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Position-time graphs & Speed Calculations

Total questions: 50

Worksheet time: 2hrs 33mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

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

2.
What is the person doing from 5 seconds to 10 seconds?
a)
Walking 
b)
Running
c)
Standing Still 
d)
Walking Fast
3.
What is this object doing?
a)
moving at a constant speed away from start and then stops
b)
increasing speed and then stops
c)
decreasing speed and then constant speed
d)
moving at a constant speed away from start and then constant speed
4.
What does this graph represent?
a)
Constant speed
b)
Acceleration
c)
Not moving
5.
On a distance vs. time graph, the steeper the slope _____
a)
the slower the speed
b)
the faster the speed
c)
less acceleration
d)
greater acceleration
6.
At what time did runner A pass runner B?
a)
0 seconds
b)
1 second
c)
2 seconds
d)
3 seconds
7.
Which runner went the greatest distance in the race?
a)
A
b)
B
c)
C
8.
What is this graph showing?
a)
Constant Speed
b)
Acceleration (speeding up)
c)
Deceleration (slowing down)
d)
No motion
9.
Which graph is showing a faster constant speed?
a)
B
b)
F
c)
They show the same speed
10.

Which line represents the slower speed?

a)

green

b)

red

11.
How far has the red runner gone in 3 seconds?
a)
40 yards
b)
10 yards
c)
30 yards
d)
20 yards
12.
Which turtle won the race?
a)
Bill
b)
Myrtle
c)
Zed
13.
What is the total distance covered by 2 pm?
a)
40 miles
b)
30 miles
c)
60 miles
d)
10 miles
14.

How long did it take Charlie to finish the race?

a)

A)14 meters

b)

B)12 seconds

c)

C)17 seconds

d)

D)14 seconds

15.
What is the dependent variable?
a)
A)Distance
b)
 B)Time 
16.

Who was running at constant speed at the beginning of the race?

a)

A)Albert

b)

B)Bob

c)

C)Charlie

17.
How far did they run?
a)
A)100 seconds  
b)
B)100 meters
c)
C)18 meters 
d)
D)18 seconds
18.
What does the flat line mean for Charlie?
a)
He stayed at the same speed
b)
He slowed down
c)
He stopped running 
d)
He stayed at the same speed but at a slower rate
19.

Who won?

a)

A)Albert

b)

B)Bob

c)

C)Charlie

20.
How long did it take Bob to finish the race?
a)
A)14 meters  
b)
B)12 seconds
c)
C)16.5 seconds
d)
 D)14 seconds 
21.
When you graph the motion of an object, you put ____ on the horizontal X axis and ____ on the vertical Y axis.
a)
speed, time
b)
distance, time
c)
direction, speed
d)
time, distance
22.
How many times does this object STOP moving?
a)
None
b)
Once
c)
Twice
d)
Three times
23.
How long did it take this object to travel 10 m?
a)
0 s
b)
10 s
c)
15 s
d)
20 s
24.
How long did it take this object to travel back to its reference/starting point?
a)
20 s
b)
30 s
c)
60 s
d)
100 s
25.
Describe the motion
a)
Slow to fast;   Negative direction
b)
Fast to slow;   Negative direction
c)
Fast to slow;   Positive direction
d)
Slow to fast;   Positive direction
26.
On a distance vs. time graph, the steeper the slope _____
a)
the slower the speed
b)
the faster the speed
c)
less acceleration
d)
greater acceleration
27.

What does the solid line on this graph represent?

a)

Constant speed

b)

Acceleration

c)

At rest

d)

deceleration

28.
Which graph is showing a faster constant speed?
a)
B
b)
F
c)
They show the same speed
29.
The horizontal number line on a coordinate plane.
a)
X-axis
b)
coordinate
c)
Y-axis
30.

Jerry walked from home to school, then from the school to the park. What is his total distance?

a)

2 km

b)

5 km

c)

8 km

d)

10 km

31.

Jerry walked from home to school, then from the school to the park. What is his total displacement?

a)

2 km

b)

5 km

c)

8 km

d)

10 km

32.

From the figure, what is the displacement?

a)

20 meters

b)

25 meters

c)

15 meters

d)

25 meters NE

33.

Which interval shows the dog walker resting?

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

None of the intervals

34.

The bicyclist stopped and rest in ____ different intervals?

a)

2

b)

3

c)

4

d)

5

e)

6

35.

Which interval has the slowest speed?

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

36.

Which interval has the fastest speed?

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

37.

Consider the graph shown below. Which description below is consistent with the graph?

a)

The object accelerates in the positive direction and then in the negative direction.

b)

The object moves upwards, reaches its peak and then falls with an acceleration.

c)

The object moves in the positive direction and then moves in the negative direction.

38.

Mrs. Bearden drives 50 miles. What does Mrs. Bearden need to figure out her speed?

a)

The type of car she drives

b)

Her heart rate as she drives

c)

The time she has driven

d)

The direction she was going

39.

Gabriel sprinted down the hallway for a science project. He ran a total of 40 meters in 20 seconds. What was his average speed?

a)

2 meters per second

b)

20 meters per second

c)

40 meters per second

d)

10 meters for second

40.

Sophia was trying to explaining to Tyler how to find the speed. What equation should she use to calculate speed?

a)

speed = time/distance

b)

speed = distance X time

c)

speed = voleicty X time

d)

speed = distance/time

41.

What is the speed of the marble at 2 s?

a)

5 m/s

b)

5 s/m

c)

20 m/s

d)

20 s/m

42.

What is the speed of the marble at 3 seconds?

a)

5 m/s

b)

45 m/s

c)

5 s/m

d)

45 s/m

43.
The unit for speed is:
a)
m/s
b)
s
c)
m
d)
km
44.

Alan travels 100 km in 5hrs. Find his average speed in km/h

a)

5km/hr

b)

10km/hr

c)

50km/hr

d)

20km/hr

45.

What two measurements are necessary for calculating speed?

a)

Mass and time

b)

Temperature and mass

c)

Mass and distance

d)

Distance and time

46.

Total distance divided by total time is

a)

average speed

b)

average time

c)

average distance

47.
What is speed?
a)
how far you go
b)
how much distance is covered over a period of time
c)
how fast you accelerate
d)
the change in the location of a object
48.
What is velocity?
a)
the quickness of an object
b)
the location of an object
c)
acceleration
d)
speed in a specific direction
49.
65 miles per hour North is an example of an objects what?
a)
Speed
b)
Velocity
c)
Average Speed
d)
Constant Speed
50.
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

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