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WorksheetsSpeed and Motion Graphs
Total questions: 35
Worksheet time: 32mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
What does this graph represent?
a)
Constant speed towards start
b)
Acceleration
c)
Not moving
d)
Constant speed away from start
2.
What does this graph represent?
a)
Constant speed towards start
b)
Acceleration
c)
Not moving
d)
Constant speed away from start
3.
What does this graph represent?
a)
Constant speed towards start
b)
Acceleration
c)
Not moving
d)
Constant speed away from start
4.
During the second segment, which is between 50 seconds and 70 seconds, which direction is Tom moving?
a)
Tom was moving back towards his house
b)
Tom was moving down a hill
c)
Tom was moving towards the bus stop
d)
Tom was not moving
5.
Which runner stopped for a rest?
a)
Albert
b)
Bob
c)
Charlie
6.
How long did one of the runner's rest?
a)
8 seconds
b)
13 seconds
c)
5 seconds
d)
50 seconds
7.
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
8.
What is happening at E?
a)
No motion
b)
Accelerating
c)
Fast constant; moving away from the starting position
d)
Constant speed; returning to start position
9.
Avery likes to walk 30 feet in 10 seconds. What is her speed?
a)
3 feet/sec
b)
6 feet/sec
c)
10 feet/sec
d)
2 feet/sec
10.
Which graph represents the greatest constant speed?
a)
A
b)
B
c)
C
d)
D
11.
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
12.
Total distance divided by total time is
a)
average speed
b)
constant speed
c)
instantaneous speed
d)
acceleration
13.
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
14.
What is happening at E?
a)
Stationary
b)
Accelerating
c)
Fast steady speed; moving away from the starting position
d)
Steady speed; returning to start position
15.
What would the d-t graph look like for an object travelling at a constant velocity?
a)
Horizontal line
b)
Straight line
c)
Curved line
16.
Which marble was slowest?
a)
Itty Bitty
b)
Pee Wee
c)
Fancy
17.
A bus drove 300 miles at a speed of 60 mi/hr. How long was the bus driving for?
a)
1800 miles
b)
0.2 mi/hr
c)
5 mi/mi/hr
d)
5 hrs
18.
A biker rides at a speed of 15 km/hr for 3 hours. How far did he go?
a)
5 hours
b)
45 km
c)
45 km/hr
d)
0.33 km/hr
19.
A car drives 200 miles in 4 hours. What is the car's speed?
a)
50 miles
b)
800 miles
c)
50 mi/hr
d)
800 mi/hr
20.
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
21.
What is the speed of an object that travels 60 meters in 4 seconds?
a)
240 m/s
b)
15 m/s
c)
0.067 m/s
d)
15 mph
22.
Can be measured in meters per second (m/s)
a)
Distance
b)
Time
c)
Speed
d)
Acceleration
23.
What is speed?
a)
how far you go
b)
how much distance is covered over a period of time
c)
how fast you accelerate
d)
the change in the location of a object
24.
How far will a person go if they jog for 2 hours at a speed of 12 km/hr?
a)
6 km
b)
0.5 km
c)
10 km
d)
24 km
25.
Acceleration occurs when an object changes its speed or ______.
a)
direction
b)
force
c)
inertia
d)
mass
26.
Velocity is
a)
speed and acceleration
b)
constant speed
c)
a frame of reference
d)
speed in a given direction
27.
Which runner had a head start?
a)
A
b)
B
c)
C
28.
Which of these is an example of negative acceleration, or deceleration?
a)
a bird taking off for flight
b)
a roller coaster moving down a steep hill
c)
a car approaching a red light
d)
an airplane following a straight flight path
29.
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
30.
Forces that have a net force of zero ( the object is still).
a)
Balanced force
b)
Unbalanced force
31.
Is this and example of a balanced or unbalanced force?
a)
balanced
b)
KITTIES!
c)
unbalanced
d)
pshhh
32.
What is the net force?
a)
17 N Right
b)
3 N Right
c)
3 N Left
d)
17 N Left
33.
What is the standard unit force is measured in?
a)
N
b)
lbs
c)
g
d)
m/s
34.
8 N to the left , and 4 N to the right. Find the net force. Is this balanced
a)
12 N Right No
b)
4 N Left No
c)
12 N Right Yes
d)
4 N Left Yes
35.
If there are two forces going in the same direction how would you find the net force?
a)
Subtract
b)
Add
c)
Neither
d)
Multiply
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