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Physical Science Test 1

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 1hrs 1mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

How is velocity different from speed?

a)

They are two terms with the same meaning

b)

Speed includes direction, velocity does not

c)

Velocity includes direction, speed does not

2.

How do you know that an acceleration has occurred?

a)

Change in velocity

b)

Change in distance

c)

Change in time

3.

A boat is traveling at a speed of 30 mph. What amount of time will it take to travel 90 miles?

a)

3 hours

b)

2 hours

c)

6 hours

d)

1 hour

4.

A high-speed train in Japan travels a distance of 200 meters in 2 sec. What is its speed?

a)

900 m/s

b)

200 m/s

c)

100m/s

5.

Drake decided to visit his friend over the weekend. He started driving at 8:00 am. Drake drove at a

speed of 60 miles/hour. If Drake’s friend’s house was 120 miles away, about what time will

Drake arrive at his friend’s house?

a)

11:00 AM

b)

8:30 AM

c)

9:30 AM

d)

10:00 AM

6.

A squirrel can cover 6 meters every 2 seconds. How fast is it traveling?

a)

3 m/s

b)

2 m/s

c)

12 m/s

d)

1 m/s

7.

If a car maintains a speed of 40 miles/hour for 5 hours, how far will the car have traveled?

a)

200 miles

b)

300 miles

c)

8 miles

d)

100 miles

8.

A motorcycle travels a distance of 300 miles in 6 hours. What is its speed?

a)

50 mph

b)

60 mph

c)

200 mph

d)

5 mph

9.

A cat accelerates from 2 m/s to 10 m/s in 4 seconds. What is the value of the acceleration?

a)

6 ms26\ \frac{m}{s^2}

b)

2 ms22\ \frac{m}{s^2}

c)

8 ms28\ \frac{m}{s^2}

d)

12 ms212\ \frac{m}{s^2}

10.

A golf ball is hit and accelerates from 0 m/s to 30 m/s in 6 seconds. What is the value of the acceleration? Answer is in

 ms2\frac{m}{s^2}  .

a)

b)

5

c)

9

d)

10

11.

A car slows from 40 m/s to 20 m/s in 2 seconds. What is the value of the acceleration? Answer in

 ms2\frac{m}{s^2}  .

a)

20 

b)

-20

c)

10

d)

-10

12.

If Kobe starts from rest and accelerates at a rate of 2 m/s2, how long will it take him to reach a speed of 10 m/s?

a)

20 secs

b)

5 secs

c)

0.2 secs

d)

18 secs

13.

A runner runs at a speed of 2 m/s. How many seconds will it take her to cover a distance of 1080 meters?

a)

540 mins

b)

540 secs

c)

2160 mins

d)

2160 secs

14.

You can be moving, and have an acceleration of zero.

a)

true

b)

false

15.

Batman jumps off a building, as shown in the diagram. If he falls with a speed of 5 m/s, how much time will the fall take?

a)

12 secs

b)

5 secs

c)

60 secs

d)

3 secs