wayground logo

Free Printable Worksheets

NEW

Font size

S
M
L
XL
Worksheets

Motion

Total questions: 25

Worksheet time: 32mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
Acceleration occurs when an object changes its speed or ______.
a)
direction
b)
force
c)
inertia
d)
mass
2.
Which runner stopped for a rest?
a)
Albert
b)
Bob
c)
Charlie
3.
Which runner won the race?
a)
Albert
b)
Bob
c)
Charlie
4.
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
5.
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
6.
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
7.
What does this graph represent?
a)
Constant speed
b)
Acceleration
c)
Not moving
8.
What does this graph represent?
a)
Constant Speed
b)
Acceleration
c)
Not moving
9.
What does this graph represent?
a)
Constant speed
b)
Acceleration
c)
Not moving
10.
The SI unit for acceleration is
a)
mph
b)
m/s
c)
m/s2
11.

The formula to determine speed is

a)

change in velocity/change in time

b)

change in distance/change in time

c)

time/distance

d)

distance/time

12.

What is the total length of how far you traveled?

a)

speed

b)

velocity

c)

distance

d)

displacement

13.

The distance between your final position and your starting position is displacement.

a)

true

b)

false

14.
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
15.
During which interval is the object speeding up?
a)
A to B
b)
B to C
c)
D to E
d)
E to F
16.
During which interval is the object slowing down?
a)
A to B
b)
D to E
c)
E to F
d)
G to H
17.

An old lady rolls down a hill at 3 meters/second. The hill is 36 meters long. How many seconds does it take the old lady to reach the bottom of the hill?

a)

39 seconds

b)

12 seconds

c)

15 seconds

d)

33 seconds

18.

An old lady flew down the highway 600 miles in a side car. The journey in the side car took 10 hours. What was the velocity of the old woman in the side car?

a)

6000 miles/hour

b)

610 miles per hour

c)

60 miles/hour

d)

10 miles/hour

19.

On a position vs. time graph, the steeper the slope _____

a)

the slower the velocity

b)

the faster the velocity

c)

less acceleration

d)

greater acceleration

20.
The sum of all forces acting on an object and direction
a)
Contact Force
b)
Balanced Force
c)
Unbalanced Force
d)
Net Force
21.

A leftward force is applied to a crate to push it across the floor at a constant speed. Which is the correct force diagram?

a)
b)
c)
d)
22.

A rightward force is applied to a dresser to accelerate it to the right across the bedroom floor.

a)
b)
c)
d)
23.

A downward-moving skydiver who has just opened the parachute is slowing down.

a)
b)
c)
d)
24.
Which runner won the race?
a)
A
b)
B
c)
C
25.
A car starts from a stoplight and is traveling with a velocity of 10 m/sec east in 20 seconds.  What is the acceleration of the car?
a)
.5 m/s/s
b)
.5 m/s
c)
2 m/s/s
d)
2 m/s