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motion formulas

Total questions: 22

Worksheet time: 34mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

SI unit for time

a)

seconds

b)

minutes

c)

hours

d)

days

2.

SI unit for distance

a)

miles

b)

centimeters

c)

meters

d)

inches

3.

Formula for velocity

a)

v = d*t

b)

v = d/t

c)

v = m*t

d)

v = m/t

4.

Formula for force

a)

F = m*a

b)

F = m/a

c)

F = d*a

d)

F = d/a

5.

Speed that remains the same or does not change

a)

Distance

b)

Constant Speed

c)

Mass

d)

Acceleration

6.
Speed =
a)
distance / time
b)
time / distance
c)
distance * time
7.
How far will a person go if they jog for 2 hours at a speed of 12 km/hr?
a)
6 km
b)
0.5 km
c)
10 km
d)
24 km
8.
Total distance divided by total time is
a)
average speed
b)
constant speed
c)
instantaneous speed
d)
acceleration
9.
If an owl has a speed of 50 m/s, and has a time of 10 s. What is the distance that the owl traveled?
a)
500 m
b)
5 m
c)
10 m
10.
When objects remain in the same place, it is called...
a)
gravity
b)
friction
c)
balanced force
d)
unbalanced force
11.

An unbalanced force is when objects move in one direction because the force is greater from that direction.

a)

true

b)

false

12.

An automobile you are riding in suddenly stops, why does your body continue to go forward?

a)

An object in motion stays in motion.

b)

Gravity pulls your body towards the earth.

c)

Friction makes your body slow down.

13.

It is much more difficult to move a dresser full of clothes than an empty dresser. Why?

a)

An object in motion stays in motion.

b)

It takes more force to move an object with more mass.

c)

It takes more friction to move the empty dresser.

14.

Which is true?

a)

objects with less mass require less force

b)

objects with less mass require more force

c)

objects with more mass require less force

15.
Scott travels north 5 miles and then goes west 3 miles before coming straight back south 2 miles. What is his distance?
a)
10
b)
7
c)
8
d)
6
16.
Distance and direction of an object's change in position from a starting point
a)
displacement
b)
distance
c)
motion
d)
reference point
17.
David walks 3 km north, and then turns east and walks 4 km. What is the distance?
a)
7 km
b)
3 km
c)
4 km
d)
1 km
18.
Bill runs 400 meters to Andy's house, turns around, and runs 400 meters back home.  What is Bill's distance?
a)
0 meters
b)
400 meters
c)
800 meters
d)
1600 meters
19.
Bill runs 400 meters to Andy's house, turns around, and runs 400 meters back home.  What is Bill's displacement?
a)
0 meters
b)
400 meters
c)
800 meters
d)
1600 meters
20.

After completing one trip on a roller coaster, the roller coaster's ________ is zero.

a)

displacement

b)

reference point

c)

length

d)

distance

21.
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
22.
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