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IGCSE Motion (Speed, Acceleration, Free Fall)

Total questions: 40

Worksheet time: 40mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

A change in speed over a given period of time is

a)

velocity

b)

motion

c)

speed

d)

acceleration

2.
The measure of how quickly something moves or the distance it moves in a given amount of time is called
a)
motion
b)
position
c)
speed
d)
location
3.

What is the formula to calculate speed?

a)

Speed = time + distance

b)

Speed = distance/time

c)

Speed = distance x time

d)

Speed= time - distance

4.
The Standard Units for Speed is ?
a)
m/s (meters per second)
b)
ms (meters times seconds)
c)
mskg (meters times seconds kilograms)
d)
m/s*kg (meters per second kilograms)
5.
What is the speed of a car that travels a distance of 79 m in 8 seconds.
a)
5 m/s
b)
79 m/s
c)
9.87 m/s
d)
8 m/s
6.
How is velocity different than speed?
a)
Speed opposes velocity
b)
Velocity is speed with a direction
c)
None of the answers are correct
7.
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
8.
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.
9.
During which interval is the object speeding up?
a)
A to B
b)
B to C
c)
D to E
d)
E to F
10.
During which interval is the object slowing down?
a)
A to B
b)
D to E
c)
E to F
d)
G to H
11.
Acceleration occurs when an object changes its speed or ______.
a)
direction
b)
force
c)
inertia
d)
mass
12.
Which runner stopped for a rest?
a)
Albert
b)
Bob
c)
Charlie
13.
Which runner won the race?
a)
Albert
b)
Bob
c)
Charlie
14.
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
15.
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
16.
Calculate the acceleration for segment A.
a)
2 m/s2
b)
20 m/s2
c)
-2 m/s2
d)
0 m/s2
17.
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
18.
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
19.
What does this graph represent?
a)
Constant speed
b)
Acceleration
c)
Not moving
20.
What does this graph represent?
a)
Constant Speed
b)
Acceleration
c)
Not moving
21.
What does this graph represent?
a)
Constant speed
b)
Acceleration
c)
Not moving
22.
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
23.
The speed of the vehicle between points A-B is...
a)
12m/s
b)
8m/s
c)
10m/s
d)
16m/s
24.
Acceleration of an object happens when things ________
a)
slow down
b)
go faster
c)
change direction (turn)
d)
All of the above
25.
The SI unit for acceleration is
a)
mph
b)
m/s
c)
m/s2
26.
Acceleration: is the rate of change in ___________.
a)
speed
b)
distance
c)
velocity 
d)
displacement 
27.

A textbook is dropped from a second floor window and falls to the ground. What happens to the velocity as the book falls to the ground

a)

the velocity increases

b)

the velocity decreases

c)

the velocity remain constant

28.

A baseball is thrown up into the air. What happens to the velocity as the ball rises in the air?

a)

the velocity increases

b)

the velocity decreases

c)

the velocity remains constant

29.

A baseball is thrown up into the air. What happens to the acceleration as the ball rises in the air?

a)

the acceleration increases

b)

the acceleration decreases

c)

the acceleration remains constant

30.

The standard acceleration due to gravity (or standard acceleration of free fall),is the nominal gravitational acceleration of an object in a vacuum near the surface of the Earth. It is defined by standard as:

a)

9.8 m/s.

b)

9.8 m.

c)

9.8 m/s2.

d)

9.8 s.

31.

In Newtonian physics, ________________ is any motion of a body where gravity is the only force acting upon it.

a)

kinematics

b)

free fall

c)

mechanics

d)

velocity

32.

Which of the following graphs best represents free fall motion?

a)
b)
c)
d)
33.
Which would hit the ground first if dropped from the same height in a vacuum—a feather or a metal bolt?
a)
the feather
b)
the metal bolt
c)
They would hit the ground at the same time.
d)
They would be suspended in a vacuum.
34.
Is this a scalar quantity or a vector quantity?
A deer running 15 meters per second due west
a)
Scalar
b)
Vector
35.
A ball is thrown up in the air with an initial velocity of 40 m/s. What is the ball's velocity after 6 seconds? 
a)
20 m/s traveling upward.
b)
10 m/s traveling downward.
c)
20 m/s traveling downward. 
d)
30 m/s traveling downward. 
36.

If a 50-N person is to fall at terminal speed, the air resistance needed is

a)

50 N

b)

More than 50N

c)

Less than 50N

d)

There is not air resistance in nonfreefall

37.

As the skydiver in FREEFALL falls faster and faster through the air, ACCELERATION

a)

increases

b)

decreases

c)

stays the same

38.
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. 
39.
Why does a car accelerate as it round a corner at a constant speed?
a)
Its direction changes
b)
It doesn't
c)
It slows down
d)
Its speeds up  
40.
In each of the following cases, determine where the car has no acceleration ?
a)
A car shortly after a stoplight turns green.
b)
A car approaching a red light
c)
A car with the cruise control set at 80 km/h
d)
A car turning a curve at a constant speed

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