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Motion, Direction, Acceleration!!!

Total questions: 40

Worksheet time: 46mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
A negative acceleration means that your object is _____. 
a)
not accelerating
b)
not moving
c)
speeding up 
d)
slowing down 
2.
A rightward-moving motorcycle increases its speed from 5.0 m/s to 25.0 m/s. Is the motorcycle accelerating?
 
a)
Yes
b)
No
3.

A motorcycle increases its speed from 5.0 m/s to 25.0 m/s over 5 seconds. What is the motorcycles acceleration?

a)

4 m/s/s

b)

4 m/s

c)

25 m/s

d)

-4 m/s/s

4.

A biker is riding east at +10m/s if he accelerates at a rate of +25m/s2 what is the change in motion of the rider?

a)

slowing down

b)

constant velocity

c)

speeding up

d)

constant position

5.

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)

change in velocity divided by the time

6.
Acceleration only takes place when things speed up. 
a)
True
b)
False
7.
Which of the following is a unit for acceleration?
a)
km/s
b)
m/s2
c)
mi/hr
d)
ft
8.
Can be measured in meters per second (m/s)
a)
Distance
b)
Time
c)
Speed
d)
Acceleration
9.
What is velocity?
a)
the quickness of an object
b)
the location of an object
c)
acceleration
d)
speed in a specific direction
10.
Acceleration can be classified as _______________
a)
Speeding up
b)
Slowing Down
c)
Changing directions
d)
All of the above
11.

speed of an object in a particular direction

a)

motion

b)

velocity

c)

speed

d)

acceleration

12.

when an object changes its position compared to a reference point.

a)

acceleration

b)

speed

c)

motion

d)

reference point

13.

total distance traveled divided by total time taken to travel that distance

a)

velocity

b)

motion

c)

acceleration

d)

average speed

14.

the rate at which speed or velocity changes

a)

acceleration

b)

average speed

c)

motion

d)

reference point

15.

What is happening at segment B?

a)

acceleration

b)

deceleration

c)

constant speed

d)

no motion/object at rest

16.
What does this graph represent?
a)
Constant Speed
b)
Acceleration
c)
Deacceleration
d)
Not moving
17.
What is the formula to calculate speed?
a)
S = t/d
b)
S = d/t
c)
S = d x t
d)
S = t x d
18.
What is motion?
a)
Any chemical movement or change in position
b)
Any physical movement or change in position
c)
Any physical movement or change in position with respect to a reference point
d)
Any chemical movement or change in position with respect to a reference point
19.

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

a)

velocity

b)

distance

c)

motion

d)

acceleration

20.

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

a)

house

b)

trees

c)

airplane

21.

The rate at which velocity changes is...

a)

acceleration

b)

direction

c)

speed

d)

velocity

22.
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
23.
What is velocity?
a)
the quickness of an object
b)
the location of an object
c)
acceleration
d)
speed in a specific direction
24.
65 miles per hour North is an example of an objects what?
a)
Speed
b)
Velocity
c)
Average Speed
d)
Constant Speed
25.
Speed is different from velocity because
a)
Velocity has a direction
b)
Speed uses Distance /Time
c)
Velocity doesn't include time
d)
Velocity doesn't include distance
26.
On a distance vs. time graph, the steeper the slope _____
a)
the slower the speed
b)
the faster the speed
c)
less acceleration
d)
greater acceleration
27.
_____ is how fast an object moves in a specific direction.
a)
velocity
b)
speed
c)
displacement
d)
distance
28.

The rate at which something moves is what?

a)

time

b)

space

c)

sound

d)

speed

29.

If you traveled 12 meters in 10 seconds going south, what would your velocity be?

a)

100m per second south

b)

10m per second south

c)

1.2 meters per second south

d)

12m per second

30.

A stopped car begins moving and reaches a speed of 25m/s in 5 seconds. What is its acceleration?

a)

+25m/s2

b)

-0m/s2

c)

+5m/s2

d)

5m/s

31.
A runner races in the 100 meter dash.  It takes her 10 seconds to finish.  What is her average speed?
a)
10 m/s
b)
1000 m/s
c)
100 seconds
d)
10 seconds
32.
Total distance divided by total time is
a)
average speed
b)
constant speed
c)
instantaneous speed
d)
acceleration
33.
What does this graph represent?
a)
Constant Speed
b)
Acceleration
c)
Not moving
34.
Which runner won the race?
a)
A
b)
B
c)
C
d)
It was a tie
35.
According to the graph how far does the person travel in the first 5 seconds?
a)
2 m
b)
10 m
c)
0 m
d)
5 m
36.
What is the person doing from 5 seconds to 10 seconds?
a)
Walking 
b)
Running
c)
Standing Still 
d)
Walking Fast
37.
Velocity is both ____ and _____. 
a)
speed , direction 
b)
direction, mass
c)
volume, density 
d)
direction, magnitude 
38.

A car moves a distance of 1008 m in 36 seconds. What is the average speed?

a)

28 m/s

b)

28,000 m/s

c)

28 seconds

d)

36288 seconds

39.
Which graph represents the greatest acceleration?
a)
A
b)
B
c)
C
d)
D
40.
A roller coasters accelerates from an initial velocity of 6.0 m/s to a final velocity of 70 m/s over 4 seconds.  What's the acceleration?
a)
24 m/s2
b)
18 m/s2
c)
16 m/s2
d)
16 m/s

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