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WorksheetsPhysical Science Motion Practice
Total questions: 60
Worksheet time: 4hrs 23mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
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
2.
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
3.
What is velocity?
a)
the quickness of an object
b)
the location of an object
c)
acceleration
d)
speed in a specific direction
4.
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
5.
Shona cycles at an average speed of 8km/h. How far has she travelled if she cycles for 4 hours?
a)
55km
b)
32km
c)
43km
d)
32miles
6.
What does this graph represent?
a)
Constant Speed
b)
Acceleration
c)
Not moving
7.
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
8.
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
9.
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
10.
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
11.
Acceleration only takes place when things speed up.
a)
True
b)
False
12.
When are you undergoing an acceleration in a car?
a)
speed up
b)
slow down
c)
make turns
d)
All of the above
13.
A negative acceleration means that your object is _____.
a)
Going to Wal-mart
b)
running for president
c)
speeding up
d)
slowing down
14.
Acceleration is defined as the change in velocity divided by
a)
speed
b)
final velocity
c)
time
d)
distance
15.
What car has the fastest acceleration?
a)
Car goes from 0-60 Mph in 3 seconds
b)
Car goes from 0-60 Mph in 4 seconds
c)
Car goes from 0-60 Mph in 5 seconds
d)
Car goes from 0-60 Mph in 6 seconds
16.
A boat is travelling upstream at 5 km/h [N] relative to the shore. If there is a current of 7 km/h [S], what is the boat’s velocity relative to the water?
a)
2 km/h
b)
35 km/h
c)
12 km/h
d)
1.4 km/h
17.
A baseball pitcher is warming up as he travels to a game by plane. The plane is flying at 250 m/s North relative to the ground. The pitcher throws the ball at 50 m/s South relative to the airplane. What is the ball’s velocity relative to the ground, if the pitcher throws the ball towards the front of the plane?
a)
200 m/s South
b)
200 m/s North
c)
250 m/s South
d)
250 m/s North
18.
Which object has a velocity of 0.0 m/s?
a)
A
b)
B
c)
C
d)
D
19.
Relative motion
a)
the motion of an object in comparison to other objects in a specific frame of reference
b)
the point of view used to measure the position and movement of objects
c)
how fast something moves
d)
the distance
20.
The president’s airplane, Air Force One, flies at 250 m/s to the east (compared to the ground). The president visits the pilots in the cockpit. Then he walks to the back of the plane at 1 m/s. What is his speed relative to the ground?
a)
249 m/s
b)
251 m/s
c)
253 m/s
d)
248 m/s
21.
If a car passes you going 90 km/hr north while you are driving 80 km/hr north, how far is the car moving relative to your car
a)
170 km/hr
b)
90 km/hr
c)
80 km/hr
d)
10 km/hr
22.
A passenger at the rear of a train traveling at 15 m/s relative to Earth throws a baseball with a speed of 15 m/s in the direction opposite the motion of the train.
What is the velocity of the baseball relative to Earth as it leaves the thrower’s hand?
a)
30 m/s
b)
15 m/s
c)
0 m/s
d)
20 m/s
23.
A spy runs from the front to the back of a ship at a speed of 3.0 m/s. If the ship is moving forward at 18.0 m/s, how fast does the spy appear to
be running when viewed by someone watching from the shore?
a)
14.5 km/hr
b)
15.0 m/s
c)
21.0 m/s
d)
63 m/s
24.
How fast does the plane appear to be moving to a person riding in the car?
a)
520 m/s
b)
460 m/s
c)
30 m/s
d)
490 m/s
25.
A boat is travelling upstream at 5 km/h [N] relative to the shore. If there is a current of 7 km/h [S], what is the boat’s velocity relative to the water?
a)
2 km/h
b)
35 km/h
c)
12 km/h
d)
1.4 km/h
26.
How fast does the hot air balloon appear to be moving to the person in the canoe?
a)
1 m/s to the left
b)
1 m/s to the right
c)
5 m/s to the left
d)
5 m/s to the right
27.
What is velocity?
a)
the quickness of an object
b)
the location of an object
c)
acceleration
d)
speed in a specific direction
28.
Which runner won the race?
a)
A
b)
B
c)
C
d)
It was a tie
29.
Which runner had a head start?
a)
A
b)
B
c)
C
d)
None of them
30.
What is the person doing from 5 seconds to 10 seconds?
a)
Walking
b)
Running
c)
Standing Still
d)
Walking Fast
31.
How far is the person from the starting point after 3 seconds?
a)
0 m
b)
2 m
c)
3 m
d)
6 m
32.
