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MOTION 1

Total questions: 24

Worksheet time: 12mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
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
2.
Velocity is
a)
speed and acceleration
b)
constant speed
c)
a frame of reference
d)
speed in a given direction
3.
You walk 10 meters to math class in 20 seconds. Your average speed is
a)
2 m/s
b)
0.5 m/s
c)
200 m/s
d)
5 m/s
4.
The formula:
 ? = D/T with direction 
is used to find
a)
Velocity
b)
Speed
c)
Force 
d)
Acceleration
5.
The speed at any single instant of time?
a)
speed
b)
average speed
c)
instantaneous speed
d)
velocity
6.
motion is the change in what?
a)
speed
b)
velocity
c)
acceleration
d)
position
7.
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
8.

CAN DISPLACEMNT BE ZERO?

a)

YES

b)

NO

9.

From City Hall, head 2 blocks south and one block west, where are you?

a)

Post office

b)

Riverview Park

c)

Fox River

d)

Super Mall

10.

Caleb travels one block north on Market St. and 2 blocks east to get to the SE corner of Riverview Park. Where would his reference point be?

a)

Grocery Store

b)

Post Office

c)

City Hall

d)

Super Mall

11.

Displacement is the difference between the initial position and the _______ position of an object.

a)

first

b)

second

c)

resting

d)

final

12.

Motion is the process of changing _______.

a)

reference point

b)

dimension

c)

displacement

d)

position

13.

A starting point that can be used to locate a place or thing is a _________ point.

a)

dimension

b)

reference

c)

position

d)

motion

14.

Which object would be the best reference point to describing the location of the swing?

a)

duck

b)

tree

c)

slide

d)

building

15.

These runners are making one lap around the track. What is their displacement?

a)

400 m

b)

0 m

c)

the same as distance traveled

d)

50 m

16.

What three things are needed to describe the position of an object?

a)

position, motion, reference point

b)

reference point, reference direction, velocity

c)

reference point, reference direction, distance

d)

velocity, distance, speed

17.

Total distance  ÷\div  total time =

a)

average acceleration

b)

displacement

c)

average speed

d)

distance-time graph

18.

It takes the baby 12 seconds to crawl 6 meters. What is the average speed of the baby?

a)

0.5 m/s

b)

72 m/s

c)

6 s/m

d)

2 s/m

19.

To describe velocity, you need to know ____________.

a)

speed and direction

b)

speed and reference point

c)

direction and acceleration

d)

reference point and direction

20.

The car is moving 100km/h southeast. This describes the car's ______________________.

a)

acceleration

b)

reference point

c)

velocity

d)

speed

21.

What is the speed of this soccer ball?

a)

10 m/s

b)

0 m/s

c)

0 s/m

d)

2 m/s

22.

Both men are walking at 3 m/s. Do they have the same velocity?

a)

No, because one is further ahead of the other.

b)

Yes, because they have the same speed and the same direction.

c)

No, because they have the same speed and the same direction.

d)

Yes, because they have the same speed.

23.

Both cars are traveling at 50 km/h. Do they have the same velocity?

a)

Yes, because they are both traveling the same speed.

b)

Yes, because they are traveling in different directions.

c)

No, because they are both traveling the same speed.

d)

No, because they are traveling in different directions.

24.

If a cheetah runs 400m in 20 seconds, how fast it is going?

a)

800 m/s

b)

0.5 m/s

c)

20 m/s

d)

420 m/s