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Chapter 7 Motion

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 9mins

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Class
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1.

Which of the following is the best refernce point for describing the motion of the planets in our solar system

a)

a space ship in orbit around the Earth

b)

the center of the Milky Way

c)

Earth

d)

Sun

2.

The rate at which velocity changes is

a)

acceleration

b)

speed

c)

direction

d)

velocity

3.

What is an object that appears to stay in place and that helps you detect motion in another object

a)

a newton

b)

a black hole

c)

a reference point

d)

a map

4.

To calculate an object's average acceleration, you need to know

a)

starting velocity, distance traveled and speed

b)

starting point, endpoint and the object's mass

c)

starting velocity, final velocity, and time it takes to change velocity

d)

average speed, distance, and the time it takes to change velocity

5.

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

6.

The difference between speed and velocity is that

a)

velocity involves time while speed does not

b)

speed involves time while velocity does not

c)

velocity has direction while speed does not

d)

speed has a direction while velocity does not

7.

A hiker's velocity begins at 1.8 m/s uphill and changes to 1.5 m/s uphill. How do you know that the hiker has a negative acceleration?

a)

The direction changed

b)

The direction was unchanged

c)

The speed increased

d)

The speed decreased

8.

In which of the following is a skater NOT accelerating

a)

going straight while speeding up

b)

going straight at a constant speed

c)

making circles at a constant speed

d)

going straight while slowing down

9.

If a student rides her bike on a straight road and does not speed up or slow down, she is traveling with a

a)

constant acceleration

b)

constant velocity

c)

positive acceleration

d)

negative accleration

10.

Which of the following is a measurement of velocity

a)

16 m east

b)

25m/s2

c)

55 m/h south

d)

60 kn/h

11.

What type of unit is 30m/s

a)

speed

b)

velocity

c)

acceleration

12.

What type of unit is 12 cm/s2

a)

speed

b)

velocity

c)

acceleration

13.

What type of unit is 3 km/hr/sec

a)

speed

b)

velocity

c)

acceleration

14.

What type of unit is 54 m/s downward

a)

speed

b)

velocity

c)

acceleration

15.

What is the SI unit for speed?

a)

mi/hr

b)

km/hr

c)

m/sec

d)

m/min

16.

A train is slowing down, it is accelerating.

a)

true

b)

false

17.

A Ferris wheen turning at a constant speed of 5 m/s is NOT accelerating

a)

true

b)

false

18.

To find the acceleration of an object moving in a straight line, you must calculate the change in distance for each unit of time.

a)

True

b)

False

19.

A speed-versus-time graph for a car's motion is a horizontal line at a speed of 12m/s. The car's accleration during this time is 12m/s2.

a)

true

b)

false

20.

On a distance versus time graph, a speed of zero would appear as a horizontal line

a)

True

b)

False