Wayground logo

Free Printable Worksheets

Font size

S
M
L
XL
Worksheets

motion

Total questions: 35

Worksheet time: 32mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
A location to which you can compare other locations is called
a)
reference point
b)
motion
c)
location
d)
position
2.
The change of position over time is called
a)
position
b)
motion
c)
speed
d)
location
3.
Speed is equal to the distance divided by
a)
position
b)
time
c)
height
d)
motion
4.
The unit speed is measured in is
a)
m/s
b)
ft/min
c)
m/hr
d)
m/s^2
5.
A wheelchair racer completes a 100 meter course in 20 seconds. What is his speed?
d= 100 m
t= 20 s
a)
10 m/s
b)
5 m/s
c)
2 m/s
d)
0 m/s
6.
In a distance time graph, the steeper the line the...
a)
greater the speed
b)
slower the speed
c)
speed has reached zero
d)
speed has not changed
7.
Speed in a specific direction is called
a)
speed
b)
acceleration
c)
position
d)
velocity
8.
Stating that a man is traveling north at 30 m/s is an statement of his
a)
speed
b)
velocity
c)
accleration
d)
endurance
9.
If Bj is walking 3 m/s to the north and Lauren is walking 3 m/s to the west, then which of the following is true
a)
They have the same speed and different velocities
b)
They have the same velocity and different speeds
c)
They have the same speed and velocity
d)
They have different speeds and different velocities
10.
A car goes from 0 m/s to 60 m/s in a period of 5 seconds find its acceleration.
a)
10 m/s^2
b)
12 m/s
c)
12 m/s^2
d)
11 m/s
11.
If a train slows down what type of acceleration does it have
a)
positive
b)
negative
c)
none
12.
Acceleration occurs when an object changes its speed or ______.
a)
direction
b)
force
c)
inertia
d)
mass
13.
A car driving at 50 miles per hour drives for 2 hours. What distance did it cover?
a)
50 miles
b)
25 miles
c)
100 miles
d)
75 miles
14.
A truck driving at 60 miles per hour travels 150 miles. How long is it driving for?
a)
9000 hours
b)
0.4 hours
c)
210 hours
d)
2.5 hours
15.
Acceleration only takes place when things speed up. 
a)
True
b)
False
16.
What is the SI unit for speed
a)
Km
b)
s
c)
m/s
d)
m/s2
17.
The object is traveling at a constant speed during interval 
a)
A-B
b)
B-C
c)
C-D
d)
D-E
18.
What is the speed of the object shown in the graph?
a)
A)2 m/s  
b)
B)4 m/s
c)
C)1 m/s
d)
 D)10 m 
19.
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
20.
What does this graph represent?
a)
Constant Speed
b)
Acceleration
c)
Not moving
21.
What does the solid line on this graph represent?
a)
Constant speed
b)
Acceleration
c)
Not moving
d)
deceleration
22.

Scalar is __.

a)

a quantity that does not involve direction.

b)

a quantity containing a magnitude and direction.

c)

a quantity containing a direction only.

d)

a quantity that does not involve direction and magnitude.

23.

Vector is __.

a)

a quantity that does not involve direction.

b)

a quantity containing a magnitude and direction

c)

a quantity containing a direction only.

d)

a quantity that does not involve direction and magnitude.

24.

Which of the following would be considered a scalar quantity?

a)

55 km/h, east

b)

35 m/s, north

c)

40 kg

d)

20 kg m/s, to the right

25.

Which of the following is an example of a vector quantity?

a)

temperature

b)

volume

c)

velocity

d)

mass

26.
Wind blowing at 20 mph.Vector or scalar?
a)
Scalar
b)
Vector
27.
A deer running 15 meters per second due west.Vector or scalar?
a)
Scalar
b)
Vector
28.
What does the slope of each line on the graph tell you?
a)
The speed of each runner
b)
The acceleration of each runner
29.
Which runner complete the 100 meter race in the least amount of time?
a)
Albert
b)
Bob
c)
Charlie
30.
What does this graph represent?
a)
Constant speed
b)
Acceleration
c)
Not moving
31.

Which segment shows the faster speed?

a)

A to B

b)

C to D

c)

B to C

32.

What is the motion of the object from segment D to E?

a)

It is moving slowly

b)

It is returning to the starting point

c)

It is moving quickly

d)

It is not moving

33.

What does a negative sloped line mean on a position vs time graph?

a)

The object is not moving at all

b)

The object is slowing down.

c)

The object is moving at a constant speed back to where it started.

34.
Slope is equal to 
a)
rise/run
b)
run/rise
c)
rise + run
d)
rise - run
35.
What does this graph represent?
a)
Constant speed
b)
Acceleration
c)
Not moving