WorksheetsRepresenting Motion in One Dimension
Total questions: 25
Worksheet time: 30mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Which of the following is a scalar quantity?
a)
displacement
b)
force
c)
velocity
d)
speed
2.
Which of the following is not a vector quantity?
a)
acceleration
b)
displacement
c)
velocity
d)
speed
3.
You and your dog go for a walk to the park. On the way, your dog takes many side trips to chase squirrels or examine fire hydrants. When you arrive at the park, do you and your dog have the same displacement?
a)
yes
b)
no
4.
What is the formula to calculate speed?
a)
S = t/d
b)
S = d/t
c)
S = d x t
d)
S = t x d
5.
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
6.
What is velocity?
a)
the quickness of an object
b)
the location of an object
c)
acceleration
d)
speed in a specific direction
7.
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
8.
Shona cycles at an average speed of 8km/h. How far has she travelled if she cycles for 4 hours?
a)
55km
b)
32km
c)
43km
d)
32miles
9.
Bob runs from 4:50 pm until 5:20pm at an average speed of 7km/h. How far did he go?
a)
4.5km
b)
2.5km
c)
3.5km
d)
14km
10.
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
11.
In a coordinate system, the _____ is the point at which both variables have the value of zero.
a)
distance
b)
magnitude
c)
origin
d)
vector
12.
In this motion diagram, the length of the arrow indicates how far the it represents is from the origin, or the ____ from the origin.
a)
distance
b)
magnitude
c)
position
d)
resultant
13.
Final position minus the initial position is called
a)
displacement
b)
distance
c)
magnitude
d)
time interval
14.
A common symbol for a time interval uses the Greek letter ________ to represent a change in quantity.
a)
alpha
b)
beta
c)
delta
d)
gamma
15.
What is plotted on the horizontal axis of a position-time graph?
a)
motion
b)
position
c)
speed
d)
time
16.
_____ is an objects position at a particular instant.
a)
final position
b)
instantaneous position
c)
new position
d)
real position
17.
A bicyclist maintains a constant velocity of
4.0 m/s for a distance of 480 m. How long does it take the bicyclist to travel this distance?
4.0 m/s for a distance of 480 m. How long does it take the bicyclist to travel this distance?
a)
8 secs
b)
120 secs
c)
476 secs
d)
1920 secs
18.
The speedometer on your car measures
a)
average speed.
b)
average velocity
c)
instantaneous speed.
d)
instantaneous velocity.
19.
Does the speedometer in a car measure velocity or speed?
a)
velocity
b)
speed
c)
both
d)
neither
20.
What is velocity?
a)
the quickness of an object
b)
the location of an object
c)
acceleration
d)
speed in a specific direction
21.
Convert 1.8 hours to minutes.
a)
108 minutes
b)
110 minutes
c)
0.03 minutes
d)
33.33 minutes
22.
What is the SI base unit of time?
a)
The mean solar day
b)
the second
c)
the time it takes light to travel 108 m
d)
the rate at which an atom oscillates
23.
Which is not an SI base unit of measurement?
a)
kilogram
b)
second
c)
kilometer
d)
meter
24.
How would you write 0.0005 in scientific notation?
a)
50 x 105
b)
5 x 10-4
c)
5 x 103
d)
.5 x 103
25.
How would you write -5.6 x 10-3 in standard form?
a)
0.0056
b)
-5,600
c)
0.00056
d)
-0.0056
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