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Graphing Speed and Motion

Total questions: 55

Worksheet time: 46mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
During which interval is the object not moving?
a)
B to C
b)
C to D
c)
D to E
d)
only at point A
2.
During which interval is the object traveling at a constant velocity?
a)
B to C
b)
D to E
c)
F to G
d)
it traveling at a constant velocity during all of the intervals shown.
3.
During which interval is the object speeding up?
a)
A to B
b)
B to C
c)
D to E
d)
E to F
4.
During which interval is the object slowing down?
a)
A to B
b)
D to E
c)
E to F
d)
G to H
5.
Acceleration occurs when an object changes its speed or ______.
a)
direction
b)
force
c)
inertia
d)
mass
6.
Which runner stopped for a rest?
a)
Albert
b)
Bob
c)
Charlie
7.
Which runner won the race?
a)
Albert
b)
Bob
c)
Charlie
8.
This is a velocity-time graph.  What is the object doing in segment A?
a)
Positive acceleration
b)
Negative acceleration
c)
Constant Velocity
d)
Not moving
9.
This is a velocity-time graph.  What is the object doing in segment C?
a)
Positive acceleration
b)
Negative acceleration
c)
Constant Velocity
d)
Not moving
10.
Calculate the acceleration for segment A.
a)
2 m/s2
b)
20 m/s2
c)
-2 m/s2
d)
0 m/s2
11.
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
12.
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
13.
A truck driving at 60 miles per hour travels 150 miles. How long is it driving for?
a)
9000 hours
b)
0.4 hours
c)
210 hours
d)
2.5 hours
14.
What does this graph represent?
a)
Constant speed
b)
Acceleration
c)
Not moving
15.
What does this graph represent?
a)
Constant Speed
b)
Acceleration
c)
Not moving
16.
What does this graph represent?
a)
Constant speed
b)
Acceleration
c)
Not moving
17.
According to the graph how fast does the person travel in the first 5 seconds?
a)
2 m/s
b)
10 m/s
c)
12.5 m/s
d)
1 m/s
18.
The speed of the vehicle between points A-B is...
a)
12m/s
b)
8m/s
c)
10m/s
d)
16m/s
19.
Acceleration of an object happens when things ________
a)
slow down
b)
go faster
c)
change direction (turn)
d)
All of the above
20.
The SI unit for acceleration is
a)
mph
b)
m/s
c)
m/s2
21.
Acceleration: is the rate of change in ___________.
a)
speed
b)
distance
c)
velocity 
d)
displacement 
22.
What is happening between 9am and 11am?
a)
The cyclist is traveling up a hill
b)
The cyclists is speeding up
c)
The cyclists is traveling at a constant speed
d)
The cyclist is slowing down
23.
What do you think the cyclist is doing between 11am and 1pm?
a)
The cyclist has stopped for lunch
b)
The cyclists is riding at a constant speed on flat ground
c)
The cyclist is practicing sprints
d)
The cyclist is riding up a hill
24.
What is the total distance covered by 2 pm?
a)
40 miles
b)
30 miles
c)
60 miles
d)
10 miles
25.

The 2 objects have the same average speed over the 7 seconds. Why?

a)

Both objects traveled the same distance in the same amount of time.

b)

The graph for Object B is steeper at the end of the time.

c)

Object B has sections of zero speed while Object A is never stopped

d)

The final position on the graph for Object A is much greater.

26.

What is happening in section C?

a)

going down a hill

b)

speed is increasing

c)

speed is decreasing

27.

What is occurring at E?

a)

It is traveling at a constant speed

b)

there is no change in motion

28.

At which position is the object accelerating the fastest?

a)

c

b)

k

c)

neither because they are slowing down, which isn't acceleration

29.

At which position is the object accelerating the fastest?

a)

c

b)

k

c)

neither because they are slowing down, which isn't acceleration

30.

