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WorksheetsMotion Concepts Practice
Total questions: 60
Worksheet time: 5hrs 0mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
The rate at which velocity CHANGES is:
a)
acceleration
b)
speed
c)
direction
d)
physics
2.
What is velocity?
a)
Time + Distance
b)
Speed in a given direction
c)
A fast dinosaur
d)
The direction a storm is moving
3.
The graph shows Ashley riding her bike to Maria's house.
What was her average speed for the ENTIRE trip?
What was her average speed for the ENTIRE trip?
a)
1600 m/min
b)
200 m/min
c)
160 m/min
4.
The graph shows Ashley riding her bike to Maria's house.
What was occurring from point B to point C?
What was occurring from point B to point C?
a)
She was increasing her speed.
b)
She stopped for 4 minutes
c)
She was decreasing in speed
5.
The graph shows Ashley riding her bike to Maria's house.
What is occurring from point A to point B?
What is occurring from point A to point B?
a)
they are traveling at a constant speed
b)
they are decreasing in speed
c)
they stopped to take a break
6.
Grayson walks 5 meters in 5 seconds. What is his average speed?
a)
25 m/sec
b)
1 m/sec
c)
5 m/sec
d)
.25 m/sec
7.
A distance vs. time graph shows an object's
a)
frame of reference
b)
speed
c)
acceleration
d)
favorite food
8.
I want to find the average speed of a triathlon race. What steps would I take?
a)
add up total distance, add up total time, divide total distance by total time
b)
add up total distance, add up total speed, divide distance by speed
c)
Add up total time and subtract total distance
9.
An object is _____ if its position changes relative to another object.
a)
in motion
b)
at reset
c)
a frame of refence
d)
magical
10.
A place or object used for comparison to determine if another object is in motion is called a
a)
comparison point
b)
reference point
c)
point of view
d)
motion detector
11.
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
12.
Speed =
a)
distance / time
b)
time / distance
c)
distance * time
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.
Change in speed over a given period of time is
a)
velocity
b)
motion
c)
speed
d)
acceleration
15.
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
16.
What is the equation to find speed?
a)
s=t/d
b)
s=d x t
c)
s=d/f
d)
s=d/t
17.
When something has speed in a certain direction it is called ___________.
a)
motion
b)
position
c)
velocity
d)
speed
18.
Which would NOT make a good reference point?
a)
Becker Middle School
b)
A chair
c)
A moving child
19.
The process of changing distance or position from another object
a)
reference point
b)
location
c)
acceleration
d)
motion
20.
The distance an object travels per unit of time (how far, how fast) is called:
a)
direction
b)
speed
c)
acceleration
d)
deceleration
21.
What is the person doing from 5 seconds to 10 seconds?
a)
Walking
b)
Running
c)
Standing Still
d)
Walking Fast
22.
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
23.
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
24.
A location to which you can compare other locations is called
a)
reference point
b)
motion
c)
location
d)
position
25.
The change of position over time is called
a)
position
b)
motion
c)
speed
d)
location
26.
The measure of how quickly something moves or the distance it moves in a given amount of time is called
a)
motion
b)
position
c)
speed
d)
location
27.
A wheelchair racer completes a 100 meter course in 20 seconds. What is his speed?
d= 100 m
t= 20 s
d= 100 m
t= 20 s
a)
10 m/s
b)
5 m/s
c)
2 m/s
d)
0 m/s
28.
Carlos lives 100 meters from his friend's house. What is his average speed if he reaches his friends house in 50 seconds?
Distance= 100 m
time = 50 seconds
Distance= 100 m
time = 50 seconds
a)
1 m/s
b)
2 m/s
c)
3 m/s
d)
4 m/s
29.
A soccer ball is kicked from 40 meters out. It takes 5 seconds to reach the goal. What speed was the ball traveling?
d= 40 m
t= 5 s
d= 40 m
t= 5 s
a)
6 m/s
b)
7 m/s
c)
8 m/s
d)
9 m/s
30.
A bird flies from tree to tree. It leaves on branch and flies 100 meters to another branch. It takes him 10 seconds to get there. What is his speed?
d= 100 meters
t= 10 seconds
d= 100 meters
t= 10 seconds
a)
1 m/s
b)
10 m/s
c)
100 m/s
d)
1000 m/s
31.
