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WorksheetsLinear Motion - RHS
Total questions: 71
Worksheet time: 7hrs 7mins
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Class
Date
1.
Describe the motion in segment C
a)
Slowing down; Positive direction
b)
Slowing down; Negative direction
c)
Speeding up; Negative direction
d)
Constant velocity; Negative direction
2.
Describe the motion in segment B
a)
Constant velocity; Moving
b)
Constant velocity; Not moving
c)
Speeding up
d)
Slowing down
3.
Describe the motion in segment A
a)
Slowing down; Positive direction
b)
Slowing down; Negative direction
c)
Constant velocity; Positive direction
d)
Constant velocity; Negative direction
4.
Describe the motion
a)
Speeding up; Moving in negative direction
b)
Speeding up; Moving in positive direction
c)
Slowing down; Moving in positive direction
d)
Slowing down; Moving in negative direction
5.
Describe the motion
a)
Speeding up; Moving in negative direction
b)
Speeding up; Moving in positive direction
c)
Slowing down; Moving in positive direction
d)
Slowing down; Moving in negative direction
6.
Describe the motion
a)
Slow to fast; Negative direction
b)
Fast to slow; Negative direction
c)
Fast to slow; Positive direction
d)
Slow to fast; Positive direction
7.
Describe the motion
a)
Slow to fast; Negative direction
b)
Fast to slow; Negative direction
c)
Fast to slow; Positive direction
d)
Constant velocity; Negative direction
8.
Suppose you take a trip that covers 180km in 3 hours. Your average speed is...
a)
30km/hr
b)
360km/hr
c)
180 km/hr
d)
60km/hr
9.
What is velocity?
a)
the quickness of an object
b)
the location of an object
c)
acceleration
d)
speed in a specific direction
10.
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
11.
Does the speedometer of a car read average speed or instantaneous speed?
a)
average speed
b)
instantaneous speed
12.
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
13.
What is average speed?
a)
distance divided by time
b)
total distance divided by total time
c)
speed divided by time
d)
total speed divided by time
14.
When a car goes around a corner at 20 mph, why do we say it accelerates?
a)
The car is accelerating because of the velocity is constant
b)
The car accelerates because it's going 20 mph
c)
Cars always accelerate when they are in motion
d)
The car is accelerating because it's changing direction
15.
Determine the motion of the car.
a)
at rest
b)
constant velocity
c)
speeding up
d)
slowing down
16.
Which graph represents the greatest acceleration?
a)
A
b)
B
c)
C
d)
D
17.
A drag racer accelerated from 0 m/s to 200 m/s in 5 s. What was the acceleration?
a)
0 m/s
b)
40 m/s2
c)
-40 m/s2
d)
40 m/s
18.
The slope of any position verses time graph is equal to the objects?
a)
distance
b)
time
c)
acceleration
d)
speed
19.
What is happening in this graph from point B to C?
a)
The object is going down a hill.
b)
The object is returning to its starting location.
c)
The object is slowing down.
d)
The object is staying still.
20.
Calculate the speed of the object using this graph.
a)
Speed = 5 m/s
b)
Speed = 50 m/s
c)
Speed = 2 m/s
d)
Speed = 3 m/s
21.
Calculate the speed of object A.
a)
2 m/s
b)
.5 m/s
c)
3 m/s
d)
6 m/s
22.
Calculate the speed of object B.
a)
6 m/s
b)
2 m/s
c)
1 m/s
d)
4 m/s
23.
Which is correct?
a)
speed = distance x time
b)
speed = speed divided time
c)
speed = Distance divide time
d)
Speed = time x speed
24.
What is the best way to describe the speed of object C?
a)
Fast
b)
Moving backwards
c)
Not Moving
d)
Slow
25.
When one object is travelling with a constant velocity, its acceleration will be
a)
decreasing
b)
increasing
c)
constant
d)
zero
26.