How Far did object A travel from 0-7 seconds?

a)

1 meter

b)

2 meters

c)

3 meters

d)

4 meters

31.
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)
32.
What is speed?
a)
how far you go
b)
how much distance is covered over a period of time
c)
how fast you accelerate
d)
the change in the location of a object
33.
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
34.
What is a PUSH or PULL of an object?
a)
Motion
b)
Force
c)
Friction
d)
Gravity
35.
The picture of the position vs. time graph shows an object that is...
a)
accelerating/speeding up
b)
moving at a constant speed 
c)
not moving 
d)
accelerating/slowing down. 
36.
If it takes Heather 3 seconds to run from the batter's box to first base at an average speed of 6.5 meters per second, what is the distance she covers in that time?
a)
19.5 m
b)
0.46 m
c)
2.2 m
d)
3.5 m
37.
If Mike rides his motorcycle at an average speed of 20 m/s for 500 seconds, how far does he ride?
a)
10,000 m
b)
25 m
c)
0.04 m
d)
250 m
38.
Sarah backstrokes at an average speed of 8 meters per second. How long will it take her to complete a 200-meter race?
a)
0.04 s
b)
1600 s
c)
50 s
d)
25 s
39.

A girl on a bike rides down a hill 500 meters long in 50 seconds. What is her speed?

a)

100 m/s

b)

10 m/s

c)

1,000 m/s

d)

10 mph

40.

What is the speed of a rocket that travels 9000 meters in 12.12 seconds?

a)

725 m/s

b)

7,425 m/s

c)

742.5 m/s

d)

680 m/s

41.

What is the speed of a jet plane that travels 528 meters in 4 seconds ?

a)

140 m/s

b)

132 mph

c)

142 mph

d)

132 m/s

42.

A trip to Florida takes 10 hours. The distance is 816 km. Calculate the average speed.

a)

81.6 km/hr

b)

81.6 mph

c)

82 m/s

d)

816 km/h

43.

Who wore it best?

a)

Justin Timberlake

b)

The dog

c)

Neither of them

d)

It's a tie

44.

An object must travel 60 meters in 4 seconds. At what average speed will the object have to travel to accomplish this task?

a)

15 mph

b)

15 m/s

c)

1500 mph

d)

150 m/s

45.

You are going to race your friend to a tree near the back of the playground. The tress is 24 meters away from where you stand. It will take you 4 seconds to reach the tree. What will your average speed be?

a)

6 mph

b)

16 m/s

c)

60 m/s

d)

6 m/s

46.

A plane from Waco to Dallas, Texas travels 85 miles. It took the plane 25 minutes to complete the trip. What is the speed?

a)

340 mph

b)

3.4 mi/min

c)

30 mi/min

d)

340 m/s

47.

How fast does a sloth crawl if he moves 10 meters in 4 minutes?

a)

24 m/s

b)

0.4 m/min

c)

2.5 m/min

d)

0.40 m/s

48.

How fast does a sloth crawl if he moves 10 meters in 4 minutes?

a)

24 m/s

b)

0.4 m/min

c)

2.5 m/min

d)

0.40 m/s

49.

What is the speed of an object that goes 60 miles in 2 hours?

a)

120 mph

b)

30 m/s

c)

120 m/s

d)

30 mph

50.

How fast is a monkey running if it takes him 30 minutes to travel 240 meters?

a)

80 m/min

b)

18 m/min

c)

8 m/min

d)

8 m/s

51.

A dog goes on a walk for 50 minutes. By the time he is done he had traveled 2 km. What was the dog's speed on the walk

a)

0.04 km/min

b)

25 m/s

c)

205 km/min

d)

25 mph

52.

A dog runs after a ball that is 45 meters away. It takes him 9 seconds to reach the ball. How fast is the dog running?

a)

15 m/s

b)

5 mph

c)

50 mph

d)

5 m/s

53.

You arrive in my class 45 seconds after leaving math which is 90 meters away. How fast did you travel?

a)

2 m/s

b)

20 m/s

c)

2 mph

d)

0.5 m/2

54.

A plane travels 395,000 meters in 9000 seconds. What was its speed?

a)

460 mph

b)

438 m/s

c)

43.8 m/s

d)

43.8 mph

55.

It takes Serina 0.25 hours to drive to school. Her route is 16 km long. What is Serina’s average speed on her drive to school?

a)

64 km/hr

b)

64 mph

c)

640 mph

d)

160 km/hr

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