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Linear Kinematics

Total questions: 50

Worksheet time: 1hrs 25mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
What is velocity?
a)
the quickness of an object
b)
the location of an object
c)
acceleration
d)
speed in a specific direction
2.
A change in velocity over time is known as:
a)
acceleration
b)
constant speed
c)
average speed
d)
displacement
3.
The unit we use to measure acceleration is ___. 
a)
meters / second 
b)
meters 
c)
seconds 
d)
meters / second / second 
4.
The speedometer on your car tells you
a)
average velocity
b)
instantaneous velocity
c)
average speed
d)
instantaneous speed
5.
The SI unit for length or distance is
a)
foot (ft)
b)
inch (in)
c)
mile (mi)
d)
meter (m)
6.
What is the SI unit for speed and velocity?
a)
Km
b)
s
c)
m/s
d)
m/s2
7.
What happens to the velocity of a ball as it is dropped off a cliff? 
a)
It decreases at a uniform rate 
b)
It increases at a uniform rate 
c)
It is constant 
d)
It increases at a non-uniform rate
8.
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
9.
A change in velocity over time is known as:
a)
acceleration
b)
constant speed
c)
average speed
d)
displacement
10.
Velocity is both ____ and _____. 
a)
speed , direction 
b)
direction, mass
c)
volume, density 
d)
direction, magnitude 
11.
What is this graph representing?
a)
Constant Speed
b)
Acceleration (speeding up)
c)
Deceleration (slowing down)
d)
No motion
12.
What two measurements are necessary for calculating speed?
a)
Mass and time
b)
Temperature and mass
c)
Mass and distance
d)
Distance and time
13.
Which graph represents zero acceleration (constant velocity)?
a)
A
b)
B
c)
C
d)
D
14.
You run from your house to a friend's house that is 3 km away. You then walk home. The distance you traveled is 6 km. What is your displacement? 
a)
6  km
b)
0 km
15.

Which of the following terms describes a Vector and it's proper units?

a)

position in seconds

b)

distance in meters

c)

speed in hours

d)

velocity in m/s

16.

Which graph(s) represents a constant velocity?

a)

a and c

b)

b and c

c)

c

d)

a and b

17.
A distance vs. time graph shows an object's
a)
frame of reference
b)
speed
c)
acceleration
d)
favorite food
18.
What is happening at A?
a)
Stationary
b)
Accelerating
c)
Slower steady speed; moving away from the starting position
d)
Steady speed; returning to start position
19.
Which runner won the race?
a)
A
b)
B
c)
C
20.
A quantity that is ignorant of direction is referred to as a
a)
vector quantity
b)
scalar quantity
21.
A _________ quantity is completely described by magnitude alone. A _________ quantity is
completely described by a magnitude with a direction.
a)
vector, scalar
b)
scalar, vector
22.
Speed is a __________ quantity and velocity is a __________ quantity.
a)
scalar, vector
b)
vector, scalar
23.

Direction of momentum is direction of object's

a)

mass

b)

acceleration

c)

velocity

d)

frictional force

24.

Total distance an object travels with direction.

a)

Displacement

b)

Distance

c)

Path

d)

Velocity

25.

Does upward movement of an object have a negative or positive velocity?

a)

Negative

b)

Positive

26.

Does downward movement of an object have a negative or positive velocity?

a)

Negative

b)

Positive

27.

When an object starts from rest, what is its original velocity?

a)

Depends on the problem

b)

0

c)

Always positive

d)

Always negative

28.

If King Kong falls off a roof, which velocity is 0?

a)

Final velocity

b)

Original velocity

29.

Change in velocity each second that goes by

a)

Velocity

b)

Displacement

c)

Acceleration

d)

Apex

30.

Describe this graph

a)

constant acceleration

b)

constant deceleration

c)

object move to the left

d)

constant velocity

31.

The unit we use to measure acceleration is ___.

a)

ms-1

b)

meters

c)

seconds

d)

ms-2

32.

A quantity that is fixed, or unchanging

a)

constant

b)

variable

c)

initial velocity

d)

scalar

33.

The length of a path between two points

a)

displacement

b)

distance

c)

inertia

d)

slope

34.
During which interval is the object not moving?
a)
B to C
b)
C to D
c)
D to E
d)
only at point A
35.
Which of the following does NOT explain acceleration?
a)
Speeding up
b)
Changing directions
c)
Slowing down
d)
Constant speed
36.
An object which is moving at constant speed in a circle has an acceleration.
a)
True
b)
False
37.
The acceleration due to gravity on Earth is...
a)
6.67 m/s2
b)
9.8 m/s2
c)
6.67 m/s
d)
9.8 m/s
38.
What type of slope does the following graph have?
a)
Postive
b)
Negative
c)
Zero Slope
d)
Undefined
39.
In the equation y=mx+b, what does the m represent?
a)
slope
b)
y-intercept
c)
linear
d)
point-slope
40.
What is the slope in the equation y=2x + 3?
a)
2
b)
3
c)
5
d)
Cannot be Determined 
41.
What does 'b" represent in y=mx+b
a)
y-intercept
b)
macaroni
c)
nothing
d)
slope
42.
What is the gradient in the picture?
a)
Positive
b)
Negative
c)
Zero
d)
Undefined
43.
Write the equation of a line where the gradient is 0 and the y-intercept is 8.
a)
y = 8x
b)
x = 8
c)
y = 8
d)
y = x + 8
44.

Select the description of motion from A - B.

a)

Slowing down away from the origin

b)

Speeding up away from the origin

c)

Constant velocity away from the origin

d)

Constant velocity towards the origin

45.

What does a horizontal line (not on the x-axis) mean on a V-T graph?

a)

No movement

b)

Constant velocity

c)

Changing velocity

d)

Change in direction

46.

Describe the velocity in this graph.

a)

constant and positive

b)

constant and negative

c)

decreasing

d)

increasing

47.
Which graph represents the greatest acceleration?
a)
A
b)
B
c)
C
d)
D
48.
What kind of acceleration is shown here?
a)
positive
b)
negative
c)
none
d)
varies
49.
What is the velocity?
a)
0 m/s
b)
positive m/s
c)
negative m/s
d)
decreasing
50.
Is the speed constant or non-constant?
a)
constant
b)
non-constant

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