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Motion and Speed 2020

Total questions: 35

Worksheet time: 21mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
What is the speed of an object that travels 60 meters in 4 seconds?
a)
240 m/s
b)
15 m/s
c)
0.067 m/s
d)
15 mph
2.

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

3.

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

4.

What is the average speed of the marble's entire trip? ?

a)

5 m/s

b)

45 m/s

c)

20 m/s

d)

24 m/s

5.
What is the speed of a cheetah that travels 112.0 m in 4.0 s?
a)
0.0357 m/s
b)
28.0 km/s
c)
0.036 m/s
d)
28.0 m/s
6.

What is happening at D?

a)

Not moving

b)

Speeding up

c)

Fast steady speed; moving away from the starting position

d)

Slower steady speed; moving away from the starting position

7.

What is happening at C?

a)

Not moving

b)

Speeding up

c)

Fast steady speed; moving away from the starting position

d)

Slower steady speed; moving away from the starting position

8.

Match the description to the graph:

"The car is stopped."

a)
b)
c)
d)
9.

Match the description to the graph:

"The car is traveling at a constant speed."

a)
b)
c)
d)
10.

Match the description to the graph:

"The speed of the car is decreasing."

a)
b)
c)
d)
11.

Match the description to the graph:

"The car is coming back."

a)
b)
c)
d)
12.

How long did Charlie stop for a rest?

a)

2.5 seconds

b)

2 seconds

c)

3 seconds

d)

5 seconds

13.

In a duck race, a rubber duck travelled 400 meters in 10 minutes. What was the rubber duck´s speed?

a)

40

b)

40 minutes

c)

40mm/s

d)

40m/m

14.
Can be measured in meters per second (m/s)
a)
Distance
b)
Time
c)
Speed
d)
Acceleration
15.
Can be measured in meters (m)
a)
Distance
b)
Time
c)
Speed
d)
Acceleration
16.

Joe rode his bike around town. The graph below shows his position over time. Which best describes Joe’s motion between hours 1 and 2?

a)

He traveled 0 mph.

b)

He traveled 0.5 mph.

c)

He traveled 2 mph.

d)

He traveled 4 mph.

17.
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
18.

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

19.

What is the average speed of the object shown in the graph?

a)

2 m/s

b)

4 m/s

c)

1 m/s

d)

10 m

20.
a)
b)
c)
d)
21.

An eagle can fly 10 miles in 30 minutes. What is his average speed in miles per hour?

a)

10 mph

b)

15 mph

c)

50 mph

d)

20 mph

22.
A train travels 25 km in .5 hrs. How fast is the train going?
a)
25 miles/hr
b)
5 miles/hr
c)
125 km/hr
d)
50 km/hr
23.

During what time interval did the boy stop riding the bike ?

a)

0 - 5 minutes

b)

5 - 10 minutes

c)

10-15 minutes

d)

15-20 minutes

24.

Which position shows the vehicle moving the fastest?

a)

Position L

b)

Position M

c)

Position N

d)

Position O

25.

What is the speed of the object between 4 and 6 seconds?

a)

5 m/min

b)

10 m/min

c)

15 m/min

d)

20 m/min

26.

A sail fish can travel 34 km in 30 minutes. What is the average speed of a sail fish in km per hour?

a)

17 km/h

b)

34 km/h

c)

68 km/h

d)

1,020 km/h

27.
Is this a balanced or unbalance force?
a)
Balanced
b)
Unbalanced
c)
Neither one
d)
Both
28.
Which direction will the object move?
a)
Right
b)
Left
c)
Up
d)
Down
29.

Which of these is NOT an unbalanced force ?

a)

A big ball rolling down hill

b)

A car gaining speed to pass another car

c)

A truck stopped at a red light

d)

Turn to enter the cafeteria from the hallway

30.

What is happening at A?

a)

Not moving

b)

Speeding up

c)

Fast steady speed; moving away from the starting position

d)

Slower steady speed; moving away from the starting position

31.
An inclined plane reduces the amount of force needed to move an object by - 
a)
increasing the distance the object moves.
b)
transferring more of the force to the object
c)
reversing the direction the object is moved.
32.
Students pulled the same mass up an inclined plane that was 20 cm, 30 cm, and 40 cm long. Each time, they used a spring scale to measure the force needed to pull the mass up the inclined plane. What did they conclude?
a)
Less force was needed on the 20 cm plane
b)
More force was needed on the 40 cm inclined plane.
c)
The least amount of force was needed on the 40 cm inclined plane.
d)
The least amount of force was needed on the 30 cm inclined plane.
33.

How does distance change the effort when using an inclined plane?

a)

as distance increases, effort decreases

b)

as distance decreases, effort decreases

c)

as distance increases, effort increases

d)

nothing, they both stay the same

34.

The diagram shows a wooden block being pulled up an inclined plane that is 30 cm in height. Using the inclined plane reduces the amount of force needed to life the block while increasing the-

a)

mass of the wooden block.

b)

surface area of the block.

c)

pull of gravity on the block.

d)

distance the block must move.

35.

Which of these is true about unbalanced forces ?

a)

Can cause a change in direction

b)

Can cause a change in position

c)

Can cause a change in speed

d)

All are true.