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Motion, Postition, and Direction

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 7mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is a reference point?

a)

A place or object that is staying still, that is used to determine if something else is moving.

b)

A place or spot where something is located

c)

The action of moving or being moved

d)

Shortest distance between starting position and ending position

2.

Motion can be described through a change in _____.

a)

temperature

b)

distance

c)

position

d)

speed

3.

In order to determine an object’s location, you need a _____.

a)

time

b)

displacement

c)

speed

d)

reference point

4.

To determine if an object has changed position, you need to know its position relative to another object. _______________

a)

True

b)

False

5.

You should NOT use a moving object as a reference point

a)

True

b)

False

6.

If you leave home and travel a million miles around the world and stop back home, what is your displacement?

a)

One million miles

b)

0

c)

two million miles

d)

none of the above

7.
Which of the following is true?
a)
A. Gravity acts only through air, not through water or land.
b)
B. Gravity does not act on airplanes flying in the sky.
c)
C. Gravity always acts toward the center of the Earth.
d)
D. Gravity does not act on objects falling through space.
8.

Look at the picture. Where is the position of the purple dot?

a)

A3

b)

B1

c)

C2

d)

C4

9.

Look at the picture. What is the name of the shape in the D3?

a)

Cubiod

b)

Cone

c)

Cube

d)

Cylinder

10.

If the tiger wants to meet a sheep, the tiger shoud move….

a)

2 units down and 1 unit to the left

b)

3 units down and 4 units to the left

c)

2 units to the right and 2 units down

d)

1 unit to the right and 5 units down