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Yr10 Motion - Distance, Displacement and Speed

Total questions: 45

Worksheet time: 1hrs 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Distance

a)

the amount of space between one point and another

b)

a specific point in space

c)

the change in position of an object

d)

the point or place where something begins

2.

speed

a)

distance traveled per unit of time

b)

a change in the position of an object compared to another object (related term: move, movement)

c)

measured period during which something occurs

d)

a change in the velocity (speed, direction, or both) of a body (related word: accelerate)

3.

motion

a)

a change in the position of an object compared to another object (related term: move, movement)

b)

a pull or push that is applied to an object

c)

the change in position of an object

d)

the amount of space between one point and another

4.

time

a)

measured period during which something occurs

b)

a change in the position of an object compared to another object (related term: move, movement)

c)

a pull or push that is applied to an object

5.

displacement

a)

the change in position of an object

b)

the amount of space between one point and another

c)

the speed and direction of moving objects

d)

the point or place where something begins

6.

velocity

a)

the speed and direction of moving objects

b)

distance traveled per unit of time

c)

a specific point in space

d)

a pull or push that is applied to an object

7.

Distance divided by time is how you find

a)

speed

b)

velocity

c)

displacement

d)

motion

8.

What is velocity?

a)

The distance an object travels per unit of time.

b)

The change in position of an object.

c)

Speed in a given direction.

d)

The state in which one objects distance from another is changing.

9.

Displacement is

a)

position of object

b)

final position minus initial position

c)

distance divided by time

d)

initial position plus final position

10.

Scott travels north 5 miles and then goes west 3 miles before coming straight back south 2 miles. What is his distance?

a)

10 miles

b)

7 miles

c)

8 miles

d)

6 miles

11.
 Jermaine runs exactly 2 laps around a 400 meter track. What is the displacement?
a)
800
b)
400
c)
0
d)
200
12.

Which is the length of the path an object has traveled?

a)

displacement

b)

distance

c)

motion

d)

reference point

13.

1. Amy runs 2 miles south, then turns around and runs 3 miles north. What is displacement?

a)

5 miles

b)

1 mile North

c)

2 miles South

d)

2 miles

14.
65 miles per hour North is an example of an objects what?
a)
Speed
b)
Velocity
c)
Average Speed
d)
Constant Speed
15.
10 miles per hour is an example of an objects what?
a)
Velocity
b)
Speed
c)
Acceleration
d)
Inertia
16.
A proper quantity showing velocity would be
a)
25 m/s.
b)
30 m south.
c)
15 m/s north.
d)
10 m.
17.

A horse follows a dangling carrot for 20 m, if it took her 5 seconds to reach it, what was her average speed?

a)

1,000 m/s

b)

2.5 m/s

c)

4 m/s

d)

20 m/s

18.

Which of the following has INCORRECT units?

a)

speed = m/s

b)

time = s

c)

displacement = m

d)

velocity = s

19.

Which is a vector?

a)

Displacement

b)

Distance

c)

Speed

20.

What is a difference between distance and displacement

a)

Distance is measured in seconds and displacement is measured in meters

b)

Distance is always shorter than displacement

c)

Displacement can be equal to zero if the object ends in the place it began in

21.

An astronaut travels at a speed of 400 m/s for 250 seconds, what is the total distance he traveled?

a)

0.625 m

b)

100,000 m

c)

1.6 m

d)

650 m

22.

How many seconds does it take to travel 800 cm at a speed of 25 cm/s?

a)

32 s

b)

20,000 s

c)

0.03 s

d)

25 s

23.

A frog hops along 50 cm for 5 seconds, sees a fly and turns hopping viciously at it at a rate of 60 cm every 2 seconds. What is his average speed?

a)

5.0 cm/s

b)

30.0 cm/s

c)

15.7 cm/s

d)

770 cm/s

24.

If it takes 45 s to travel 50 m, what was your average speed over the course of the trip?

a)

2,250 m/s

b)

0.9 m/s

c)

1.1 m/s

d)

95 m/s

25.

Which is true about this graph?

a)

The displacement of the object is 200 m

b)

The distance traveled by the object is 200 m

c)

The distance traveled by the object is 0m

d)

The displacement of the object is 0 m

26.

Jerry walked from home to school, then from the school to the park. What is his total distance?

a)

2 km

b)

5 km

c)

8 km

d)

10 km

27.

Jerry walked from home to school, then from the school to the park. What is his total displacement?

a)

2 km

b)

5 km

c)

8 km

d)

10 km

28.
A person walks 50 meters directly north, stops, and then travels 32 meters directly south.  What is their displacement?
a)
82 meters
b)
18 meters
c)
28 meters
29.
Find the distance Sara walks from A to B,  B to C then C to D?
a)
11m
b)
3m
c)
5m
30.
After completing one trip on a roller coaster, the roller coaster's ________ is zero.
a)
displacement
b)
reference point
c)
length
d)
distance
31.
A hiker goes 1800 m east, then 1200 m north.  What distance has she traveled?
a)
2200 m
b)
600 m
c)
3000 m
32.
A toy car moves right, covering 5.50 m in 2.80s.  What is the speed of the car?
a)
1.96 m/s
b)
1.96 m/s right
c)
.590 m/s
d)
.509 m/s right
33.

If you travel 1.7 km north from your house at noon and then at 6:00 pm you travel 5.4 km south, what is your displacement?

a)

3.7 km south

b)

7.1 km north

c)

7.1 km south

d)

3.7 km north

e)

0 km

34.
What is the total displacement of the object represented in this motion graph?
a)
5 meters
b)
4 meters
c)
2 meters
d)
0 meters
35.
What is the total distance of the object represented in this motion graph?
a)
5 meters
b)
4 meters
c)
2 meters
d)
0 meters
36.
What is the total distance of the object represented in this motion graph?
a)
0 meters
b)
10 meters
c)
11 meters
d)
20 meters
37.
What is the total distance of the object represented in this motion graph?
a)
0 meters
b)
20 meters
c)
30 meters
d)
60 meters
38.
What is the total displacement of the object represented in this motion graph?
a)
0 meters
b)
20 meters
c)
30 meters
d)
60 meters
39.
What is the total distance of the object represented in this motion graph? 
a)
50 meters
b)
- 50 meters
c)
150 meters
d)
100 meters
40.
What is the total displacement of the object represented in this motion graph? 
a)
0 meters
b)
- 50 meters
c)
50 meters
d)
100 meters
41.
What is the total distance of the object represented in this motion graph?
a)
0 meters
b)
300 meters
c)
450 meters
d)
600 meters
42.
What is the total distance of the object represented in this motion graph?
a)
0 meters
b)
100 meters
c)
140 meters
d)
200 meters
43.
What is the total displacement of the object represented in this motion graph?
a)
0 meters
b)
100 meters
c)
140 meters
d)
200 meters
44.
What is the total displacement of the object represented in this motion graph?
a)
0 meters
b)
2 meters
c)
6 meters
d)
39 meters
45.
What is the total distance of the object represented in this motion graph?
a)
0 meters
b)
2 meters
c)
6 meters
d)
39 meters