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Chapter 1 Motion Quiz Review

Total questions: 30

Worksheet time: 19mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
Which term means speed with a direction?
a)
Speeding
b)
Acceleration
c)
Velocity
d)
Gravity
2.
The correct equation for acceleration is?
a)
a = d/t
b)
a = s/vf
c)
a = vf - v/ t
d)
p = m/v
3.
The Standard Units for Speed is ?
a)
m/s (meters per second)
b)
ms (meters times seconds)
c)
mskg (meters times seconds kilograms)
d)
m/s*kg (meters per second kilograms)
4.

What two things do you need to find speed (select both)

a)

distance

b)

time

c)

velocity

d)

direction

5.

24km/hr South is an example of

a)

speed

b)

direction

c)

velocity

d)

acceleration

6.

How do you tell if an object is in motion

a)

touching it

b)

reference points

c)

timing it

d)

pushing on it

7.

What is the formula for speed?

a)

speed = distance x time

b)

speed=distance / time

c)

speed = time / distance

d)

speed = distance + time

8.

What does the solid line on this graph represent?

a)

Constant speed

b)

Acceleration

c)

At rest

d)

deceleration

9.

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 (getting faster)

d)

deceleration (getting slower)

10.

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)

11.
Which graph is showing acceleration (getting faster)
a)
D
b)
E
c)
both D and E
d)
neither D or E
12.
How long did it take this object to travel 10 m?
a)
0 s
b)
10 s
c)
15 s
d)
20 s
13.
At 60 seconds, how far had this object traveled? 
a)
0 m
b)
10 m
c)
20 m
d)
40 m
14.

What is represented by this graph?

a)

constant speed

b)

not moving

c)

speed increasing

d)

speed increasing at a constant rate

15.

what is the motion described in the graph

a)

all of above

b)

constant speed

c)

acceleration

d)

constant position

16.

What does this graph represent?

a)

Constant speed

b)

Acceleration

c)

Stationary object

17.
Acceleration is
a)
increasing speed
b)
decreasing speed
c)
changing direction
d)
all of the above
18.

What is happening at E?

a)

Stationary

b)

Accelerating

c)

Constant speed; moving away from the starting position

d)

Constant speed; returning to start position

19.
Which line represents an object moving at a faster speed?
a)
A
b)
B
20.
What is the speed of this object at 3 seconds?
a)
5 m/s
b)
45 m/s
c)
5 s/m
d)
45 s/m
21.
How long did it take Charlie to finish the race?
a)
A)14 meters  
b)
B)12 seconds
c)
C)16.5 seconds
d)
 D)14 seconds 
22.
The SI unit for acceleration is
a)
mph
b)
ft/sec2
c)
m/s2
23.
When are you undergoing an acceleration in a car? 
a)
speed up
b)
slow down
c)
make turns
d)
All of the above 
24.
Acceleration is defined as the CHANGE in 
a)
time it takes for one place to move to another place. 
b)
velocity of an object.
c)
distance divided by the time interval 
d)
velocity divided by the time interval 
25.
Why does a car accelerate as it round a corner at a constant speed?
a)
Its direction changes
b)
It doesn't
c)
It slows down
d)
Its speeds up  
26.
Acceleration only takes place when things speed up. 
a)
True
b)
False
27.
A negative acceleration means that your object is _____. 
a)
not accelerating
b)
not moving
c)
speeding up 
d)
slowing down 
28.
You are walking in a straight line at a consistent speed. Do you have acceleration? 
a)
no
b)
yes 
29.
Which shows a distance? 
a)
10 m
b)
10 m/s
c)
10 m/s north 
d)
10 m/s squared 
30.
Which shows a velocity? 
a)
10 m
b)
10 m/s
c)
10 m/s north 
d)
10 m/s squared