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Unit 1 Motion Review (Distance/Displacement, Speed/Velocity, and Acceleration)

Total questions: 30

Worksheet time: 15mins

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Class
Date
1.

What is the average speed of the object shown as a yellow line on the graph?

a)

10 m/s

b)

20 m/s

c)

5 m/s

d)

0.1 m/s

2.

14 km/hr south is an example of a(n) ___________.

a)

speed

b)

velocity

c)

acceleration

d)

displacement

3.

What is the relationship between change in position, velocity and time?

a)

Δp = t/v

b)

v = Δp x t

c)

t = v x Δp

d)

v = Δp/t

4.

What is acceleration?

a)

The rate of change of position

b)

The rate of change of time

c)

The rate of change of speed

d)

The rate of change of velocity

5.

If you go on a trip that covers 430 km and takes 7 hours, what is your average speed?

a)

61 km/hr

b)

0.02 km/hr

c)

3010 km/hr

d)

430 km/hr

6.

The speed/velocity of a car increases from 5.6 m/s to 12 m/s in 4 seconds as it accelerates. What is the acceleration of the car during this time period?

a)

1.6 m/s

b)

1.6 m/s2

c)

-1.6 m/s

d)

-1.6 m/s2

7.

Which velocity represents an object moving at the fastest speed?

a)

15 m/s

b)

-20 m/s

c)

30 m/s

d)

-35 m/s

8.

A car is going 25 m/s and slams on their brakes to slow down to 13 m/s in 1.5 seconds. What is the acceleration over this time period?

a)

8 m/s2

b)

-8 m/s2

c)

0.46 m/s2

d)

8.7 m/s2

9.

________ is a measure of how fast something is moving and measured in terms of distance covered per unit of time.

a)

Acceleration

b)

Velocity

c)

Displacement

d)

Speed

10.

Which of the following could be used as units of speed?

a)

m/s2

b)

min/km

c)

mi/hr

d)

km

11.

You walk to your friend's house 1 mile away and then walk back home. What is your displacement during this walk?

a)

1 mile

b)

2 miles

c)

0 miles

d)

1 mi/hr

12.

The speed you see on a speedometer in a car is ______________.

a)

constant speed

b)

average speed

c)

velocity

d)

instantaneous speed

13.

Which of the following is a way that something can accelerate?

a)

change direction

b)

speed up

c)

slow down

d)

all of these choices

14.

If you are sprinting around a circular track at 9 m/s, what could be said about your speed and velocity?

a)

speed is changing and velocity is constant

b)

speed is constant and velocity is changing

c)

speed is changing and velocity is changing

d)

speed is constant and velocity is constant

15.

Acceleration is best defined as a change in...

a)

distance divided by the time interval

b)

velocity of an object

c)

time it takes to move from one speed to another

d)

velocity divided by the time interval

16.

The ________ of a line on a distance-time graph represents speed.

a)

length

b)

slope

c)

scale

d)

curve

17.

What does a horizontal line on a distance-time graph mean?

a)

Object is moving at a constant speed

b)

Object is slowing down

c)

Object is speeding up

d)

Object is not moving at all (at rest)

18.

The slope of a line on a velocity-time graph represents __________.

a)

speed

b)

velocity

c)

direction

d)

acceleration

19.

What is the average speed of a bike whose distance-time graph indicates that it moved 200 m in 50 s?

a)

10000 m/s

b)

4 m/s

c)

2 m/s

d)

0.25 m/s

20.

Which graph best represents a car slowing down as it enters a high traffic area?

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

21.

Which graph best represents a object resting motionless?

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

22.

Which graph best represents a jet flying at a constant velocity in a positive direction?

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

23.

What is the average speed between points C and D on the graph?

a)

0.38 km/min

b)

2.67 km/min

c)

0 km/min

d)

0.28 km/min

24.

What is the average speed between points B and C on the graph?

a)

0.38 km/min

b)

0.28 km/min

c)

2.7 km/min

d)

0 km/min

25.

Between which two points is the object moving the fastest?

a)

A and B

b)

B and C

c)

C and D

d)

E and F

26.

What is the average speed of the entire trip shown on the graph?

a)

0.25 km/min

b)

0 km/min

c)

0.35 km/min

d)

12 km/min

27.

What is the average velocity of the object depicted in the graph in the first 4 seconds of its motion?

a)

0.75 m/s

b)

0.5 m/s

c)

1 m/s

d)

2 m/s

28.

Which object is moving faster on the graph?

a)

A

b)

B

29.

How to the velocities of the two objects compare?

a)

Object 1 is moving faster than object 2

b)

Object 1 is traveling in a negative direction at a faster speed

c)

Object 2 is traveling in a negative direction at a faster speed

d)

Object 1's speed is increasing while Object 2's speed is decreasing

30.

Using the graph, describe the motion of the car.

a)

Speeding up, with a positive acceleration

b)

Slowing down, with a positive acceleration

c)

Speeding up, with a negative acceleration

d)

Slowing down, with a negative acceleration