An aeroplance is flying with decreasing acceleration, hence its velocity is
a)
increasing
b)
decreasing
c)
constant
27.
The distance travelled by an object with a constant speed of 2 ms-1 in a time of 6 s is
a)
3 m
b)
6 m
c)
9 m
d)
12 m
28.
A student starts cycling from rest and reaches a speed of 12 m s-1 in 6 seconds. The distance travelled by him is
a)
18 m
b)
36 m
c)
54 m
d)
72 m
29.
A car accelerates from rest to 4 m s-2 for a period of 2 minutes. What is the velocity of the car after 1 minute?
a)
8 m s-1
b)
16 m s-1
c)
240 m s-1
d)
480 m s-1
30.
A van has travelled 10 m in 2 seconds. If the acceleration was 2 ms-2, its initial velocity would be
a)
0 m s-1
b)
3 m s-1
c)
5 m s-1
d)
6 m s-1
31.
A bus decreases its velocity from 8 m s-1 to 4 m s-1 in a distance of 12 m. What is the acceleration of the bus, in m s-2?
a)
- 4
b)
- 2
c)
2
d)
4
32.
A stone is being thrown vertically upwards with an initial velocity of 20 m s-1. Calculate the time taken for the stone to go up and come down to the ground. [g = 10 m s-2]
a)
0 s
b)
1 s
c)
2 s
d)
4 s
33.
meters per second squared (m/s2) is a unit of
a)
speed
b)
velocity
c)
acceleration
d)
gravity
34.
Find the speed of a person who covers 20 km in 5 hours.
a)
4 km/hr
b)
100 km/hr
c)
0.25 km/hr
d)
5 km/hr
35.
Velocity is:
a)
speed and a specific direction
b)
the same as speed
c)
just a direction
d)
acceleration and a specific direction
36.
Positive acceleration is:
a)
speeding up
b)
slowing down
c)
negative velocity
d)
negative speed
37.
Speed is:
a)
a measure of how fast something is moving
b)
the distance covered per unit time
c)
measured with a unit of distance divided by a unit of time
d)
all of above
38.
Speed can be measured in
a)
miles per hour
b)
kilometers/min
c)
meters/second
d)
all of the above
39.
meters per second (m/s) is a unit of:
a)
speed
b)
velocity
c)
acceleration
d)
gravity
40.
meters per second forward (m/s forward) is a unit of
a)
speed
b)
velocity
c)
acceleration
d)
gravity
41.
A change in time it takes to move from one speed to another speed is:
a)
acceleration
b)
velocity
c)
position
d)
displacement
42.
If you are driving at a constant 10 miles per hour and go around a curve, your velocity changes
a)
true
b)
false
43.
If you are driving at a constant 10 miles per hour and go around a curve, your speed changes
a)
true
b)
false
44.
Total distance over total time
a)
average speed
b)
constant speed
c)
acceleration
d)
gravity
45.
Speed that doesn't change
a)
constant speed
b)
average speed
c)
acceleration
d)
density
46.
Slope of a distance over time graph is
a)
velocity
b)
acceleration
c)
displacement
d)
electricity
47.
Slope of a velocity over time graph is
a)
velocity
b)
acceleration
c)
distance
d)
pressure
48.
When an object is accelerating, the velocity is constantly changing
a)
true
b)
false
49.
Negative acceleration is
a)
speeding up
b)
slowing down
c)
constant speed
d)
average speed
50.
A person is riding a bike at 15 m/s when they speed up to 20 m/s for 20 seconds. What is the acceleration?
a)
0.25 m/s2
b)
4 m/s2
c)
1.75 m/s2
d)
1.33 m/s2
51.
If a cat runs 50,000 cm for 100 sec, what is the speed?
a)
5 m/s
b)
50 m/s
c)
500 m/s
d)
0.5 m/s
52.
A fish swims 300 meters in 1 min, how fast is it going?
a)
5 m/s
b)
300 m/s
c)
50 m/s
d)
0.5 m/s
53.
