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WorksheetsMotion -Speed and velocity
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 14mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
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
2.
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
3.
Total distance divided by total time is
a)
average speed
b)
constant speed
c)
instantaneous speed
d)
acceleration
4.
Velocity is both ____ and _____.
a)
speed , direction
b)
direction, mass
c)
volume, density
d)
direction, magnitude
5.
Which of the following represents a velocity?
a)
40 m
b)
40 m north
c)
40 m/s
d)
40 m/s north
6.
When you look at the speedometer of your car, it tells you your....
a)
Average speed
b)
Instantaneous speed
7.
What is the speed of a cheetah that travels 112.0 m in 4.0 s?
a)
0.0357 m/s
b)
28 m/s
c)
0.036 m/s
d)
28.0 m/s
8.
Two horses are running in a field. The gray horse runs 12 m/s north. The black horse runs 12 m/s east.
Which is true about their motions?
Which is true about their motions?
a)
Equal speeds.
b)
Equal velocities.
c)
Equal distances.
d)
Equal displacements.
9.
A car moves a distance of 1000 m with an average speed of 28 m/s. Calculate the time.
a)
36 seconds
b)
28,000 seconds
c)
28 seconds
d)
972 seconds
10.
What is the formula to calculate speed?
a)
S = t/d
b)
S = d/t
c)
S = d x t
d)
S = t x d
11.
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
d)
1.6 meters
12.
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
13.
Acceleration of an object happens when things ________
a)
slow down
b)
go faster
c)
change direction (turn)
d)
All of the above
14.
You are riding your bike at 9 km/h. Ten minutes later, your speed is 6 km/h.
a)
Acceleration occurred because speed increased.
b)
Acceleration occurred because speed decreased.
c)
Acceleration occurred because you changed directions.
15.
A roller coasters accelerates from an initial velocity of of 6.0 m/s to a final velocity of 70 m/s over 4 seconds. What's the acceleration?
a)
24 m/s2
b)
18 m/s2
c)
16 m/s2
d)
16 m/s
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