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Motion

Total questions: 22

Worksheet time: 43mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The sum of all movements from start to the end of motion is best described as____.

a)

distance

b)

displacement

c)

motion

d)

donkey

2.

Scott travels north 5 miles and then goes west 3 miles before coming straight back south 2 miles. What is his distance?

(a)  

3.

The change in an objects position from the final position to initial position.

a)

displacement

b)

distance

c)

motion

d)

reference point

4.
Bill runs 400 meters to Andy's house, turns around, and runs 400 meters back home.  What is Bill's displacement?
a)
0 meters
b)
400 meters
c)
800 meters
d)
1600 meters
5.

Jerry walked from home to school, then from the school to the park. What is his total distance?

a)

2 km

b)

5 km

c)

8 km

d)

10 km

6.
A car drives 84 meters forward.  It's displacement and distance would be the same.
a)
True
b)
False
7.

1. Amy runs 2 miles south, then turns around and runs 3 miles north. What is displacement?

(a)  

8.
Vector quantities need both a magnitude and a _____.
a)
distance
b)
displacement
c)
direction
d)
velocity
9.

A man walks 5 miles forwards, 6 miles backwards and then 2 miles forwards. What is his displacement?

a)

1 mile forward

b)

13 miles

c)

3 miles forward

d)

1 mile

10.

While walking down the hall you step off 14 paces. You realize you dropped something and walk back 5 paces to pick it up. After picking up the item, you walk in the original direction 13 paces. What is your distance traveled?

a)

32 paces

b)

21 paces

c)

19 paces

d)

negative 4 paces

11.

How was the graph created?

a)

Keeping the car steady, moving it away from the sensor at a constant speed, holding it still for a little while, then moving it back toward the sensor

b)

Keeping the car steady, moving it away from the sensor slowly after first and then faster, holding it still for a little while, then moving it back toward the sensor

c)

Keeping the car steady, moving it away from the sensor quickly at first then slowly, holding it still for a little while, then moving it back toward the sensor

d)

Computers hooked up to a science machine

12.

What is the total distance traveled by the car?

(a)  

13.

What is the speed of the object at 3 hours?

a)

0 mi/hr

b)

24 mi/hr

c)

2.5 mi/hr

d)

6 mi/hr

14.

How long did it take the object to travel 6 miles?

a)

.33 hours

b)

3 hours

c)

12 hours

d)

2 hours

15.

What is the total distance traveled by this object?

a)

5 m

b)

20 m

c)

25 m

d)

.19 m

16.

Jermaine runs exactly 2 laps around a 400 meter track. What is the displacement?

(a)  

17.
David walks 3 km north, and then turns east and walks 4 km. What is the distance?
a)
7 km
b)
3 km
c)
4 km
d)
1 km
18.

Jerry walked from home to school, then from the school to the park. What is his total displacement?

a)

2 km

b)

5 km

c)

8 km

d)

10 km

19.
Sara walks from Point A to Point B. Which is true?
a)
Distance and displacement are EQUAL
b)
Distance is less than displacement
20.
What is the opposite of squaring a number?
a)
divide
b)
multiply 
c)
fractions
d)
square root
21.
Casey travels from her house directly west to the bank and then directly north from the bank to the mall. She then travels home on the road connecting the mall and her house. What is her total distance traveled?
a)
17 miles
b)
32 miles
c)
37 miles
d)
40 miles
22.

David walks 3 km north, and then turns east and walks 4 km. What is the displacement?

a)

5 km Northeast

b)

25 km Northeast

c)

1 km East

d)

7 km Northeast