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PSc. 1.1.1

Total questions: 9

Worksheet time: 9mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
Which scenario has the best frame of reference?
a)
Jerome riding in a speeding car
b)
Bill walking his dog Spike down the street
c)
Ahmed standing beside a road sign
d)
Haji jogging around a soccer field
2.
How fast does the plane appear to be moving to a person riding in the car?
a)
520 m/s
b)
460 m/s
c)
30 m/s
d)
490 m/s
3.
How fast does the hot air balloon appear to be moving to the person in the canoe?
a)
1 m/s to the left
b)
1 m/s to the right
c)
5 m/s to the left
d)
5 m/s to the right
4.
Sarah travels north 5 miles and then goes straight back south 2 miles. What is her distance?
a)
5 miles North
b)
7 miles
c)
2 miles South
d)
3 miles
5.
Cynnamon travels north 5 miles and then goes straight back south 2 miles. What is her displacement?
a)
5 miles North
b)
7 miles
c)
2 miles
d)
3 miles North
6.
Distance and direction of an object's change in position from a starting point
a)
displacement
b)
distance
c)
motion
d)
reference point
7.
The total length traveled by an object is the...
a)
displacement
b)
distance
c)
motion
d)
reference point
8.
Trixie runs 400 meters to Lola's house, turns around, and runs 400 meters back home.  What is Trixie's distance?
a)
0 meters
b)
400 meters
c)
800 meters
d)
1600 meters
9.
Rico runs 400 meters to the store, turns around, and runs 400 meters back home.  What is Rico's displacement?
a)
0 meters
b)
400 meters
c)
800 meters
d)
1600 meters