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Driving Along

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

If someone steps out in front of a car the driver detects this using which sense?

a)

Sight

b)

Smell

c)

Taste

d)

Touch

2.

The time taken for a driver to respond to something is called the...

a)

Action time

b)

Reaction time

c)

Sanction time

d)

Driving time

3.

What is the thinking distance for a car travelling at 30 miles per hour?

a)

6 metres

b)

9 metres

c)

12 metres

d)

15 metres

4.

What is the thinking distance for a car travelling at 50 miles per hour?

a)

9 metres

b)

12 metres

c)

15 metres

d)

21 metres

5.

What is the braking distance for a car travelling at 70 miles per hour?

a)

75 metres

b)

14 metres

c)

38 metres

d)

55 metres

6.

What is the braking distance for a car travelling at 30 miles per hour?

a)

14 metres

b)

6 metres

c)

24 metres

d)

55 metres

7.

Why do car wheels have treads?

a)

To get rid of water

b)

To increase contact with the road

c)

To speed the car up

d)

To be able to brake more quickly

8.

Increasing the contact with the road increases what force?

a)

Friction

b)

Heat

c)

Movement

d)

Sound

9.

Which passenger plane travelled faster than the speed of sound?

a)

Concorde

b)

Jumbo jet

c)

Typhoon

d)

Tornada

10.

Which of the following formulas is correct?

a)

Speed = Distance/Time

b)

Speed = Time/Distance

c)

Distance = Time/Speed

d)

Time = Speed/Distance

11.

This graph is known as a...

a)

Distance-time graph

b)

Distance-direction graph

c)

Speed-time graph

d)

Time-height graph

12.

In the graph give one point where the car stationary?

a)

At A

b)

At B

c)

At C

d)

At D

13.

In the graph where is the car travelling the fastest?

a)

At A

b)

At B

c)

At C

d)

At D

14.

In the graph where is the car travelling the slowest?

a)

At A

b)

At B

c)

At C

d)

At D

15.

What would the line on the graph look like if the car was slowing down?

a)

The ling would be going down

b)

The line would be level

c)

The line would increase more quickly

d)

The line would increase less quickly

16.

When we are driving we talk about miles per hour but in science the units of speed we use are.

a)

metres per second

b)

feet per second

c)

cm per hour

d)

metres per hour

17.

Cars skid easily when there is ice on the road because...

a)

The friction is reduced

b)

The friction is increased

c)

There is no friction

d)

The ice freezes to the tyres

18.

When a car skids on a dry road energy is transferred from the moving car to which of the following?

a)

Sound

b)

Heat

c)

Light

d)

Electrical

19.

To increase contact with the road surface racing car tyres have...

a)

No tread

b)

More tread

c)

Deeper tread

d)

Wider tread

20.

A car travels 500 metres in 100 seconds. What is its speed?

a)

500 m/s

b)

5 m/s

c)

50 m/s

d)

0.5 m/s