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Year 10 Physics #1

Total questions: 26

Worksheet time: 26mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

2. Define acceleration

a)

Acceleration is the change in deplacement per unit time

b)

Acceleration is the change in speed per unit time

c)

Acceleration is the rate of change of velocity.

d)

Acceleration is how Mr Ng feels when marks the prelim paper.

2.
Distance and direction of an object's change in position from a starting point
a)
displacement
b)
distance
c)
motion
d)
reference point
3.
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
4.
 Jermaine runs exactly 2 laps around a 400 meter track. What is the displacement?
a)
800
b)
400
c)
0
d)
200
5.
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
6.
Which of the following is NOT a scalar quantity?
a)
time
b)
distance
c)
displacement
d)
speed
7.
Vector quantities need both a magnitude and a _____.
a)
distance
b)
displacement
c)
direction
d)
velocity
8.
Displacement and distance are always the same number.
a)
True
b)
False
9.
What is the speed of a car that travels 400 m in 20 minutes?
a)
20 miles/hr
b)
20 m/min
c)
800 m/min
d)
200 miles/hr
10.
What is the equation to calculate speed?
a)
speed = distance/time
b)
speed = time/distance
c)
speed = time x distance 
d)
speed = speed/time 
11.
A car travels 30 miles/hr for 3 hours, calculate the distance it will travel
a)
90 miles
b)
10 miles
c)
600 miles
d)
90 km
12.
Which of the following is a unit of speed ?
a)
sec
b)
mi
c)
m/s
d)
min
13.
What does this graph represent?
a)
Constant Speed
b)
Acceleration
c)
Not moving
14.
Velocity is both ____ and _____. 
a)
speed , direction 
b)
direction, mass
c)
volume, density 
d)
direction, magnitude 
15.
88 m/s north
a)
Speed
b)
Velocity
c)
Acceleration
16.
Velocity is a
a)
scalar
b)
vector
17.
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
18.
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
19.
In each of the following cases, determine where the car has no acceleration ?
a)
A car shortly after a stoplight turns green.
b)
A car approaching a red light
c)
A car with the cruise control set at 80 km/h
d)
A car moving down a ramp
20.

Why does a car accelerate as it rounds a corner at a constant speed?

a)

Its direction changes

b)

It doesn't

c)

It slows down

d)

Its speeds up

21.

A roller coasters accelerates from an initial speed of 6.0 m/s to a final speed of 70 m/s over 4 seconds. What's the acceleration?

a)

24 m/s2

b)

18 m/s2

c)

16 m/s2

d)

16 m/s

22.
When are you undergoing an acceleration in a car? 
a)
speed up
b)
slow down
c)
make turns
d)
All of the above 
23.
Which graph represents zero acceleration (constant velocity)?
a)
A
b)
B
c)
C
d)
D
24.

What can we say about the graph between the O and A?

a)

The object is rapidly accelerating.

b)

The object is traveling at a constant speed.

c)

The object is not moving.

d)

The object is traveling away from the start position.

25.

What can we say about the graph between points A & B?

a)

The object is accelerating rapidly.

b)

The object is not moving.

c)

The object is at a constant speed.

d)

The object is slowing down.

26.

What can we say about the graph between points B & C?

a)

The object is returning home.

b)

The object is rapidly decreasing.

c)

The object is not moving.

d)

The object is at a constant rate of speed.