WorksheetsKinematics
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 20mins
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Class
Date
1.
A quantity that is has magnitude and direction is referred to as a
a)
vector quantity
b)
scalar quantity
2.
A quantity that is ignorant of direction is referred to as a
a)
vector quantity
b)
scalar quantity
3.
Speed is a __________ quantity and velocity is a __________ quantity.
a)
scalar, vector
b)
vector, scalar
4.
The SI unit for length or distance is
a)
foot (ft)
b)
inch (in)
c)
mile (mi)
d)
meter (m)
5.
The SI unit for time is
a)
second (s)
b)
minute (min)
c)
hour (hr)
d)
year (yr)
6.
What is the SI unit for speed and velocity?
a)
Km
b)
s
c)
m/s
d)
m/s2
7.
An object can be moving for 10 seconds and still have zero displacement.
a)
True
b)
False
8.
You run from your house to a friend's house that is 3 km away. You then walk home. The distance you traveled is 6 km. What is your displacement?
a)
6 km
b)
0 km
9.
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
10.
What is velocity?
a)
the quickness of an object
b)
the location of an object
c)
acceleration
d)
speed in a specific direction
11.
A change in velocity over time is known as:
a)
acceleration
b)
constant speed
c)
average speed
d)
displacement
12.
What is the SI unit for acceleration?
a)
m/s
b)
m
c)
m/s2
d)
s
13.
Which of the following does NOT explain acceleration?
a)
Speeding up
b)
Changing directions
c)
Slowing down
d)
Constant speed
14.
An object moving to the right AND speeding up has a rightward acceleration.
a)
True
b)
False
15.
An object which is moving at constant speed in a circle has an acceleration.
a)
True
b)
False
16.
The acceleration due to gravity on Earth is...
a)
6.67 m/s2
b)
9.8 m/s2
c)
6.67 m/s
d)
9.8 m/s
17.
An airplane lands on a runway with a velocity of 150 m/s. How far will it travel until it stops if its rate of deceleration is constant at -3 m/s2?
a)
525 m
b)
3750 m
c)
6235 m
d)
9813 m
18.
How much time would it take for an object to fall 4.7 meters?
a)
0.959 s
b)
4.79 s
c)
0.979 s
19.
A ball is thrown downward from the top of a roof with a speed of 25 m/s. After 2 s, its velocity will be:
a)
19.6 m/s
b)
-5.4 m/s
c)
-44.6 m/s
d)
44.6 m/s
20.
A car slows down from +32 m/s to +8 m/s in 4 s. The acceleration is
a)
6 m/s/s opposite the motion
b)
2m/s/s in the direction of motion
c)
8 m/s/s opposite the motion
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