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WorksheetsSpeed, Acceleration, and Motion Graphs
Total questions: 17
Worksheet time: 19mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
What is the formula to calculate speed?
a)
S = t/d
b)
S = d/t
c)
S = d x t
d)
S = t x d
2.
What does this graph represent?
a)
Constant Speed
b)
Acceleration
c)
Deacceleration
d)
Not moving
3.
Which runner had a head start?
a)
A
b)
B
c)
C
d)
None of them
4.
A runner races in the 100 meter dash. It takes her 10 seconds to finish. What is her average speed?
a)
10 m/s
b)
1000 m/s
c)
100 seconds
d)
10 seconds
5.
The picture of the position vs. time graph shows an object that is...
a)
accelerating/speeding up
b)
moving at a constant speed
c)
not moving
d)
accelerating/slowing down.
6.
What is motion?
a)
Any chemical movement or change in position
b)
Any physical movement or change in position
c)
Any physical movement or change in position with respect to a reference point
d)
Any chemical movement or change in position with respect to a reference point
7.
LT5: What is velocity?
a)
Time + Distance
b)
Speed in a given direction
c)
A fast dinosaur
d)
The direction a storm is moving
8.
What is the international unit for measuring distance?
a)
Meter
b)
Centimeter
c)
Mile
d)
Kilometer
9.
Which statement describes a vector?
a)
It has magnitude but no direction
b)
It has direction but no magnitude
c)
It has both direction and magnitude
d)
It has constant magnitude but no
direction
direction
10.
What does the slope of a distance vs. time graph show you about the motion of an object?
a)
It tells you the TIME
b)
It tells you the DISTANCE
c)
It tells you the SPEED
d)
It tells you the DIRECTION
11.
What is acceleration
a)
Slowing down
b)
Speeding up
c)
Rate at which speed changes
d)
Rate at which velocity changes
12.
What does this graph represent?
a)
Constant speed
b)
Acceleration
c)
Not moving
13.
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
14.
A horizontal line on a distance vs. time graph means the object's speed is
a)
increasing
b)
decreasing
c)
zero
15.
Acceleration only takes place when things speed up.
a)
True
b)
False
16.
During which interval is the object speeding up?
a)
A to B
b)
B to C
c)
D to E
d)
E to F
17.
Slope is equal to
a)
rise/run
b)
run/rise
c)
rise + run
d)
rise - run
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