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WorksheetsMotion (velocity & acceleration)
Total questions: 52
Worksheet time: 48mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
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
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.
Jermaine runs exactly 2 laps around a 400 meter track. What is the displacement?
a)
800
b)
400
c)
0
d)
200
4.
David walks 3 km north, and then turns east and walks 4 km. What is the distance?
a)
7 km
b)
3 km
c)
4 km
d)
1 km
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.
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
7.
Jerry walked from home to school, then from the school to the park. What is his total distance?
a)
2 km
b)
5 km
c)
8 km
d)
10 km
8.
Jerry walked from home to school, then from the school to the park. What is his total displacement?
a)
2 km
b)
5 km
c)
8 km
d)
10 km
9.
A person walks 50 meters directly north, stops, and then travels 32 meters directly south. What is their displacement?
a)
82 meters
b)
18 meters
c)
28 meters
10.
A car drives 84 meters forward. It's displacement and distance would be the same.
a)
True
b)
False
11.
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
12.
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
13.
Which of the following is a unit for acceleration?
a)
km/s
b)
m/s2
c)
mi/hr
d)
ft
14.
What is velocity?
a)
the quickness of an object
b)
the location of an object
c)
acceleration
d)
speed in a specific direction
15.
A measurement of how fast an object is moving
a)
Velocity
b)
Speed
c)
Vector
d)
Acceleration
16.
A description of the speed and direction of an object's motion
a)
Velocity
b)
Speed
c)
Acceleration
d)
Vector
17.
When a car goes around a corner at 20 mph, why do we say it accelerates?
a)
The car is accelerating because of the velocity is constant
b)
The car accelerates because it's going 20 mph
c)
Cars always accelerate when they are in motion
d)
The car is accelerating because it's changing direction
18.
Why does a car accelerate as it round a corner at a constant speed?
a)
Its direction changes
b)
It doesn't
c)
It slows down
d)
Its speeds up
19.
Acceleration only takes place when things speed up.
a)
True
b)
False
20.
A roller coasters accelerates from an initial velocity of 6.0 m/s to a final velocity 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
21.
A drag racer accelerated from 0 m/s to 200 m/s in 5 s. What was the acceleration?
a)
0 m/s
b)
40 m/s2
c)
-40 m/s2
d)
40 m/s
22.
Acceleration can be classified as _______________
a)
Speeding up
b)
Slowing Down
c)
Changing directions
d)
All of the above
23.
A car traveling 300 miles in 5 hours is an example of _____.
a)
Speed
b)
Velocity
c)
Acceleration
d)
Direction
24.
A ball rolling west at 5 cm per second is an example of ____.
a)
Speed
b)
Velocity
c)
Acceleration
d)
Direction
25.
A truck slowing down to stop at a red light is an example of ____.
a)
Speed
b)
Velocity
c)
Acceleration
d)
Direction
26.
Turning a corner on a motorcycle is an example of ____.
a)
Speed
b)
Velocity
c)
Acceleration
d)
Direction
27.
A baseball thrown 90 miles per hour toward home plate is an example of ____.
a)
Speed
b)
Velocity
c)
Acceleration
d)
Direction
28.
Km (kilometers) is a unit for ___.
a)
Speed
b)
Distance
c)
Time
d)
Direction
29.
Which of the following statements about speed and velocity is correct?
a)
Velocity only describes an object’s rate of motion.
b)
Speed describes how an object is changing its velocity.
c)
Speed and velocity both describe how an object is speeding up.
d)
Only velocity includes the direction an object is traveling.
30.
The shortest path between an object's starting and ending point is its:
a)
Distance
b)
Disturbance
c)
Disenfranchisement
d)
Displacement
31.
You calculate speed by dividing the distance moved by...?
a)
Time
b)
Velocity
c)
Acceleration
d)
Vector
32.
What do you need to know about an object to calculate its velocity?
a)
Speed and time
b)
Speed and direction
c)
Speed and velocity
d)
Time and direction
33.
An object moving at -5 m/s2 is doing what?
a)
Speeding up
b)
Slowing down
c)
Moving at the same speed
d)
Stopped
34.
Which of these objects is NOT accelerating?
a)
A plane slowing down to land
b)
A rocket taking off into space
c)
A hiker moving at the same speed for hours
d)
A rollerblader heading downhill
35.
If you traveled 100 meters in 10 seconds going south, what would your speed be?
a)
100m per second
b)
10m per second south
c)
10m per second
d)
1000m per second
36.
A stopped car begins moving and reaches a speed of 25m/s in 5 seconds. What is its acceleration?
a)
+25m/s2
b)
-0m/s2
c)
+5m/s2
d)
5m/s
37.
A helicopter flies west 99 miles in 3 hours. What is its velocity?
a)
99 mph
b)
33 mph south
c)
99 mph south
d)
297 mph south
38.
Velocity is both ____ and _____.
a)
speed , direction
b)
direction, mass
c)
volume, density
d)
direction, magnitude
39.
You walk 10 meters to math class in 20 seconds. Your average speed is
a)
2 m/s
b)
0.5 m/s
c)
200 m/s
d)
5 m/s
40.
What is the speed of a cheetah that travels 112.0 m in 4.0 s?
a)
0.0357 m/s
b)
28 m/s
c)
0.036 m/s
d)
28.0 m/s
41.
Jacob ran a 5k in 24 minutes.
a)
Speed
b)
Velocity
c)
Acceleration
42.
A train travels 90 km in an hour
a)
Speed
b)
Velocity
c)
Acceleration
43.
A storm is traveling 25 km/hr eastward
a)
Speed
b)
Velocity
c)
Acceleration
44.
Macie walks in the door of the movie theater and then stops to look for an open seat.
a)
Speed
b)
Velocity
c)
Acceleration
45.
Mariah rides the escalator three floors up and then turns right to get to her favorite store in the mall.
a)
Speed
b)
Velocity
c)
Acceleration
46.
Cole throws a baseball 38 m from third base to first base in 1.7 seconds.
a)
Speed
b)
Velocity
c)
Acceleration
47.
A girl skates around the perimeter of a circular ice rink at a constant speed of 2 m/s. Is the girl accelerating?
a)
Yes
b)
No
48.
If you slow down on your bicycle, you accelerate.
a)
TRUE
b)
FALSE
49.
if you ride your bicycle at a constant speed, you cannot accelerate.
a)
TRUE
b)
FALSE
50.
You ride your bike in a straight line at a constant speed of 10 km/h.
a)
Acceleration occurred because speed increased.
b)
Acceleration did not occur because neither speed nor direction changed.
c)
Acceleration occurred because you changed directions.
d)
Acceleration occurred because speed decreased.
51.
In the acceleration formula, what does vf stand for?
a)
vortex force
b)
final velocity
c)
final vector
d)
variable f
52.
Acceleration due to gravity is....
a)
100 m/s2
b)
9.8 m/s2
c)
4.5 m/s2
d)
it depends on the mass of the object
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