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Motion Revision Quiz 3

Total questions: 45

Worksheet time: 1hrs 12mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
The location of a place or an object is called its....
a)
position
b)
motion
c)
speed
d)
reference point
2.
A location to which you can compare other locations is called
a)
reference point
b)
motion
c)
location
d)
position
3.
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
4.
What is the formula to calculate speed?
a)
Speed = time/distance
b)
Speed = distance/time
c)
Speed = distance x time
d)
Speed = time x distance
5.
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
6.
At 60 seconds, how far had this object traveled? 
a)
0 m
b)
10 m
c)
20 m
d)
40 m
7.
What is happening in this graph from point B to C?
a)
The object is going down a hill.
b)
The object is returning to its starting location.
c)
The object is slowing down.
d)
The object is staying still.
8.
What is happening in this graph from point A to B?
a)
The object is accelerating.
b)
The object is not moving.
c)
The object is decelerating.
d)
The object is moving at a constant speed.
9.
What does this graph represent?
a)
Constant speed
b)
Acceleration
c)
Not moving
10.
Which runner complete the 100 meter race in the least amount of time?
a)
Albert
b)
Bob
c)
Charlie
11.
What does the slope of each line on the graph tell you?
a)
The speed of each runner
b)
The acceleration of each runner
12.
What is the best way to describe the speed of object C?
a)
Fast
b)
Moving backwards
c)
Not Moving
d)
Slow
13.
Which graph represents an object that is decreasing in speed?
a)
A
b)
B
c)
C
d)
D
14.
During which time period did the bird move the fastest?
a)
period 1
b)
period 2
c)
period 3
d)
period 4
15.
Which graph represents an object that stopped moving halfway through the time measured?
a)
A
b)
B
c)
C
d)
D
16.
Which object will MOST LIKELY move the farthest during 1 minute?
a)
a train traveling 16 meters per second
b)
a racehorse running 15 meters per second
c)
a bowling ball rolling 7 meters per second
d)
a man swimming 2 meters per second
17.

The resistance of an object to any change in its motion is called ______________________.

a)

inertia

b)

friction

c)

gravity

d)

weight

18.
The force of attraction between all matter.
a)
inertia
b)
friction
c)
net force
d)
gravity
19.
A Newton is a unit of...
a)
force
b)
inertia
c)
acceleration
d)
velocity
20.
A cannonball with a mass of 0.5 kg is flying at an acceleration of 10 m/sec/sec. What is it's force?
a)
50 Newtons
b)
5 Newtons
c)
20 Newtons
d)
9.5 Newtons
21.

What is one of the benefits of wearing a seat belt?

a)

It keeps you in from falling out of the car.

b)

It allows you to share the same motion as the car

c)

It prevents car accidents

d)

It is connected to air bags

22.

Inertia is most often experienced when…

a)

Earth stop rotating for a second

b)

a moving vehicle is stopped

c)

It rains

d)

Rockets are launched

23.

The rate at which an object’s velocity changes is _____

a)

Acceleration

b)

Speed

c)

Time

d)

Oscillation

24.

Your bicycle begins to slow down when you stop peddling. What is at work?

a)

Weight

b)

Friction

c)

Centrifugal Force

d)

All of the above

25.

What is the force of a ball that has a mass of 150 g hitting the ground from a height of 20 meters?

a)

1500 N

b)

1.5 N

c)

3000 N

d)

3 N

26.

A dog’s wagging tail knocks over the cup of pencils sitting on your desk. What kind of force is his tail?

a)

Balanced

b)

Unbalanced

c)

Frictional

d)

Angular

27.

Which of the following would speed up or change directions more quickly if the same force is applied to all?

a)

Golf ball

b)

Marble

c)

Football

d)

Bowling ball

28.

Newton’s second law of motion can be written as

a)

F = ma

b)

a = F/m

c)

F = mc2

d)

F = am

29.
What two measurements are necessary for calculating speed?
a)
Mass and time
b)
Temperature and mass
c)
Mass and distance
d)
Distance and time
30.
What does this graph represent?
a)
Constant Speed
b)
Acceleration
c)
Not moving
31.
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
32.
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
33.
Total distance divided by total time is
a)
average speed
b)
constant speed
c)
instantaneous speed
d)
acceleration
34.
Scott travels north 5 miles and then goes west 3 miles before coming straight back south 2 miles. What is his distance?
a)
10
b)
7
c)
8
d)
6
35.
Distance and direction of an object's change in position from a starting point
a)
displacement
b)
distance
c)
motion
d)
reference point
36.
 Jermaine runs exactly 2 laps around a 400 meter track. What is the displacement?
a)
800
b)
400
c)
0
d)
200
37.
A change in position or location
a)
Magnetism
b)
Gravity
c)
Position
d)
Movement
38.
What kind of quantity has both a magnitude and a direction?
a)
scalar
b)
vector
c)
frame of reference
d)
time
39.
Bill runs 400 meters to Andy's house, turns around, and runs 400 meters back home.  What is Bill's distance?
a)
0 meters
b)
400 meters
c)
800 meters
d)
1600 meters
40.
Bill runs 400 meters to Andy's house, turns around, and runs 400 meters back home.  What is Bill's displacement?
a)
0 meters
b)
400 meters
c)
800 meters
d)
1600 meters
41.
Which of the following is NOT a scalar quantity?
a)
time
b)
distance
c)
displacement
d)
speed
42.
A distance vs. time graph shows an object's
a)
frame of reference
b)
speed
c)
acceleration
d)
favorite food
43.
On a distance-versus-time graph, a straight line ALWAYS indicates that an object’s speed is _____.
a)
constant
b)
zero
c)
increasing
d)
decreasing
44.
What is the SI unit for speed
a)
Km
b)
s
c)
m/s
d)
m/s2
45.
LT2: Grayson walks 5 meters in 5 seconds. What is his average speed? 
a)
25 m/sec
b)
1 m/sec
c)
5 m/sec
d)
.25 m/sec

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