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Distance vs Displacement,Speed vs Velocity & Acceleration

Total questions: 30

Worksheet time: 21mins

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)
10
b)
7
c)
8
d)
6
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.
A car drives 84 meters forward.  It's displacement and distance would be the same.
a)
True
b)
False
6.

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

a)

5 miles North

b)

1 mile North

c)

2 miles South

d)

1 mile

7.
Vector quantities need both a magnitude and a _____.
a)
distance
b)
displacement
c)
direction
d)
velocity
8.

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

9.

A cat walks 3 meters west toward a laser, then jumps 5 meters due south of the laser when it sees a thing. What is the total distance the cat has traveled (to the nearest tenth)?

a)

3.0m

b)

5.0m

c)

8.0m

d)

5.8m

10.

A cat walks 3 meters toward a laser, then jumps 5 meters due south of the laser when it sees a thing. What is the displacement of the cat (to the nearest tenth)?

a)

3.0m

b)

5.0m

c)

8.0m

d)

5.8m

11.

What describes a vector best?

a)

Magnitude

b)

Magnitude and unit

c)

Magnitude, unit, and direction

d)

Direction

12.
 Jermaine runs exactly 2 laps around a 400 meter track. What is the displacement?
a)
800
b)
400
c)
0
d)
200
13.
A person walks 50 meters directly north, stops, and then travels 32 meters directly south.  What is their displacement?
a)
82 meters
b)
18 meters
c)
28 meters
14.

After completing one trip on a roller coaster, the roller coaster's ________ is zero.

a)

displacement

b)

reference point

c)

length

d)

distance

15.
The scientific (SI) unit for measuring distance is the ________ .
a)
mile
b)
foot
c)
kilometer
d)
meter
16.
A dog runs on the sidewalk 9 mi/hr.
a)
Speed
b)
Acceleration
c)
Velocity
17.
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
18.
While going to school, a student walks an average of 5 km/hr west for 12 blocks.
a)
Speed
b)
Acceleration
c)
Velocity
19.
Describe the speed of the object from
0-2 seconds using the distance vs. time graph.
a)
Constant
b)
Speeding up
c)
Slowing down
d)
Not moving
20.
Describe the speed of the object from
2-5 seconds using the speed vs. time graph.
a)
Increasing speed
b)
Not moving
c)
Decreasing speed
d)
Constant speed
21.
Some motorcycles can go from 0 mi/hr to 60 mi/hr in under 4 seconds.
a)
Speed
b)
Acceleration
c)
Velocity
22.
Acceleration of an object happens when things ________
a)
slow down
b)
go faster
c)
change direction (turn)
d)
All of the above
23.
In the distance vs. time graph, what type of motion does the line represent? 
a)
Speed
b)
Velocity
c)
Acceleration
d)
Deceleration
24.
In the distance vs. time graph, what type of motion does the line represent?
a)
No motion
b)
Constant velocity
c)
Acceleration
d)
Deceleration
25.
In the distance vs. time graph, what type of motion does the line represent?
a)
Acceleration
b)
No motion
c)
Deceleration
d)
Constant Velocity
26.
Which graph is would represent a decrease in speed?
a)
Graph A
b)
Graph B
c)
Graph C
d)
The object is not decreasing in speed in any of these graphs
27.
What kind of acceleration is shown here?
a)
positive
b)
negative
c)
none
d)
varies
28.
Which section of the graph shows decreasing velocity?
a)
CD
b)
DE
c)
EF
d)
GH
29.
Which graph represents the greatest acceleration?
a)
A
b)
B
c)
C
d)
D
30.
What is the velocity?
a)
positive
b)
negative
c)
decreasing
d)
increasing

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