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Year 10 Motion

Total questions: 40

Worksheet time: 51mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
The speed boats speed increased from 0m/s to 24m/s in a time span of 12 seconds.
a)
4 m/s²
b)
2 m/s²
c)
8 m/s²
d)
6 m/s²
2.
A rolling soccer ball decelerated from 22 m/s to 8 m/s in 12 sec.
a)
-1.17 m/s²
b)
.5 m/s²
c)
1.17 m/s²
d)
2 m/s²
3.

A car on the highway traveling at a velocity of 46 m/s accelerates at a rate of 3 m/s/s for 7 seconds. What is the final velocity of the car?

a)

67 m/s

b)

25 m/s

c)

21 m/s

d)

56 m/s

4.
A 20 kg bike accelerates at 10 m/s2.  What was the force?
a)
25 Newtons
b)
20 Newtons
c)
200 Newtons
d)
10 Newtons
5.
A 10 kg object is accelerated upward at 2 m/s2.  What force is required? 
a)
20 N
b)
2 N
c)
5 N
d)
0 N
6.
If a force of 26 N is exerted on two balls, one with a mass of 0.52 kg and the other with a mass of 0.78 kg, which ball will have the greater acceleration?  (F=ma)
a)
The one with a mass of .78 kg will have the greatest acceleration.
b)
The one with a mass of .52 kg will have the greatest acceleration.
c)
They will both accelerate at the same rate.
d)
Not enough information given
7.
If an object was accelerating at 10 m/s^2, and a force of 10 newtons was required to accelerate it, what was the object's mass?
a)
1 kilogram
b)
10 kilograms
c)
2 kilograms
d)
5 kilograms
8.
What does this graph represent?
a)
Constant Speed
b)
Acceleration
c)
Deacceleration
d)
Not moving
9.
Which runner won the race?
a)
A
b)
B
c)
C
d)
It was a tie
10.
Which runner had a head start?
a)
A
b)
B
c)
C
d)
None of them
11.
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
12.
What is the person doing from 5 seconds to 10 seconds?
a)
Walking 
b)
Running
c)
Standing Still 
d)
Walking Fast
13.
What is happening at A?
a)
Stationary
b)
Accelerating
c)
Slower steady speed; moving away from the starting position
d)
Steady speed; returning to start position
14.
What is happening at E?
a)
Stationary
b)
Accelerating
c)
Fast steady speed; moving away from the starting position
d)
Steady speed; returning to start position
15.
Are forces balanced or unbalanced when a car is moving at a constant speed in a straight line?
a)
Balanced
b)
Unbalanced
16.
The sum of all forces acting on an object and direction
a)
Contact Force
b)
Balanced Force
c)
Unbalanced Force
d)
Net Force
17.
Are forces balanced or unbalanced when a marble speeds up rolling down a ramp?
a)
Balanced
b)
Unbalanced
18.
How long did it take this object to travel 10 m?
a)
0 s
b)
10 s
c)
15 s
d)
20 s
19.
How long did it take this object to travel back to its reference/starting point?
a)
20 s
b)
30 s
c)
60 s
d)
100 s
20.
What does this graph represent?
a)
Constant speed
b)
Acceleration
c)
Not moving
21.
What is the speed of this object at 3 seconds?
a)
5 m/s
b)
45 m/s
c)
5 s/m
d)
45 s/m
22.
What does the flat line mean for Charlie?
a)
He stayed at the same speed
b)
He slowed down
c)
He stopped running 
d)
He stayed at the same speed but at a slower rate
23.
A picture is hanging on a wall and does not move.
a)
Newton's 1st Law
b)
Newton's 2nd Law
c)
Newton's 3rd Law
d)
None of them
24.
Pushing a child on a swing is easier than pushing an adult on the same swing, because the adult has more inertia.
a)
Newton's 1st Law
b)
Newton's 2nd Law
c)
Newton's 3rd Law
d)
None of them
25.
Acceleration is produced when a force acts on a mass. The greater the mass (of the object being accelerated) the greater the amount of force needed (to accelerate the object).
a)
Newton's 1st Law
b)
Newton's 2nd Law
c)
Newton's 3rd Law
d)
None of them
26.
An object at rest will remain at rest unless acted on by an unbalanced force. An object in motion continues in motion with the same speed and in the same direction unless acted upon by an unbalanced force.
a)
Newton's 1st Law
b)
Newton's 2nd Law
c)
Newton's 3rd Law
d)
None of them
27.
A student leaves a pencil on a desk and the pencil stays in the same spot until another student picks it up.
a)
Newton's 1st Law
b)
Newton's 2nd Law
c)
Newton's 3rd Law
d)
None of them
28.
The swimmer moves her hand down and to the left and her body goes forward to the right.
a)
Newton's 1st Law
b)
Newton's 2nd Law
c)
Newton's 3rd Law
29.
A rocket is sent into space.  When the power dies out, the rocket will just keep floating and moving in space forever (unless an unbalanced force, such as a meteor, runs into it).
a)
Newton's 1st Law
b)
Newton's 2nd Law
c)
Newton's 3rd Law
d)
None of them
30.
Distance and direction of an object's change in position from a starting point
a)
displacement
b)
distance
c)
motion
d)
reference point
31.
 Jermaine runs exactly 2 laps around a 400 meter track. What is the displacement?
a)
800
b)
400
c)
0
d)
200
32.
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
33.
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
34.
The unit for distance is:
a)
m
b)
s
c)
m/s
35.
After completing one trip on a roller coaster, the roller coaster's ________ is zero.
a)
displacement
b)
reference point
c)
length
d)
distance
36.

How would you calculate the speed for a car that went a distance of 125 kilometers in 2 hours time?

a)

125 ÷ 2

b)

125 × 2

c)

2 ÷ 125

d)

2 +125

37.

How would you calculate the speed of a baseball that takes 0.5 seconds to fly a distance of 20 meters?

a)

0.5 ÷ 20

b)

20 × 0.5

c)

20 ÷ 0.5

d)

0.5 - 20

38.

How would you calculate the time it takes for a bird flying at a speed of 45 km/hr to travel a distance of 1,800 kilometers?

a)

45 ÷ 1,800

b)

45 × 1,800

c)

1,800 ÷ 45

d)

1,800 - 45

39.

How would you calculate the distance it takes a softball player travels if she runs for 8 seconds at an average speed of 6.5 m/s?

a)

6.5 ÷ 8

b)

6.5 × 8

c)

8 ÷ 6.5

d)

8 - 6.5

40.

How would you calculate the average speed of a student that is able to run 20 meters in 8 seconds?

a)

20 ÷ 8

b)

20 × 8

c)

8 ÷ 20

d)

8 - 20