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Review for Unit 1 Test Speed, Velocity and Acceleration

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 40mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which car is accelerating?

a)

a car that is unmoving

b)

a car that rounds a curve at a constant speed

c)

a car that travels in straight line at a constant speed

d)

a car that is set to a constant speed of 60 miles per hour

2.

What is the velocity in meters per second of a runner who runs exactly 110 m toward the beach in 63 seconds.

a)

0.654 m/s toward the beach

b)

1.74 m/s toward the beach

c)

15.3 m/s toward the beach

d)

7920 m/s toward the beach

3.

Find the average speed of a horse that traveled East for 27 km in 4 hours.

a)

6.75 km/h due East

b)

67.5 km/h due East

c)

67.5 km/h

d)

6.75 km/h

4.

In which situation is the acceleration of the car negative?

a)

The velocity of a car was 45 km/h at 2:00 pm and at 4:00 pm the velocity of the car was 85 km/h.

b)

The velocity of a car increased from 40 km/h to 75 km/h over 15 minutes.

c)

The velocity of a car reduced from 60 km/h to 25 km/h over one minute.

d)

The velocity of a car was 75 km/h over 4 hours.

5.

Diego kicks a soccer ball from the end line. His fellow students time and mark the soccer ball as it moves down the field. The graph represents the ball's progress.


Based on the graph, during what time is the velocity constant and positive?

a)

from 0 to 1.5 seconds

b)

from 3.0 to 4.5 seconds

c)

from 4.0 to 5.0 seconds

d)

from 2.5 to 3.5 seconds

6.

Zury travels from her house to her mom's office building. From there, she walks to school. After school, she walks to the library and then to a friend's house before finally ending back at home. Find Zury's total displacement.

a)

3.15 miles W

b)

1 mile N

c)

0.4 miles E

d)

0 miles

7.

Which object is accelerating?

a)

A water bottle standing motionless on a desk.

b)

A whistle on a string whirled in a circle at a constant speed.

c)

A car driving straight along a a highway at a constant speed.

d)

A helicopter hovering perfectly still over a rescue mission.

8.

Erik has been driving 65 mph for the last half hour. The truck next to him has been there for a while now, so Erik is correct to assume that the

a)

truck is parked.

b)

speed of the truck is 70 mph.

c)

speed of the truck is 65 mph.

d)

speed of the truck is 60 mph.

9.

Which graph illustrates constant speed?

(Notice it's a SPEED time graph)

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

10.

Sally and Sue took a canoe trip down the Mississippi River. Their average speed for the trip south was 18 miles/hour. 18 miles/hour south is the girls'

a)

velocity

b)

distance

c)

speed

d)

acceleration

11.

A pilot on a plane watches a goose that has been flying alongside the plane for a few minutes. Which pair of objects most closely resembles the frame of reference described above?

a)

a car driving towards a stopped car

b)

a car driving past a slow moving train.

c)

two Olympic sprinters standing ready at the starting line

d)

a train driving straight towards another train on the track next to it

12.

In which situation are both the speed and velocity of the bicyclist changing?

a)

The bike turns left at 5 m/s.

b)

The bicyclist travels down a straight track at 15 m/s.

c)

The bike travels around a circular track at 15 m/s.

d)

A bicyclist traveling at 15 m/s slows to 10 m/s and turns the corner.

13.

A car is moving at a speed of 24.0 m/s . The driver brakes so that the car decelerates at 3.4 m/s2 .

What is the instantaneous final velocity of the car 4 seconds after the driver brakes?

Remember: fv = iv + ( a x t )

a)

10.4 m/s

b)

37.6 m/s

c)

5.15 m/s

d)

21.2 m/s

14.

Cars A, B, C, D and E are moving on tracks from left to right. The lengths of the tracks are the same. Assuming each car started at the beginning of its track, which cars are moving at a constant velocity?

a)

B and D

b)

C and E

c)

A and C

d)

D and A

15.

Which BEST compares the motions of dots C and D?

a)

Both C and D are speeding up.

b)

Both C and D are moving at a constant velocity.

c)

C is speeding up and D is moving at a constant velocity.

d)

C is slowing down and D is moving at a constant velocity.

16.

The difference between speed and velocity is that

a)

speed is a vector and requires a direction.

b)

velocity is a vector and requires a direction.

c)

speed is a vector and requires a magnitude.

d)

velocity is a vector and requires a magnitude.

17.

Both speed and velocity measure how fast something is moving. However, since speed is not a _________ it does not require a(n) ___________

a)

quantity, unit

b)

magnitude, unit

c)

scalar, direction

d)

vector, direction

18.

Ziya walks 15 meters forward and then 5 meters backwards. Which statement most accurate describes the magnitude of her displacement and distance travelled?

a)

Ziya's displacement is 5m less than her distance travelled.

b)

Ziya's displacement is 10m less than her distance travelled.

c)

Ziya's displacement is 5m greater than her distance travelled.

d)

Ziya's displacement is 10m greater than her distance travelled.

19.

The truck is described as travelling at 50 mph to the west. The quantity described here is a(n)

a)

speed

b)

acceleration

c)

velocity

d)

kinetic energy

20.

Sergio is sitting in a seat while on a train traveling at 60 mph. Ivet is stationary on the ground as she watches the train pass by. Even though both people are not moving, since they have a different ____________________________, they experience motion differently.

a)

frame of reference

b)

velocity

c)

weight

d)

gravitational pull