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Motion Graphs Problem Set #2

Total questions: 37

Worksheet time: 9hrs 2mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is happening at D?

a)

Stationary

b)

Accelerating

c)

Fast steady velocity; moving away from the starting position

d)

Slower steady velocity; moving away from the starting position

2.

What is happening at E?

a)

Stationary

b)

Accelerating

c)

Fast steady velocity; moving away from the starting position

d)

Steady velocity; returning to start position

3.

What is happening at A?

a)

Stationary

b)

Accelerating

c)

Slower steady velocity; moving away from the starting position

d)

Steady velocity; returning to start position

4.
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
5.
What is the person doing from 5 seconds to 10 seconds?
a)
Walking 
b)
Running
c)
Standing Still 
d)
Walking Fast
6.

What is the velocity of the person during the first 5 seconds?

a)

0 m/s

b)

+1 m/s

c)

+3 m/s

d)

+1 m/s2

7.

What is occurring on this graph? (The Y axis represents distance/position.)

a)

speeding up in the positive direction

b)

moving at a constant speed in the positive direction

c)

not moving

d)

moving at a constant speed in the negative direction

8.

What is occurring on this graph? (The Y axis represents distance/position.)

a)

speeding up in the negative direction

b)

moving at a constant speed in the positive direction

c)

not moving

d)

moving at a constant speed in the negative direction

9.

What is occurring on this graph? (The Y axis represents distance/position.)

a)

slowing down in the positive direction

b)

moving at a constant speed in the positive direction

c)

speeding up

d)

slowing down

10.

What is occurring on this graph? (The Y axis represents distance/position.)

a)

slowing down

b)

moving at a constant speed in the positive direction

c)

turning right

d)

speeding up

11.

What is occurring on this graph? Select 2.

a)

speeding up in the positive direction

b)

zero acceleration

c)

cruise control

d)

no movement

12.

What is occurring on this graph? Select 2.

a)

slowing down in the negative direction

b)

constant negative acceleration

c)

constant positive acceleration

d)

slowing down in the positive direction

e)

positive change in momentum

13.

Which graph represents zero acceleration (constant velocity)?

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

14.

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.

15.
Which graph shows the object standing still?
a)
A
b)
B
c)
C
d)
D
16.
Which graph represents the greatest acceleration?
a)
A
b)
B
c)
C
d)
D
17.
How many times does this object STOP moving?
a)
None
b)
Once
c)
Twice
d)
Three times
18.
After completing one trip on a roller coaster, the roller coaster's ________ is zero.
a)
displacement
b)
reference point
c)
length
d)
distance
19.

A cat walks 3 meters west toward a laser, then jumps 5 meters due south of the laser when it sees a thing. What is the total distance the cat has traveled (to the nearest tenth)?

a)

3.0m

b)

5.0m

c)

8.0m

d)

5.8m

20.

You walk 80m east on FM 518 to get some Whataburger. After getting there, your friend texts you that Red River is giving out free stuff so you head the 65 m south there. After that, you decide to head to the gas station for a nice drink to cool down, you head the 80 m west there. Suddenly you realize you forgot your wallet at school, you wonder, "how did I buy all that stuff?" and you run the 65m north back. What is your total displacement?

a)

0m

b)

290m

c)

518m

d)

80m

21.

What is the total displacement of the car?

a)

60 m

b)

20 m

c)

0 m

d)

80 m

22.

What is the total distance traveled by the car?

a)

60 m

b)

20 m

c)

0 m

d)

80 m

23.

What describes a vector best?

a)

Magnitude

b)

Magnitude and unit

c)

Magnitude, unit, and direction

d)

Direction

24.

What does it mean if a distance vs. time graph is a straight diagonal line?

a)

constant speed

b)

the car was moving in a straight line

25.
What does the slope of a position vs. time graph represent?
a)
the car was going up a hill
b)
the velocity of the object
26.
What does it mean if a slope of a position vs. time graph is negative?
a)
The car was slowing down
b)
The car was moving in the negative direction
c)
The car was speeding up
d)
The car was moving in the positive
27.
What is the difference between speed and velocity?
a)
speed is how fast, velocity is how fast plus what direction
b)
There is no difference, they are synonyms.
c)
One is for an object and the other isn't
d)
Speed is speed and velocity is speed also
28.
What is the total distance covered by 2 pm?
a)
40 miles
b)
30 miles
c)
60 miles
d)
10 miles
29.
Vector Quantities
a)
Have Magnitude
b)
Have Magnitude and Direction 
c)
Have Direction and Intention
d)
Have Magnitude, Direction, and Intention
30.
which line shows a negative acceleration ?
a)
A
b)
B and C
c)
D
d)
A, B, and 
A, B, and D
31.

which represent constant acceleration?

a)

A

b)

B and D

c)

C

d)

A, B, and D

32.
Which runner won the race?
a)
A
b)
B
c)
C
33.
Which runner had a head start?
a)
A
b)
B
c)
C
34.
At what time did runner A pass runner B?
a)
0 seconds
b)
1 second
c)
2 seconds
d)
3 seconds
35.
How long did it take this object to travel back to its origin?
a)
20 s
b)
30 s
c)
60 s
d)
100 s
36.
At 60 seconds, how far had this object traveled? 
a)
0 m
b)
10 m
c)
20 m
d)
40 m
37.
What is the total distance that the object travels?
a)
40m
b)
80m
c)
100
d)
100m