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WorksheetsStraight Line Motion
Total questions: 49
Worksheet time: 1hrs 25mins
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Class
Date
1.
Total distance divided by total time is
a)
average speed
b)
constant speed
c)
instantaneous speed
d)
acceleration
2.
Avery likes to walk 30 feet in 10 seconds. What is her speed?
a)
3 feet/sec
b)
6 feet/sec
c)
10 feet/sec
d)
2 feet/sec
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.
How far will a person go if they jog for 2 hours at a speed of 12 km/hr?
a)
6 km
b)
0.5 km
c)
10 km
d)
24 km
5.
According to the graph how far does the person travel in the first 5 seconds?
a)
2 m
b)
10 m
c)
0 m
d)
5 m
6.
What is the person doing from 5 seconds to 10 seconds?
a)
Walking
b)
Running
c)
Standing Still
d)
Walking Fast
7.
How far is the person from the starting point after 3 seconds?
a)
0 m
b)
2 m
c)
3 m
d)
6 m
8.
When are you undergoing an acceleration in a car?
a)
speed up
b)
slow down
c)
make turns
d)
All of the above
9.
A car accelerates from a standstill to 70 m/s in 10 seconds. What is the acceleration?
a)
0.7m/s2
b)
7m/s2
c)
14m/s2
d)
none of the above
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.
The picture of the position vs. time graph shows an object that is...
a)
accelerating/speeding up
b)
moving at a constant speed
c)
not moving
d)
accelerating/slowing down.
12.
In each of the following cases, determine where the car has no acceleration ?
a)
A car shortly after a stoplight turns green.
b)
A car approaching a red light
c)
A car with the cruise control set at 80 km/h
d)
A car turning a curve at a constant speed
13.
Which graph represents zero acceleration (constant velocity)?
a)
A
b)
B
c)
C
d)
D
14.
Which graph shows the object standing still?
a)
A
b)
B
c)
C
d)
D
15.
Which graph represents the greatest acceleration?
a)
A
b)
B
c)
C
d)
D
16.
If I walk 6 miles east then turn around and walk 8 miles west, what is my displacement?
a)
2 miles west
b)
2 miles east
c)
10 miles west
d)
10 miles east
17.
What is this graph showing?
a)
Constant Speed
b)
Acceleration (speeding up)
c)
Deceleration (slowing down)
d)
No motion
18.
What is this graph showing?
a)
Constant Speed
b)
Acceleration (speeding up)
c)
Deceleration (slowing down)
d)
No motion
19.
How many times does this object STOP moving?
a)
None
b)
Once
c)
Twice
d)
Three times
20.
How far does the object move?
a)
40m
b)
80m
c)
100
d)
100m
21.
What is the objects average speed from 0-20 seconds?
a)
0.5m/s
b)
10m/s
c)
2m/s
d)
10m
22.
_____ is how fast an object moves in a specific direction.
a)
velocity
b)
speed
c)
displacement
d)
distance
23.
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
24.
Speed is different from velocity because
a)
Velocity has a direction
b)
Speed uses Distance /Time
c)
Velocity doesn't include time
d)
Velocity doesn't include distance
25.
Speed is equal to
a)
Distance/Time
b)
Time/Distance
c)
Time x Distance
d)
Acceleration
26.
According to the graph how far does the person travel in the first 5 seconds?
a)
2 m
b)
10 m
c)
0 m
d)
5 m
27.
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
28.
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
29.
Which runner had a head start?
a)
A
b)
B
c)
C
d)
None of them
30.
How far has the red runner gone in 3 seconds?
a)
40 yards
b)
10 yards
c)
30 yards
d)
20 yards
31.
Acceleration of an object happens when things ________
a)
slow down
b)
go faster
c)
change direction (turn)
d)
All of the above
32.
The graph below represents
a)
Speed
b)
Velocity
c)
Acceleration
d)
Deceleration
33.
The graph represents
a)
No motion
b)
Constant velocity
c)
Acceleration
d)
Deceleration
34.
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
35.
This graph shows the motion of a remote controlled car from the start of a race to the finish line 10 meters away. Which statement is the best explanation of the graph?
a)
The car is at rest for 4 seconds and then steadily increases in speed
b)
The car is at rest for 4 seconds and then steadily decreases in speed
c)
The car increases in speed for 4 seconds and then decreases in speed
d)
The car decreases in speed for 4 seconds and then increases in speed
36.
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
37.
Which line in the figure shows that the object is at rest?
a)
A
b)
B
c)
C
d)
none
38.
an object's distance and direction from a reference point
a)
position
b)
motion
c)
displacement
d)
reference point
39.
the process of changing position
a)
motion
b)
reference point
c)
acceleration
d)
speed
40.
When an object's position is changing, that means it is in ________.
a)
motion
b)
speed
c)
direction
d)
position
41.
How fast an object is moving is its ________.
a)
speed
b)
position
c)
direction
d)
motion
42.
To measure and object's speed, you must know two things, they are:
a)
The size and direction of the object
b)
The starting position and time it took
c)
how far the object traveled and how long it took to go that distance
d)
how to use a timer, how heavy the object is
43.
What is velocity?
a)
the quickness of an object
b)
the location of an object
c)
acceleration
d)
speed in a specific direction
44.
Which is correct?
a)
speed = distance x time
b)
speed = speed divided time
c)
speed = Distance divide time
d)
Speed = time x speed
45.
How many minutes in 1 hrs
a)
60 minutes
b)
100 minutes
c)
85 minutes
d)
50 minutes
46.
Change in speed over a given period of time is
a)
velocity
b)
motion
c)
speed
d)
acceleration
47.
The formula:
? = D/T with direction
is used to find
? = D/T with direction
is used to find
a)
Velocity
b)
Speed
c)
Force
d)
Acceleration
48.
An object is in _____ any time its _____ is changing.
a)
motion, position
b)
distance, motion
c)
speed, position
d)
time, speed
49.
An object is _____ if its position changes relative to another object.
a)
in motion
b)
at reset
c)
a frame of refence
d)
magical
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