What is the average speed of the person during the first 5 seconds?
a)
0 m/s
b)
1 m/s
c)
3 m/s
d)
6 m/s
33.
How long did it take this object to travel 10 m?
a)
0 s
b)
10 s
c)
15 s
d)
20 s
34.
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
35.
What does this graph represent?
a)
Constant speed
b)
Acceleration
c)
Not moving
36.
What does this graph represent?
a)
Constant speed
b)
Acceleration
c)
Not moving
37.
Which of the following is a unit for acceleration?
a)
km/s
b)
m/s2
c)
mi/hr
d)
ft
38.
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
39.
Calculate the average speed (in meter/sec) if a cheetah runs 180 meters in 10 seconds.
a)
198 m/sec
b)
170 m/sec
c)
12 m/sec
d)
18 m/sec
40.
A value that only has magnitude (a number)
a)
Scalar
b)
Vector
c)
Speed
d)
Velocity
41.
Of the following, which is a vector?
a)
Mass
b)
Time
c)
Speed
d)
Velocity
42.
Acceleration is defined as the CHANGE in
a)
time it takes for one place to move to another place.
b)
velocity of an object.
c)
distance divided by the time interval
d)
velocity divided by the time interval
43.
Acceleration only takes place when things speed up.
a)
True
b)
False
44.
A roller coasters accelerates from an initial velocity of 6.0 m/s to a final velocity 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
45.
A dog runs with an initial speed of 7.5 m/s on a waxed floor. It slides to a stop in 15 seconds. What is the acceleration?
a)
-7.5 m/s
b)
-7.5 m/s2
c)
-0.5 m/s2
d)
7.5 mi//hr
46.
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
47.
Acceleration can be classified as _______________
a)
Speeding up
b)
Slowing Down
c)
Changing directions
d)
All of the above
48.
A golf ball accelerates off a tee at 15m/s2, changing its velocity from 0m/s to 50 m/s down the fairway. How long did it take the golf ball to accelerate?
a)
750 seconds
b)
35 seconds
c)
0.3 seconds
d)
3.3 seconds
49.
In which of the following situations would a car be speeding up while traveling forward?
a)
positive velocity and positive acceleration
b)
positive velocity and negative acceleration
c)
negative velocity and positive acceleration
d)
negative velocity and negative acceleration
50.
In which of the following situations would a car be slowing down while traveling backwards?
a)
positive velocity and positive acceleration
b)
positive velocity and negative acceleration
c)
negative velocity and positive acceleration
d)
negative velocity and negative acceleration
51.
What kind of acceleration is shown here?
a)
positive
b)
negative
c)
none
d)
varies
52.
Which section of the graph shows decreasing velocity?
a)
CD
b)
DE
c)
EF
d)
GH
53.
Which section of the graph shows increasing velocity?
a)
AB
b)
BC
c)
DE
d)
EF
54.
A car is traveling at a constant speed of 30 m/s. The driver has to come to a complete stop to avoid hitting a chupacabra. The time it took to stop was 5 seconds. What is the average acceleration of the car?
a)
2 m/s/s
b)
-6 m/s/s
c)
6 m/s/s
d)
25 m/s/s
55.
In which of the following situations is acceleration occurring?
a)
A Ferrari driving at a constant speed of 100 mph.
b)
An airplane traveling in a straight line at a constant speed.
c)
A Prius rounding a curve driving at a constant speed of 55 mph.
d)
A car sitting in the driveway.
56.
Which of the following explains the difference between speed and velocity?
a)
Velocity has motion, and speed does not.
b)
Velocity has direction, and speed does not.
c)
Velocity involves time, and speed does not.
d)
Velocity involves acceleration, and speed dos not.
57.
Dividing the total distance traveled by the total time is how to calculate.
a)
Average speed
b)
Average velocity
c)
Average acceleration
d)
Average motion
58.
If Bob walks 2 blocks east, 4 blocks south, and 2 blocks west, what is his displacement?
a)
2 blocks south
b)
4 blocks south
c)
2 blocks south, 2 blocks east
d)
4 blocks south, 2 blocks east
59.
If Bob walks 2 blocks east, 4 blocks south, and 2 blocks west, what distance has he traveled?
a)
2 blocks
b)
4 blocks
c)
8 blocks
d)
6 blocks
60.
What is the motion represented in the graphs?
a)
the object is changing velocity during the entire time
b)
object is moving at constant velocity the entire time
c)
object changes velocity then moves at constant velocity
d)
object is not moving during any time interval
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