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WorksheetsLinear Motion Problems
Total questions: 19
Worksheet time: 12mins
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Class
Date
1.
Acceleration is the rate of change in ___________.
a)
speed
b)
distance
c)
velocity
d)
displacement
2.
Why does a car accelerate as it rounds a corner at a constant speed?
a)
Its direction changes
b)
It doesn't
c)
It slows down
d)
Its speeds up
3.
A roller coasters accelerates from an initial speed of 6.0 m/s to a final speed of 70 m/s over 4 seconds. What's the acceleration?
a)
24 m/s2
b)
18 m/s2
c)
16 m/s2
d)
16 m/s
4.
The SI unit for acceleration is
a)
mph
b)
ft/sec2
c)
m/s2
5.
An object travels 8 meters north in the first second of travel, 8 meters north during the next second of travel, and 8 meters north again during the third second. Its ACCELERATION is ____________.
a)
16m/s2
b)
8m/s2
c)
0m/s2
d)
32m/s2
6.
Suppose a car is moving in a straight line and steadily increases its speed. It moves from 35 km/h to 40 km/h the first second and from 40 km/h to 45 km/h the next second. What is the car’s acceleration?
a)
40 km/h*s
b)
10 km/h*s
c)
5 km/h*s
d)
45 km/h*s
7.
If an object were equipped with a speedometer and allowed to fall freely where the acceleration due to gravity is 20 m/s2, the reading on the speedometer would increase each second by
a)
40 m/s
b)
20 m/s
c)
A rate that depends on its initial speed
d)
10 m/s
8.
Ten seconds after starting from rest, a freely falling object will have a speed of about _____________.
a)
100 m/s
b)
500 m/s
c)
50 m/s
d)
10 m/s
9.
How far would an object in free fall, fall after 2 seconds?
a)
20 meters
b)
30 meters
c)
15 meters
d)
10 meters
10.
How fast is an object falling after the first second of freefall?
a)
5 m/s
b)
10 m/s
c)
50 m/s
d)
1 m/s
11.
What does it mean when we say, “motion is relative”?
a)
An object at rest will be seen by all observers as at rest.
b)
An object moving at 30 m/s according to one person will be measured as 30 m/s by all people.
c)
The speed of an object is measured differently depending on an observer’s point of view.
d)
Relative to being at rest, motion is faster.
12.
How far has an object fallen after one second of freefall?
a)
1 meter
b)
5 meters
c)
10 meters
d)
50 meters
13.
A car accelerates from rest at 7 km/h/s. What is its speed after 4 seconds?
a)
0 km/h
b)
28 km/h
c)
6 km/h
d)
11 km/h
14.
If you drop a ball from the top of a building, how fast will it be moving after 6 seconds?
a)
10 m/s
b)
10 m/s/s
c)
60 m/s
d)
60 m/s/s
15.
A truck can go from 0 to 70 miles per hour in 7 seconds. What is its accelertation?
a)
70 mph
b)
70 mi/h/s
c)
10 mph
d)
10 mi/h/s
16.
A car averages a speed of 50 km/h. How long will it take to travel a distance of 250 km?
a)
5 h
b)
12500 h
c)
0.2 h
17.
If you throw a ball upwards with a speed of 30 m/s, how long will it take to reach maximum height?
a)
0 s
b)
2 s
c)
3 s
d)
30 s
18.
If you throw a ball upwards with a speed of 30 m/s, how fast will it be moving when you catch it again?
a)
0 m/s
b)
10 m/s
c)
20 m/s
d)
30 m/s
19.
How long will it take a car traveling 50 mph to reach a destination 300 miles away?
a)
6 hours
b)
0.17 hours
c)
5 hours
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