WorksheetsMotion
Total questions: 28
Worksheet time: 32mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
A car is driven for 3 hours. What else do you need to know to describe this car’s speed?
a)
the road the car in driven on
b)
the time of day
c)
the distance the car is driven
d)
the number of passengers in the car
2.
What is the speed of a runner who runs 400 meters in 40 seconds?
a)
10 meters/second
b)
40 meters/second
c)
100 meters/second
d)
1,600 meters/second
3.
Which information is needed to determine how fast a truck is traveling?
a)
direction and mass
b)
distance and time
c)
size and speed
d)
time and weight
4.
Calculate the speed of a sprinter who ran 200 meters in 20 seconds.
a)
10m/s
b)
10km/s
c)
10m/hr
d)
10km/hr
5.
Michelle drove 300 miles in 6 hours. What was Michelle’s speed?
a)
30 miles per hour
b)
50 miles per hour
c)
60 miles per hour
d)
80 miles per hour
6.
_______ is the length of the path between two points.
a)
distance
b)
reference
c)
statistic
d)
law
7.
A ______ is a place or object used for comparison to determine if something is in motion.
a)
reference point
b)
potent potable
c)
cross interestion
d)
slope
8.
Which of the following is the best reference point for describing the motion of the planets in our solar system?
a)
The sun
b)
Mars
c)
Jupiter
d)
The Moon
9.
An object is _____ if its position changes relative to another object.
a)
in motion
b)
at reset
c)
a frame of refence
d)
magical
10.
All motion is described as relative because
a)
how do you ever really know if something is in motion
b)
motion means different things to different people
c)
everything in the universe is constantly in motion, so it depends on your frame of reference
11.
Velocity is
a)
speed and acceleration
b)
constant speed
c)
a frame of reference
d)
speed in a given direction
12.
Speed =
a)
distance / time
b)
time / distance
c)
distance * time
13.
On a distance-versus-time graph, a straight line ALWAYS indicates that an object’s speed is _____.
a)
constant
b)
zero
c)
increasing
d)
decreasing
14.
A horizontal line on a distance vs. time graph means the object's speed is
a)
increasing
b)
decreasing
c)
zero-no motion
15.
Acceleration is
a)
increasing speed
b)
decreasing speed
c)
changing direction
d)
all of the above
16.
The formula:
? = D/T with direction
is used to find
? = D/T with direction
is used to find
a)
Velocity
b)
Speed
c)
Force
d)
Acceleration
17.
motion is the change in what?
a)
speed
b)
velocity
c)
acceleration
d)
position
18.
The difference between speed and velocity is
a)
Velocity involves time, speed does not
b)
Velocity has direction while speed does not
c)
Speed involves time while velocity does not
d)
Speed involves direction while velocity does not
19.
A dog runs on the sidewalk 9 mi/hr.
a)
Speed
b)
Acceleration
c)
Velocity
20.
While going to school, a student walks an average of 5 km/hr west for 12 blocks.
a)
Speed
b)
Acceleration
c)
Velocity
21.
Describe the speed of the object from 4-6 seconds using the distance vs. time graph.
a)
Increasing speed
b)
Decreasing speed
c)
Not moving
d)
Constant speed
22.
Describe the speed of the object from
0-2 seconds using the distance vs. time graph.
0-2 seconds using the distance vs. time graph.
a)
Constant
b)
Speeding up
c)
Slowing down
d)
Not moving
23.
While on a trip, a family travels east from San Antonio to Houston going 70 mph.
a)
Speed
b)
Acceleration
c)
Velocity
24.
Velocity is both ____ and _____.
a)
speed , direction
b)
direction, mass
c)
volume, density
d)
direction, magnitude
25.
Find the velocity of a plane that traveled 3000 miles west in 5 hours.
a)
65 mph west
b)
6 mph west
c)
600 mph west
d)
6000 mph west
26.
increase speed
a)
Speed
b)
Velocity
c)
Acceleration
27.
What is the speed of a car that travels 400 m in 20 minutes?
a)
20 miles/hr
b)
20 m/min
c)
800 m/min
d)
200 miles/hr
28.
65mi/hr South is an example of...
a)
Speed
b)
Velocity
c)
Acceleration
d)
Direction
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