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Time/Distance Graphs

Total questions: 23

Worksheet time: 1hrs 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
What is the speed of an object that travels 60 meters in 4 seconds? Remember: S=d/t
a)
240 m/s
b)
15 m/s
c)
0.067 m/s
d)
15 mph
2.
What is happening at C?
a)
Stationary
b)
Accelerating
c)
Fast steady speed; moving away from the starting position
d)
Slower steady speed; moving away from the starting position
3.
What is happening at D?
a)
Stationary
b)
Accelerating
c)
Fast steady speed; moving away from the starting position
d)
Slower steady speed; moving away from the starting position
4.
What is happening at A?
a)
Stationary
b)
Accelerating
c)
Slower steady speed; moving away from the starting position
d)
Steady speed; returning to start position
5.
What does this graph represent?
a)
Constant Speed
b)
Acceleration
c)
Not moving
6.
How long did it take this object to travel 10 m?
a)
0 s
b)
10 s
c)
15 s
d)
20 s
7.
How long did it take this object to travel back to its reference/starting point?
a)
20 s
b)
30 s
c)
60 s
d)
100 s
8.
At 60 seconds, how far had this object traveled? 
a)
0 m
b)
10 m
c)
20 m
d)
40 m
9.
What does this graph represent?
a)
Constant speed
b)
Acceleration
c)
Not moving
10.
At what rate did the rain fall?
a)
2 cm per hour
b)
1/4 cm per hour
c)
1/2 cm per hour
d)
4 cm per hour
11.
  A basketball with a mass of 0.60 kg is accelerated with a force of 10.8 N.  If resisting forces are ignored, what is the acceleration of the basketball to the nearest m/s2?
a)
0.06 N
b)
6.48 m/s2
c)
18 N
d)
18 m/s2
12.
   When a space shuttle was launched, the astronauts onboard experienced an acceleration of 29.0 m/s2.  If one of the astronauts had a mass of 60.0 kg, what net force in newtons did the astronaut experience?
a)
1740 m/s2
b)
1740 N
c)
2.07 N
d)
.48 N
13.
 The diagram shows a homemade car being pushed with a force of 25 N. The force causes the car to move at a constant speed of 3 m/s. What will happen if the force is changed to 35 N?
a)
The car will move at a constant speed of 13 m/s.
b)
The speed of the car will not change.
c)
The speed of the car will increase.
d)
The speed of the car will decrease to 1 m/s.
14.
A bus travels 20 km in 30 minutes.  What is the average speed of the bus? Hint: You must convert minutes in the form of an hour.
a)
20 km/h
b)
30 km/h
c)
40 km/h
d)
50 km/h
15.
A student runs two times around a running path at a local park.  Each lap is 3 km.  The student completes the first lap in 20 minutes.  The student then sits on a bench and rest for 5 minutes before completing the second lap in 25 minutes.  Which graph bests represents the student's motion?
a)
F
b)
G
c)
H
d)
J
16.
Some students were investigating the speed of a toy car they built.  They performed two trials and recorded their data in the table below.
What was the average speed of the toy car during the two trials to the nearest tenth of a m/s? Remember S=d/t
a)
.7 m/s
b)
1.4 m/s
c)
12.6 m/s
d)
113.4 m/s
17.
Which law explains why it takes more force to move a truck than to move a bike at the same speed?
a)
Newton's 1st Law of Motion
b)
Newton's 2nd Law of Motion
18.
A person in car  slides to the right when going through a very sharp left turn on the highway. 
a)
1st Law
b)
2nd Law
19.
Which law states that if I push against a wall, the wall pushes against me?
a)
Law 2
b)
Law 3
20.
A picture is hanging on the wall, and is not moving. 
a)
1st Law
b)
3rd Law 
21.
A soccer player kicks a ball with their foot and their toes are left stinging. 
a)
2nd Law 
b)
3rd Law 
22.
Two students are in a baseball game. First student hits a ball hard and it has a greater acceleration than the 2nd student who bunts the ball lightly. 
a)
1st Law
b)
2nd Law
23.
What force slows objects down and keeps them from moving?
a)
Friction
b)
Acceleration