Free Printable Motion: Velocity, Acceleration

1.

What is the SI unit of distance?

a)

foot

b)

meter

c)

mile

d)

kilometer

2.

A change in position with repect to a reference point...

a)

velocity

b)

distance

c)

motion

d)

acceleration

3.

If you were in the red car, which would be good reference points? (select ALL that apply)

a)

house

b)

trees

c)

airplane

4.

What quantity can you calculate if you know that a car travels 30 km in 20 min?

a)

average speed

b)

direction

c)

velocity

d)

instantaneous speed

5.

What is the speed of a car travels 30 km in 20 min?

a)

1.5 m/s

b)

25 m/s

c)

0.67 m/s

6.

Fill in the blank: On a graph of distance versus time, the slope of the line indicates the _______ of an object.

a)

velocity

b)

speed

c)

acceleration

d)

displacement

7.

During which period of time was the car moving the fastest?

a)

0-4 s

b)

4- 8 s

c)

8-12 s

8.

What is the speed for the interval of 0-4 s?

a)

1 m/s

b)

-1 m/s

c)

0 m/s

d)

0.5 m/s

9.

What is the speed for the interval of 4-8 s?

a)

1 m/s

b)

-1 m/s

c)

0 m/s

d)

0.5 m/s

10.

The rate at which velocity changes is...

a)

acceleration

b)

direction

c)

speed

d)

velocity

11.

Calculate the acceleration for the object in this graph

a)

$4\ \frac{m}{s}$

b)

$4\ \frac{m}{s^2}$

c)

$-4\ \frac{m}{s^2}$

12.

A ball is droped from a window and takes 2 seconds to reach the ground. It starts from rest and reaches a final speed of 19.6 m/s. What is the acceleration?

a)

$9.8\ \frac{m}{s}$

b)

$9.8\ \frac{m}{s^2}$

c)

$-9.8\ \frac{m}{s^2}$

13.

Who wins the race?

a)

Jenn

b)

Ann

c)

They tie

14.

The graph shows the motion of a runner. What could the runner do to make the slope of the line rise?

a)

stop running

b)

decrease speed

c)

maintain the same speed

d)

increase speed

15.

People are running a 5 km race. What is the distance in meters?

a)

0.5 m

b)

50 m

c)

500 m

d)

5000 m

16.

what condition is necessary for an object to be a good reference point?

a)

the object is moving at a constant speed

b)

the object is accelerating

c)

the object is fixed relative to the motion you are trying to descrbe

d)

the object is large

17.

Two objects traveling at the same speed have different velocities if they...

a)

start at different times

b)

travel at different distances

c)

have different masses

d)

move in different directions

18.

Calculate the acceleration between 0-10 min

a)

$6\ \frac{m}{s^2}$

b)

$0\ \frac{m}{s^2}$

c)

$-4\frac{m}{s^2}$

d)

$2.67\ \frac{m}{s^2}$

19.

Calculate the acceleration between 10-15 min

a)

$6\ \frac{m}{s^2}$

b)

$0\ \frac{m}{s^2}$

c)

$-4\frac{m}{s^2}$

d)

$2.67\ \frac{m}{s^2}$

20.

Calculate the acceleration between 15-40 min

a)

$6\ \frac{m}{s^2}$

b)

$0\ \frac{m}{s^2}$

c)

$-4\frac{m}{s^2}$

d)

$2.67\ \frac{m}{s^2}$

Motion: Velocity, Acceleration

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 15mins

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