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Motion and Speed - Ch 2

Total questions: 49

Worksheet time: 49mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The tendency of an object to resist change in its motion

a)

Net Force

b)

Inertia

c)

Balanced forces

d)

Force

2.

The sum of all forces acting on an object

a)

Net Force

b)

Inertia

c)

Balanced forces

d)

Force

3.

A push or a pull exerted on an object

a)

Net Force

b)

Inertia

c)

Balanced forces

d)

Force

4.

The net force acting on an object is zero

a)

Net Force

b)

Inertia

c)

Balanced forces

d)

Force

5.

The rate of change in position at a given point in time.

a)

Instantaneous speed

b)

Velocity

c)

Acceleration

d)

Average speed

6.

The speed of an object and the direction of its motion

a)

Instantaneous speed

b)

Velocity

c)

Acceleration

d)

Average speed

7.

Rate of change of the velocity of an object

a)

Instantaneous speed

b)

Velocity

c)

Acceleration

d)

Average speed

8.

The total distance that an object travels divided by the time of travel.

a)

Instantaneous speed

b)

Velocity

c)

Acceleration

d)

Average speed

9.

Unequal forces pushing in opposite directions

a)

Balanced forces

b)

Force

c)

Displacement

d)

Unbalanced forces

10.

The distance and direction an object moves from its starting point.

a)

Balanced forces

b)

Force

c)

Displacement

d)

Unbalanced forces

11.

A graph with distance on the vertical axis and time on the horizontal axis

a)

Slope

b)

Distance

c)

Distance-time graph

d)

Displacement

12.

The steepness of a line on a graph

a)

Slope

b)

Distance

c)

Distance-time graph

d)

Displacement

13.

A measure of how far an object has moved

a)

Slope

b)

Distance

c)

Distance-time graph

d)

Displacement

14.

The amount of matter in an object

a)

Net force

b)

Mass

c)

Inertia

d)

Force

15.

An object that is neither speeding up nor slowing down travels at a/an. . .

a)

Instantaneous speed

b)

Constant Speed

c)

Average Speed

d)

Velocity

16.

Which of the following is NOT used in calculating acceleration?

a)

average speed

b)

Time interval

c)

final velocity

d)

initial (beginning) velocity

17.

Which one of the following would be a proper unit of acceleration?

a)

cm/s

b)

s/km2

c)

km/h

d)

m/s2

18.

In which of the following conditions does the car NOT accelerate?

a)

The car turns a corner

b)

A car moves at 80 km/hr on a flat straight highway

c)

A car speeds up from 35 km/hr to 80 km/hr

d)

A car slows down from 80 km/hr to 35 km/hr

19.

Which one of the following would have the greatest inertia

a)

A car parked on the side of the road

b)

A computer setting on a desk

c)

A woman running on a track

d)

A baseball during a pop fly

20.

The horses on this carousel are accelerating because

a)

the speed of the horse is constantly changing

b)

the speed of the horses is constantly decreasing

c)

the direction of the horses' motion is constantly changing

d)

the travel time is different for every ride

21.

Which answer best describes why a passenger who is not wearing a seat belt will likely hit the windshield in a head on collision?

a)

gravity is taking over

b)

forces acting on the windshield

c)

inertia of the unbelted person

d)

acceleration of the car

22.
Can be measured in seconds (s)
a)
Distance
b)
Time
c)
Speed
d)
Acceleration
23.
Can be measured in meters per second (m/s)
a)
Distance
b)
Time
c)
Speed
d)
Acceleration
24.
Can be measured in meters (m)
a)
Distance
b)
Time
c)
Speed
d)
Acceleration
25.
Which graph shows the object standing still?
a)
A
b)
B
c)
C
d)
D
26.

The graph represent the change in velocity of four cars over a period of time. Which line represents the car with the least amount of acceleration?

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

27.

What does graph A show?

a)

Positive Acceleration

b)

Negative Acceleration

c)

Zero Acceleration

d)

High Acceleration

28.

What does graph B show?

a)

Positive Acceleration

b)

Negative Acceleration

c)

Zero Acceleration

d)

High Acceleration

29.

What does graph C show?

a)

Positive Acceleration

b)

Negative Acceleration

c)

Zero Acceleration

d)

High Acceleration

30.
How long did it take this object to travel 10 m?
a)
0 s
b)
10 s
c)
15 s
d)
20 s
31.
At 60 seconds, how far had this object traveled? 
a)
0 m
b)
10 m
c)
20 m
d)
40 m
32.

Which runner had a head start?

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

33.

The law of inertia (Newton's first law) applies _____.

a)

to moving objects only

b)

only to objects that are not moving

c)

to both moving and nonmoving objects

34.

An object at rest stays at rest and an object in motion stays in motion with the same speed and in the same direction unless acted upon by a(n) ____________________.

a)

unbalanced force

b)

inertia

c)

mass

d)

balanced force

35.

More mass = More inertia

a)

True

b)

False

36.

Complete the excerpt of Newton's First Law of Motion


"An object in motion will ________ until it is acted on by an unbalanced force."

a)

...stay in motion...

b)

...stop its motion...

c)

...increase its motion...

d)

...decrease its motion...

37.

Complete the excerpt of Newton's First Law of Motion


"...and an object at rest will ________ until acted on by an unbalanced force."

a)

...stay at rest...

b)

...start an increasing motion...

c)

...start a decreasing motion...

38.
Which of the following is an example of inertia?
a)
Slamming on the breaks in your car and flying forward.
b)
An apple falling off of a tree. 
c)
Running at a cross country event. 
39.

Which has the MOST inertia?

a)
b)
c)
d)
40.

A car travels 300 km in 6 hours. What is the average speed of the car (in km/hr)?

a)

0.02 km/hr

b)

1,800 km/hr

c)

50 km/hr

d)

50 km

41.

A storm is moving toward your house at a speed of 20 km/hr. It is now 60 km away from your house. In what time will the storm reach your house?

a)

0.3 hours

b)

1200 hours

c)

3 km

d)

3 hours

42.

A hot air balloon traveled 2.5 hours at a speed of 450 km/hr. What distance did it travel?

a)

87 m/s

b)

1300 m/s

c)

180 km

d)

1,125 km

43.

If you are test-driving a Bugatti Veyron and you go from 0 km/s to 124 km/s in 3.7 seconds, what was your acceleration?

a)

33.5 m/s2

b)

0.03 m/s2

c)

-33.5 m/s2

d)

-0.03 m/s2

44.

A marble rolling at 10 m/s slows to 2 m/s in 16 seconds. What is the acceleration of the marble?

a)

0.5 m/s2

b)

2 m/s2

c)

-0.5 m/s2

d)

-2 m/s2

45.
Which time section is the object moving the fastest?
a)
0-10 seconds
b)
10-20 seconds
c)
20-30 seconds
d)
30-40 seconds
46.

A student travels 2 km in 30 minutes. The student then travels another 2 km in only 10 minutes. After that, the student rests.

a)
b)
c)
d)
47.

A boy rides his bike 3 km in 20 minutes. The boy then returns home in only 10 minutes to get his homework. He then travels 6 km in only 30 minutes.

a)
b)
c)
d)
48.
a)

Accelerating gradually

b)

Stopping

c)

Slowing down constantly

d)

Speeding up constantly

49.

What is this graph showing?

a)

Constantly slowing down

b)

Constantly speeding up

c)

Acceleration

d)

Returning to starting point