Acceleration is defined as the change in _____.
a)
position divided by the time interval
b)
velocity divided by the time interval
c)
time it takes to move from one speed to another speed
d)
time it takes to move from one place to another place
54.
Suppose a car is moving in a straight line and steadily increases its speed. It moves from 35 km/hr to 40 km/hr in the first second and from 40 km/hr to 45 km/hr the next second. What is the car's acceleration? (a=(Vf - Vi)/t)
a)
5 km/hr/s
b)
10 km/hr/s
c)
35 km/hr/s
d)
40 km/hr/s
55.
A feather will fall through the air more slowly than a brick because of _____.
a)
air resistance
b)
gravity
c)
intertia
d)
momentum
56.
Any change over time is called a(n) _____.
a)
average
b)
displacement
c)
net force
d)
rate
57.
Which of the graphs in Figure 3-1 represents a car standing still?
a)
a
b)
b
c)
c
d)
d
58.
Which of the graphs in figure 3-1 represents a car moving at constant speed?
a)
a
b)
b
c)
c
d)
d
59.
Which of the graphs in Figure 3-1 represents a decelerating car?
a)
a
b)
b
c)
c
d)
d
60.
What is the force that opposes any motion on Earth?
a)
friction
b)
gravity
c)
balanced force
d)
acceleration
61.
A drag racer accelerated from 0 m/s to 200 m/s in 5 s. What was the acceleration?
a)
0 m/s
b)
40 m/s2
c)
-40 m/s2
d)
40 m/s
62.
Why is it that a cat that falls from the top of a 50-story building hits the ground no faster than if it falls from the 20th story?
a)
In both cases it reaches terminal velocity.
b)
Because of its mass.
c)
Gravity pulls him towards the center of the earthe equally.
d)
It takes longer time to fall from the higher building.
63.
If an object is thrown upwards, the time it takes to go up and the time it takes to go down are:
a)
The same
b)
Different
64.
What is the displacement of a track that moves
3 km East and then 4 km South?
3 km East and then 4 km South?
a)
1 km East
b)
7 km Northwest
c)
5 km Southeast
d)
5 km
65.
You are in a room with no air. You drop a feather and a rubber ball from the same position at the same time. Which object impacts the ground first?
a)
Feather
b)
Rubber ball
c)
Both impact at the same time
d)
Both float away.
66.
An astronaut is on the moon. He drops a hammer and a feather from the same height above the ground. Which object impacts the moon's surface first?
a)
Hammer
b)
Feather
c)
Both impact at the same time
d)
Both float away into space
67.
Terry dropped a pebble from the top of his apartment building. The pebble impacted the ground after falling for 2.2 seconds. Calculate the velocity of the pebble at impact with the street below.
a)
-22. m/s
b)
-4.5 m/s
c)
-10.0 m/s
d)
-24.0 m/s
68.
Terry dropped a pebble from the top of his apartment building. The pebble impacted the ground after falling for 2.2 seconds. Calculate the height of the apartment building.
a)
22.0 m
b)
10.8 m
c)
47.4 m
d)
24.2 m
69.
Kathy dropped a pebble from the deck of a bridge. The pebble impacted the river under the bridge after falling for 3.8 seconds. Calculate the velocity of the pebble at impact with the river below.
a)
-38. m/s
b)
-71.0 m/s
c)
-2.5 m/s
d)
-14.0 m/s
70.
Kathy dropped a pebble from the deck of a bridge. The pebble impacted the river under the bridge after falling for 3.8 seconds. Calculate the height of the bridge over the river.
a)
37.2 m
b)
72.2 m
c)
141 m
d)
18.6 m
71.
Kathy dropped a pebble from the deck of a bridge. The pebble impacted the river under the bridge after falling for 3.8 seconds. Calculate the height of the bridge over the river.
a)
37.2 m
b)
70.7 m
c)
141 m
d)
18.6 m
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