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WorksheetsM1.1 Measuring Motion
Total questions: 21
Worksheet time: 11mins
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Class
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1.
Which of the following helps us to see if something is moving?
a)
position
b)
reference point
c)
speed
d)
velocity
2.
What is a reference point?
a)
something that appears to stay in place
b)
something that appears to keep moving
c)
something that stays at the same velocity
d)
something that stays at the same acceleration
3.
What is an object’s change in position over time called?
a)
speed
b)
acceleration
c)
friction
d)
motion
4.
What can a mountain become for a hot air balloon flying past?
a)
a common reference point
b)
a common starting point
c)
a common finishing point
d)
a common midpoint
5.
The distance traveled divided by the time taken to travel is ______________________
a)
meters
b)
speed
6.
The SI unit for speed is ______________________ per second.
a)
meters
b)
speed
7.
What is calculated by dividing total distance by total time?
a)
average distance
b)
average time
c)
average motion
d)
average speed
8.
What can be shown on a graph of distance versus time?
a)
average distance
b)
average time
c)
average motion
d)
average speed
9.
What is speed in a particular direction called?
a)
distance
b)
speed
c)
velocity
d)
acceleration
10.
Which of the following could describe an airplane’s velocity?
a)
600 km/h
b)
600 mi/h
c)
600 km/h south
d)
south
11.
What changes if something’s speed or direction changes?
a)
velocity
b)
distance
c)
reference point
d)
acceleration
12.
What is found if you add two velocities going in the same direction?
a)
overall velocity
b)
combination velocity
c)
total distance
d)
resultant velocity
13.
When you combine two velocities going in opposite directions, how is the resultant velocity found?
a)
Add the two velocities.
b)
Subtract the smaller velocity from the larger
velocity.
c)
Multiply the two velocities.
d)
Divide the smaller velocity by the larger
velocity.
14.
The rate at which velocity changes over time is ______________________.
a)
deceleration
b)
positive
c)
acceleration
d)
negative
15.
If velocity increases, acceleration is ______________________.
a)
deceleration
b)
positive
c)
acceleration
d)
negative
16.
If velocity decreases, acceleration is ______________________.
a)
deceleration
b)
positive
c)
acceleration
d)
negative
17.
Negative acceleration is also called ______________________.
a)
deceleration
b)
positive
c)
acceleration
d)
negative
18.
How is acceleration expressed?
a)
in seconds
b)
in meters per second
c)
in meters per second per second
d)
in seconds per meter
19.
What can be shown on a graph of velocity versus time?
a)
acceleration
b)
distance
c)
time
d)
motion
20.
Why is an object traveling in a circular motion accelerating?
a)
Its direction is always changing.
b)
Earth is rotating.
c)
Nothing else is traveling the same direction.
d)
Its reference points are changing.
21.
What is the acceleration that occurs in circular motion called?
a)
velocity
b)
positive acceleration
c)
negative acceleration
d)
centripetal acceleration
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