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Fall ACP Review - Definitions and Graphs

Total questions: 40

Worksheet time: 17mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
Acceleration: is the rate of change in ___________.
a)
speed
b)
distance
c)
velocity 
d)
displacement 
2.
Changes in our speed, direction or both are called _________.
a)
gravity
b)
changes
c)
acceleration
d)
displacement
3.

If an object has a velocity of -v, it means that it is

a)

slowing down

b)

speeding up

c)

moving in the negative direction

4.

This the the distance and direction of an object's change in position from a starting point

a)

Displacement

b)

Distance

c)

Motion

d)

Reference point

e)

Velocity

5.

Two people walk across a parking lot. Their paths are shown in the image. Who traveled a larger distance?

a)

Person A

b)

Person B

c)

They both went the same distance

6.
What does this graph represent?
a)
Constant speed
b)
Acceleration
c)
Not moving
d)
Return to start
7.
What is this object doing?
a)
speeding up
b)
slowing down
c)
not moving
d)
moving at a constant velocity
8.

A position vs. time graph shows an object's

a)

frame of reference

b)

position and speed

c)

position

d)

speed

9.
What is happening at D?
a)
Stationary
b)
Accelerating
c)
Fast steady speed; moving away from the starting position
d)
Slower steady speed; moving away from the starting position
10.

On a position vs. time graph, the steeper the slope, _____

a)

the slower the speed

b)

the faster the speed

c)

less acceleration

d)

greater acceleration

11.
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
12.

Calculate the speed of the object from this position vs. time graph

a)

10 m

b)

10 m/s

c)

10

13.

What is this object doing

a)

Moving away from origin at constant speed, then stopping, then going back to its starting point at constant speed

b)

Speeding up in positive direction, then maintaining constant speed, then decelerating until it stops.

c)

Increasing, stopping, decreasing

14.

What is this object doing between 0 and 4 seconds?

a)

Moving away from origin at constant speed

b)

Accelerating

c)

Increasing

15.

How fast is the object moving between 0 and 4 seconds?

a)

Can't tell

b)

Anywhere between 0 and 8 m/s

c)

2 m/s

16.

How much is the object acceleration between 0 and 4seconds?

a)

Can't tell

b)

8 m/s2

c)

2 m/s2

d)

0 m/s2

17.

How much is the object acceleration between 4 and 7 seconds?

a)

Can't tell

b)

8 m/s2

c)

2 m/s2

d)

0 m/s2

18.

Acceleration is

a)

change in velocity over time

b)

change in position over time

c)

speeding up or slowing down

19.

Two people walk across a parking lot. Their paths are shown in the image. Who traveled with a larger displacement?

a)

Person A

b)

Person B

c)

They both had the same displacement.

20.

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

a)

2 km East

b)

5 km South

c)

8 km East

d)

2 km

e)

8 km

21.

At 60 seconds, how far had this object traveled away from its starting point?

a)

0 m

b)

10 m

c)

20 m

d)

40 m

22.
How long did it take this object to travel 10 m?
a)
0 s
b)
10 s
c)
15 s
d)
20 s
23.

What is the total displacement of the object represented in this motion graph?

a)

5 meters

b)

4 meters

c)

2 meters

d)

0 meters

24.

What is the total distance of the object represented in this motion graph?

a)

5 meters

b)

4 meters

c)

2 meters

d)

0 meters

25.

How fast did the object move away from the starting point between 0 sec and 4 sec?

a)

0.5 meters every second

b)

0.5 meters

c)

4 meters every second

d)

4 meters

e)

2 meters every second

26.

How fast did the object move back towards the starting point between 4 sec and 8 sec?

a)

0.25 meters every second

b)

- 0.25 meters every second

c)

4 meters every second

d)

- 4 meters every second

27.
What is the total displacement of the object represented in this motion graph? 
a)
0 meters
b)
- 50 meters
c)
50 meters
d)
100 meters
28.

How fast did the object move between 0 and 20 s?

a)

50 m/s

b)

2.5 m/s

c)

0.4 m/s

d)

100 m

e)

50 m

29.

How fast did the object move between 20 and 30 s?

a)

0 m

b)

0 m/s

c)

10 m

d)

10 m/s

30.

Generally speaking in physics, moving forward is _______________, moving backwards is ____________

a)

negative; positive

b)

positive; negative

c)

derp; derper

31.
How can acceleration be zero?
a)
a car runs out of gas and slowly rolls to a stop
b)
a car decreases speed at a constant rate until it comes to rest
c)
car has constant speed and is traveling on a straight path
d)
the car travels round trip and is back at the starting point
32.

Which velocity graph matches this position graph from 20 to 30 seconds?

a)
b)
c)
d)
33.

Which velocity graph matches this position graph from 30 to 40 seconds?

a)
b)
c)
d)
34.

Which V v T graph matches this P v T graph?

a)
b)
c)
d)
35.

Calculate the slope of this best-fit line

a)

0.4

b)

2.5

c)

1

d)

0.6

36.

Calculate the slope of this best-fit line

a)

-2

b)

2

c)

-1.67

d)

-0.6

37.

This graph shows the speed of a car during 6 seconds. How far did the car travel (displacement) during the last 2 seconds (4 - 6 s)?

a)

10 m

b)

20 m

c)

10 m/s

d)

20 m/s

38.

This is a velocity-time graph: What is the displacement of the object between 0 and 30 seconds? (area under curve)

a)

600 m

b)

0 m

c)

500 m

d)

0.67 m

39.

Which of the following is true about the motions of objects A and B at t = 4 seconds? (Check all that apply)

a)

Both objects have the same speed.

b)

Both objects have the same velocity.

c)

Both objects have the same position

d)

Object A is passing object B

40.

How far did the object travel (displacement) between 10 - 12 seconds?

a)

2 m

b)

0 m

c)

-4 m