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LINEAR MOTION

Total questions: 24

Worksheet time: 17mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Define linear motion?

a)

Motion for a car

b)

Motion in a straight line

c)

Motion which is not straight

d)

Motion of a wind

2.

Deceleration is defined as________________.

a)

increase of speed or velocity

b)

decrease of speed or velocity

c)

time taken for a journey

d)

total length measured

3.
A car accelerates from rest to 4 m s-2 for a period of 2 minutes. What is the velocity of the car after 1 minute?
a)
8 m s-1
b)
16 m s-1
c)
240 m s-1
d)
480 m s-1
4.

A cheetah can accelerate from rest to a speed of 30.0 m/s in 7.00 s. What is its acceleration?

a)

4.29 m/s3

b)

4.29 m/s2

c)

4.29 m/s1

d)

4.29 m/s

5.
A student starts cycling from rest and reaches a speed of 12 m s-1 in 6 seconds. The distance travelled by him is
a)
18 m
b)
36 m
c)
54 m
d)
72 m
6.

A roller coasters accelerates from an initial speed of 6.0 m/s to a final speed of 70 m/s over 4 seconds. What's the acceleration?

a)

24 m/s2

b)

18 m/s2

c)

16 m/s2

d)

16 m/s

7.

A squirrel reaches a speed of 5 m/s starting from rest within 2 seconds. What is the squirrel's acceleration?

a)

0 m/s2

b)

5 m/s2

c)

10 m/s2

d)

2.5 m/s2

8.

A tiger moving at 2 m/s accelerates at a rate of 1.5 m/s2 for 4 seconds. What distance does the tiger cover during its trip?

a)

6 m

b)

150 m

c)

20 m

d)

3 m

9.

A car travels 100 m in 5 s. waht its average speed?

a)

10 m/s

b)

20 m/s

c)

50 m/s

d)

75 m/s

10.

A red car travels 400 m in 20 s. A blue car travels 660m in 30 s. Which car has the greater average speed?

a)

Red Car

b)

Blue Car

11.

in the olympic games, a female athlete ran 8,4 km in 14 minutes. what was her average speed during the race?

a)

10 m/s

b)

0,6 m/s

c)

6 km/s

d)

0,01 m/s

12.

Distance is

a)

The length of the track traveled

b)

Distance traveled

c)

Time taken

d)

The amount of time taken

13.

Acceleration is

a)

Change in speed in a certain time unit

b)

Change in velocity in a certain time unit

c)

Change in distance in a certain time unit

d)

Changes in movement within a certain time unit

14.

Linear motion is

a)

Four-dimensional motion along a straight line

b)

Three-dimensional motion along a straight line

c)

Two-dimensional motion along a straight line

d)

One-dimensional motion along a straight line

15.

Linear motion can be described in term of except

a)

Distance

b)

Displacement

c)

Force

d)

Velocity

e)

Acceleration

16.

Distance is

a)

Length of route coved by an object

b)

Shortest distance between the initial position and the final position in a specific direction

17.

The formula of an acceleration is

a)

Rate of change of speed

b)

Rate of change of distance

c)

Rate of change of displacement

d)

Rate of change of velocity

18.

Diagram 1 shows Nik Nazim’s run from A to B and then back to C. The total time taken is 20 s. Determine the displacement

a)

50 m to the right

b)

60 m to the right

c)

70 m to the right

d)

80 m to the right

19.

Nik Nazim moves from 0 to B along the route OAB as shown in diagram 2. The time taken is 15s. Determine the speed

a)

1.71 m/s

b)

1.31 m/s

c)

1.13 m/s

d)

1.43 m/s

20.

After landing on the runway,a plane slows down so that its velocity reduces from 75 m/s to 5 m/s in 10 s. What is the decceleration of the plane

a)

3 ms-2

b)

4 ms-2

c)

6 ms-2

d)

7 ms-2

21.

Diagram 3 shows a ticker tape records the displacement of the a moving object as well as the time taken. Calculate the time taken

a)

0.12 s

b)

0.10 s

c)

0.06 s

d)

0.02 s

22.

Diagram 4 shows a ticker tape chart as

a)

Uniform velocity

b)

Uniform acceleration

c)

increase acceleration

23.

As a sports car moves along a straight track,its velocity is 10 m/s.After 10 s , the sports car has reached 50 ms-1. Determine its displacement

a)

100 m

b)

200 m

c)

300 m

d)

400 m

24.

Nik Nazim rides a bicycle at a velocity of 10 ms-1. He brakes suddenly and stops after a distance of 1 m. What is the acceleration of Nik Nazim and her bicycle.

a)

-50 ms-2

b)

-60 ms-2

c)

-70 ms-2

d)

-80 ms-2