over a given period of time is
a)
velocity
b)
motion
c)
speed
d)
acceleration
14.
The formula:
? = D/T with direction
is used to find
? = D/T with direction
is used to find
a)
Velocity
b)
Speed
c)
Force
d)
Acceleration
15.
The speed at any single instant of time?
a)
speed
b)
average speed
c)
instantaneous speed
d)
velocity
16.
motion is the change in what?
a)
speed
b)
velocity
c)
acceleration
d)
position
17.
What is another word used for negative acceleration?
a)
speeding up
b)
accelerating
c)
deceleration
d)
velocity
18.
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
19.
Change in speed over a given period of time is
a)
velocity
b)
motion
c)
speed
d)
acceleration
20.
On a distance vs. time graph, the steeper the slope _____
a)
the slower the speed
b)
the faster the speed
c)
less acceleration
d)
greater acceleration
21.
The steepness of a line on a graph is called the
a)
rise
b)
run
c)
slant
d)
slope
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