wayground logo

Free Printable Worksheets

NEW

Font size

S
M
L
XL
Worksheets

Motion Speed

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 14mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
What is a force?
a)
a push or pull
b)
speed or acceleration 
c)
potential or kinetic energy
d)
balanced or unbalanced force
2.
When objects remain in the same place, it is called...
a)
gravity
b)
friction
c)
balanced force
d)
unbalanced force
3.
Speed can be found my calculating...
a)
acceleration/velocity
b)
friction/gravity
c)
momentum/time
d)
distance/time
4.
What is the force that causes everything to be pulled down to the Earth?
a)
friction
b)
gravity
c)
balanced
d)
unbalanced
5.
Force is measured in....
a)
Galileos 
b)
Newtons
c)
Di Vincis
d)
Einsteins 
6.
When an object is getting faster, it is called....
a)
potential energy
b)
kinetic energy
c)
acceleration
d)
deceleration 
7.
Inertia is....
a)
for every action, there is an equal and opposite reaction
b)
larger objects take more force to move 
c)
an object in motion tends to stay in motion unless acted on by an opposite force
d)
a push that acts in the opposite direction and it slows down.
8.
Friction helps objects to move easier.
a)
true
b)
false
9.
John walks at 5 km in 10 minutes.  If John walk s 2.5 km at the same speed, what is the BEST estimate of the time this will take?
a)
5 minutes
b)
10 minutes
c)
15 minutes
d)
20 minutes
10.
Hanna's mom drives north for 2 hours going 70 miles per hour.  She then drives west for 3 hours going 50 miles per hour.  how many miles has Hanna's mom driven?
a)
200 miles
b)
250 miles
c)
290 miles
11.
A car takes 3 hours to travel180 miles at a constant speed.  How fast is the car traveling?
a)
30 mph
b)
50 mph
c)
60 mph
d)
90 mph
12.
A car traveled 420 km in 7 hours.  How far did the car travel in three hours? 
a)
60 km
b)
180 km
c)
1200 km
d)
3000 km 
13.
Mary runs 1500 meters around the school track.  What does she need to know in order to find out her speed?
a)
her time from start to finish
b)
the number of steps she took
c)
her heart rate at the finish line
d)
the direction she began running
14.
Sam drove north on the interstate going 70 miles per hour.  About how many miles will he drive in 2 hours?
a)
70 miles
b)
140 miles
c)
180 miles
15.
A swimmer is moving at a speed of 2.0 meters/second.  How long will it take for the swimmer to go 100 meters?
a)
20 seconds
b)
50 seconds
c)
100 seconds
d)
200 seconds