Free Printable Motion v and a

1.

How would you describe displacement?

a)

shortest path between us and the weekend

b)

total path covered

c)

shortest path between start and end point

d)

distance

2.

Which equation would you use for displacement?

a)

$\Delta x=\ xf\ -\ xi$

b)

d= d

c)

$\Delta x\ =\ xi\ -\ xf$

d)

$\Delta x\ =\ xf\ +\ xi$

3.

Choose the units for acceleration:

a)

m/s

b)

m

c)

s

d)

m/s²

4.

What are the units for velocity and speed

a)

m/s²

b)

m/s

c)

m

d)

s

5.

Choose all variables that are vectors

a)

time

b)

speed

c)

distance

d)

displacement

6.

Choose all variables that are scalars

a)

speed

b)

velocity

c)

displacement

d)

distance

7.

What does an odometer in your car measure?

a)

distance

b)

speed

c)

displacement

d)

velocity

8.

What does a speedometer measure?

a)

constant velocity

b)

instantaneous speed

c)

acceleration

d)

average speed

9.

Which equation would you use to answer a question with the following key word: velocity

a)

$a=\frac{\Delta v}{t}$

b)

$v=\frac{\Delta x}{t}$

c)

$v=\frac{\Delta s}{t}$

d)

v=xf-xi

10.

Which equation would you use to find the final position of an object if you know where it started, how fast it's going and how long its been gone?

a)

$a=\frac{\Delta v}{t}$

b)

$v=\frac{\Delta x}{t}$

c)

$v=\frac{\Delta s}{t}$

d)

x_f = x_i + vt

11.

Which equation would you use to answer a question with the following key word: acceleration

a)

$a=\frac{\Delta v}{t}$

b)

$v=\frac{\Delta x}{t}$

c)

$v=\frac{\Delta s}{t}$

d)

v=xf-xi

12.

Which equation would you use to answer a question with the following key word: speed

a)

$v=\frac{d}{t}$

b)

$s=\frac{d}{t}$

c)

$a=\frac{\Delta v}{t}$

d)

$s=\frac{\Delta x}{t}$

13.

Which device measures time?

a)

photogate

b)

meter

c)

odometer

d)

speedometer

14.

What are three examples of acceleration?

a)

Indy 500 lap on cruise control

b)

slowing for a stop light

c)

70 mph north

d)

starting from rest and speeding up

15.

Which variable represents the final position of an object?

a)

v_f

b)

x_i

c)

d

d)

x_f

16.

What do vectors have that scalars don't?

a)

direction

b)

time

c)

magnitude

d)

distance

17.

What is the displacement and velocity of a round trip?

a)

a positive number

b)

zero

c)

a negative number

d)

a number with a direction

18.

As a ball rolls down a ramp it will

a)

accelerate

b)

move at a constant velocity

c)

slow down

d)

change direction

Motion v and a

Total questions: 18

Worksheet time: 9mins

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