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APS - Motion

Total questions: 45

Worksheet time: 2hrs 38mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

A vector is a quantity that has magnitude and no direction

a)

True

b)

False

2.

The rate of change in velocity; how quickly velocity is changing

a)

speed

b)

velocity

c)

resultant speed

d)

acceleration

3.

The unit for acceleration is

a)

m2/s

b)

m/s

c)

m/s2

d)

m/s3

4.

If velocity and acceleration are in the same direction an object ____________.

a)

speeds up

b)

slows done

c)

stops

d)

turns

5.

If velocity and acceleration are in the opposite direction, the object _________.

a)

stops

b)

none

c)

slows down

d)

speeds up

6.

Acceleration due to gravity is (a)   m/s/s.

7.

A car moving at 80 mph has a velocity of -35.8 m/s. What acceleration would it have if it took 5.0 s to come to a complete stop?

a)

6.16 m/s/s

b)

-3.12 m/s/s

c)

7.16 m/s/s

d)

-7.16 m/s/s

8.

If a ferrari, with an initial velocity of 10 m/s, accelerates at a rate of 50 m/s2 for 3 seconds, what will its final velocity be?

a)

170 m/s

b)

140 m/s

c)

150 m/s

d)

160 m/s

9.

An object falls from a building. How long will it take before it reaches a speed of 50 m/s?

a)

5s

b)

-5s

c)

4s

d)

-4s

10.

What is the acceleration of a car that travels in a straight line at a constant speed?

a)

0 m/s/s

b)

9.8 m/s/s

c)

4 m/s/s

d)

2 m/s/s

11.

A ball is dropped at the top of building. After 2 seconds it's velocity is measured to be 20 m/s. What is its acceleration?

a)

20 m/s/s

b)

10 m/s/s

c)

0 m/s/s

d)

30 m/s/s

12.

In which of the following conditions does the car not accelerate?

a)

A car moves at 80 km/h on a flat, straight highway

b)

the car slows down from 80 km/h to 35 km/h

c)

the car turns acorner

d)

the car speeds up from 35 km/h to 80 km/h

13.

What does the solid line on this graph represent?

a)

Constant speed

b)

Acceleration

c)

At rest

d)

deceleration

14.

What is the line on this graph showing?

a)

moving away from starting point at a constant speed

b)

moving back towards the starting point at a constant speed

c)

acceleration (speeding up)

d)

acceleration (slowing down)

15.

What is this line of this graph showing?

a)

moving away from starting point at a constant speed

b)

moving back towards the starting point at a constant speed

c)

acceleration (getting faster)

d)

deceleration (getting slower)

16.

Which graph shows the object speeding up?

a)

D

b)

E

c)

both D and E

d)

neither D or E

17.

Which graph is showing a faster constant speed?

a)

B

b)

F

c)

They show the same speed

18.

How long did it take this object to travel 10 m?

a)

0 s

b)

10 s

c)

15 s

d)

20 s

19.

At 60 seconds, how far had this object traveled? 

a)

0 m

b)

10 m

c)

20 m

d)

40 m

20.

What happened during A to B point?

a)

not moving

b)

increasing speed at a constant rate

c)

moving at a constant speed

d)

acceleration

21.

What happened during C to D point?

a)

not moving

b)

increasing speed at a constant rate

c)

moving at a constant speed

d)

moving at 0 m/sacceleration

22.

What happened during E to F point?

a)

not moving

b)

increasing speed at a constant rate

c)

constant speed

d)

acceleration

23.

What happened during B to C point?

a)

slowing down

b)

constant speed

c)

at rest

d)

speeding up

24.

what is the motion described in the graph

a)

all of above

b)

constant speed

c)

acceleration

d)

constant position

25.

When does this object change direction?

a)

20 s

b)

40 s

c)

60 s

d)

100 s

26.

7,000 g = ____ kg

a)

70

b)

700

c)

7

d)

0.07

27.

240 cm = ___________ m

a)

2400

b)

24

c)

2.4

d)

0.24

28.

3 km = ___________ mm

a)

30

b)

300

c)

3,000

d)

3,000,000

29.

 68 cm = ___________ mm

a)

0.68

b)

6.8

c)

68

d)

680

30.

32.9 km = ___________ cm

a)

32,900

b)

329,000

c)

3,290,000

d)

32,900,000

31.

Which unit is the smallest?  

a)

km

b)

mm

c)

m

d)

cm 

32.

The slope of a position-time is equal to __________.

a)

displacement

b)

speed

c)

velocity

d)

acceleration

33.

Select ALL of the scalar measurements

a)

speed

b)

velocity

c)

acceleration

d)

displacement

e)

distance

34.

Select ALL of the vector measurements

a)

time

b)

velocity

c)

mass

d)

acceleration

e)

displacement

35.

Select ALL 3 ways to accelerate:

a)

speed up

b)

slow down

c)

turn

d)

move with at a constant speed

e)

don't move

36.

Free Fall means: (select all that apply)

a)

no air resistance

b)

no acceleration

c)

constant acceleration

d)

constant velocity

37.

Objects sliding or rolling down a ramp move with and increasing __________ and a constant ___________.

a)

velocity, acceleration

b)

acceleration, velocity

c)

time, velocity

d)

mass, acceleration

38.

A ball is rolled down a ramp. After 2 seconds it's velocity is measured to be 6 m/s. What is its acceleration?

a)

1 m/s/s

b)

2 m/s/s

c)

3 m/s/s

d)

6 m/s/s

39.

Which graph shows the object slowing down?

a)

D

b)

E

c)

both D and E

d)

neither D or E

40.

Which words describes the velocity in this graph? (select 2 answers)

a)

positive

b)

negative

c)

decreasing

d)

increasing

41.

Which section of the graph shows increasing velocity?

a)

AB

b)

BC

c)

DE

d)

EF

42.

Which sections of the graph shows constant velocity? (select 2 answers)

a)

AB

b)

BC

c)

EF

d)

FG

43.

Which section of the graph shows acceleration? (select all that apply)

a)

AB

b)

BC

c)

CD

d)

EF

44.

What is happening in the graph from point O to A?

a)

The object is moving SLOWLY

b)

The object is moving FAST

c)

The object is NOT moving

d)

The object is accelerating

45.

Which word describes the acceleration in this graph?

a)

positive

b)

negative

c)

decreasing

d)

increasing