In a distance time graph, the steeper the line the...
a)
greater the speed
b)
slower the speed
c)
speed has reached zero
d)
speed has not changed
32.
Speed in a specific direction is called
a)
speed
b)
acceleration
c)
position
d)
velocity
33.
Stating that a man is traveling north at 30 m/s is an statement of his
a)
speed
b)
velocity
c)
accleration
d)
endurance
34.
If Bj is walking 3 m/s to the north and Lauren is walking 3 m/s to the west, then which of the following is true
a)
They have the same speed and different velocities
b)
They have the same velocity and different speeds
c)
They have the same speed and velocity
d)
They have different speeds and different velocities
35.
A man drives south for 100 km over the course of 20 hours. Find his velocity
d=100 km
t= 20 h
d=100 km
t= 20 h
a)
4 km/h
b)
4 km/h to the south
c)
5 km/h
d)
5 km/h to the south
36.
Lexi runs west for 1600 meters over the course of 400 seconds. What is Lexi's velocity
d = 1600 meters
t = 400 seconds
d = 1600 meters
t = 400 seconds
a)
4 m/s
b)
4 m/s to the west
c)
40 m/s
d)
40 m/s to the west
37.
The location of a place or an object is called its....
a)
position
b)
motion
c)
speed
d)
reference point
38.
The _________ of an object can be identified by using a reference point.
a)
gravity
b)
force
c)
position
39.
What is the green tree's position compared to the house?
a)
beside
b)
in front of
c)
under
40.
______ is the length BETWEEN two locations or positions.
a)
Speed
b)
Position
c)
Distance
41.
Davey said "up, down, east, and west" were directional words. Was Davey correct or incorrect?
a)
correct
b)
incorrect
42.
Reference point is ____________
a)
ending position of an object
b)
starting position of an object
43.
A place or object used for comparison to determine if another object is in motion is called a
a)
comparison point
b)
reference point
c)
point of view
d)
motion detector
44.
A car driving at 50 miles per hour drives for 2 hours. What distance did it cover?
a)
50 miles
b)
25 miles
c)
100 miles
d)
75 miles
45.
What is the speed of a car that travels 400 m in 20 minutes?
a)
20 miles/hr
b)
20 m/min
c)
800 m/min
d)
200 miles/hr
46.
What is the speed of a man who runs 10 miles in 1 hr?
a)
20 miles
b)
10 m/min
c)
10 miles/hr
d)
20 hrs
47.
A train travels 25 km in .5 hrs. How fast is the train going?
a)
25 miles/hr
b)
5 miles/hr
c)
125 km/hr
d)
50 km/hr
48.
Which of the following is a unit of speed?
a)
km/hr
b)
hr
c)
km
d)
s
49.
Which of the following is a unit of time?
a)
km/hr
b)
hr
c)
km
d)
mi
50.
Which of the following is a unit of distance ?
a)
miles/hr
b)
hr
c)
km
d)
min
51.
Which of the following is a unit of distance ?
a)
miles/hr
b)
mi
c)
s
d)
min
52.
Which of the following is a unit of speed ?
a)
sec
b)
mi
c)
m/s
d)
min
53.
Mr. Rudman speed walked 2 miles in 10 minutes, what is his speed?
a)
0.2 miles/min
b)
2 miles/min
c)
20 miles/min
d)
40 miles/min
54.
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
55.
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
56.
Find speed when distance is 142 km and time is 2 hours.
a)
71km/hr
b)
52km/hr
c)
17km/hr
d)
90km/hr
57.
Which is correct?
a)
speed = distance x time
b)
speed = speed divided time
c)
speed = Distance divide time
d)
Speed = time x speed
58.
A place or object used for comparison to determine if another object is in motion is called a
a)
comparison point
b)
reference point
c)
point of view
d)
motion detector
59.
An object is _____ if its position changes relative to another object.
a)
in motion
b)
at reset
c)
a frame of refence
d)
magical
60.
What are some examples of Standard Reference Directions?
a)
Dictionary, thesaurus, Wikipedia, Map
b)
Height, weight, age, shoe size, gender
c)
Pentagon, hexagon, quadrilateral, circle
d)
Up, down, left, right, east, north, south, west
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