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Chapter 7 : Graphs of Motion

Total questions: 41

Worksheet time: 53mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is the formula for speed?

a)

speed = distance x time

b)

speed=distance / time

c)

speed = time / distance

d)

speed = distance + time

2.

What does the solid line on this graph represent?

a)

Constant speed

b)

Acceleration

c)

At rest

d)

deceleration

3.

What is the line on this graph showing?

a)

moving away from starting point at a constant speed

b)

moving back towards the starting point at a constant speed

c)

acceleration (getting faster)

d)

deceleration (getting slower)

4.

What is this line of this graph showing?

a)

moving away from starting point at a constant speed

b)

moving back towards the starting point at a constant speed

c)

acceleration (getting faster)

d)

deceleration (getting slower)

5.
Which graph is showing acceleration (getting faster)
a)
D
b)
E
c)
both D and E
d)
neither D or E
6.
How long did it take this object to travel 10 m?
a)
0 s
b)
10 s
c)
15 s
d)
20 s
7.
At 60 seconds, how far had this object traveled? 
a)
0 m
b)
10 m
c)
20 m
d)
40 m
8.

What is represented by this graph?

a)

constant speed

b)

not moving

c)

speed increasing

d)

speed increasing at a constant rate

9.

what is the motion described in the graph

a)

all of above

b)

constant speed

c)

acceleration

d)

constant position

10.

What is happening at E?

a)

Stationary

b)

Accelerating

c)

Constant speed; moving away from the starting position

d)

Constant speed; returning to start position

11.
What happened during C to D point?
a)
not moving
b)
increasing speed at a constant rate
c)
moving at a constant speed
d)
moving at 0 m/sacceleration
12.
Which line represents an object moving at a faster speed?
a)
A
b)
B
13.
Which runner stopped for a rest?
a)
Albert
b)
Bob
c)
Charlie
14.
How long did one of the runner's rest?
a)
8 seconds
b)
13 seconds
c)
5 seconds
d)
50 seconds
15.
Can be measured in meters per second (m/s)
a)
Distance
b)
Time
c)
Speed
d)
Acceleration
16.

What does the solid line on this graph represent?

a)

Constant speed

b)

Acceleration

c)

Not moving

d)

deceleration

17.

What is the line on this graph showing?

a)

moving away from starting point at a constant speed

b)

moving back towards the starting point at a constant speed

c)

acceleration (getting faster)

d)

deceleration (getting slower)

18.
Which graph is showing deceleration (getting slower)
a)
D
b)
E
c)
both D and E
d)
neither D or E
19.
Which graph is showing a faster constant speed?
a)
B
b)
F
c)
They show the same speed
20.

What happened during E to F point?

a)

not moving

b)

increasing speed at a constant rate

c)

constant speed

d)

acceleration

21.
Which runner won the race?
a)
Albert
b)
Bob
c)
Charlie
22.
A car driving at 50 miles per hour drives for 2 hours. What distance did it cover?
a)
50 miles
b)
25 miles
c)
100 miles
d)
75 miles
23.

What is happening between 2 and 3 seconds?

a)

The object is not moving.

b)

The object is not accelerating.

c)

The object is slowing down.

d)

The object is speeding up.

24.
Which runner had a head start?
a)
A
b)
B
c)
C
25.
 Every morning, Tom walks along a straight road from his home to the bus stop. Below, is a graph representing Tom’s trip to school.
-
 What is the distance covered through the second segment, which is between 50 seconds, and 70 seconds?
a)
40 meters
b)
60 meters
c)
80 meters
d)
20 meters
26.

A person starts driving and travels 3km east to a store. The person then turns around and travels 1km west to another store. Finally, the person travels 2km west, back to the starting point. What distance has this person traveled?

a)

0 km

b)

3 km

c)

5 km

d)

6 km

27.

The graph represents the motion of a car over 10 seconds. What is the average speed of the car during the first 4 seconds?

a)

.4 m/s

b)

2.5 m/s

c)

10 m/s

d)

40 m/s

28.

This graph represents the motion of a cart. What is the average speed of the cart?

a)

0.83m/s

b)

1.17m/s

c)

m/s

d)

65m/s

29.
On a distance vs. time graph, the steeper the slope _____
a)
the slower the speed
b)
the faster the speed
c)
less acceleration
d)
greater acceleration
30.
At what time did runner A pass runner B?
a)
0 seconds
b)
1 second
c)
2 seconds
d)
3 seconds
31.

What is the total distance traveled by the car?

a)

60 m

b)

20 m

c)

0 m

d)

80 m

32.
A runner races in the 100 meter dash.  It takes her 10 seconds to finish.  What is her average speed?
a)
10 m/s
b)
1000 m/s
c)
100 seconds
d)
10 seconds
33.
Alan travels 100 km in 5hrs. Find his average speed in km/h
a)
5km/hr
b)
10km/hr
c)
50km/hr
d)
20km/hr
34.
What two measurements are necessary for calculating speed?
a)
Mass and time
b)
Temperature and mass
c)
Mass and distance
d)
Distance and time
35.
Find speed when distance is 142 km and time is 2 hours.
a)
71km/hr
b)
52km/hr
c)
17km/hr
d)
90km/hr
36.
How far will a person go if they jog for 2 hours at a speed of 12 km/hr?
a)
6 km
b)
0.5 km
c)
10 km
d)
24 km
37.
At 60 seconds, how far had this object traveled? 
a)
0 m
b)
10 m
c)
20 m
d)
40 m
38.

Calculate the rate of change of speed, in ms-2, of the particle for the first 12 seconds.

(NO NEED TO INCLUDE UNIT)

(a)  

39.

Calculate the value of t, if the distance travelled by the particle for the last 58 seconds is 1032 m.

(NO NEED TO INCLUDE UNIT)

(a)  

40.

ABC is the speed-time graph of particle K and DE is the speed-time graph of particle L.

Calculate the distance, in m, travelled by particle K in the first 6 seconds.

(NO NEED TO INCLUDE UNIT)

(a)  

41.

ABC is the speed-time graph of particle K and DE is the speed-time graph of particle L.

At t seconds, the distances travelled by particles K and L are equal. Calculate the value of t. (Give your answer in 1 decimal place & NO NEED TO INCLUDE UNIT)

(a)