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Book 2 Lessons 1 - 4 Practice Problems Quiz

Total questions: 22

Worksheet time: 44mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What two measurements are needed to calculate average speed?

a)

Distance and Time

b)

Volume and Mass

c)

Mass and Time

d)

Speed and Distance

2.

What is the formula for average speed?

a)

Average Speed = Total Time \div Total Distance

b)

Average Speed = Total Time + Total Distance

c)

Average Speed = Total Distance ÷\div Total Time

d)

Average Speed = Total Distance ×\times Total Time

3.

What is speed with a specific direction?

a)

Average Speed

b)

Velocity

c)

Vectors

d)

Time

4.

Cesar drove from Houston to Dallas in 4 hours. Dallas is roughly 250 miles NW of Houston. What was his average speed?

a)

1000 mph

b)

62.5 mph

c)

55 mph

d)

60 mph

5.

Runner A ran 12 miles in 4 hours and Runner B ran 9 miles in 3 hours. Which runner had the greatest average speed?

a)

Runner A

b)

Runner B

c)

Both runners had the same average speed.

6.

Using the information in the graph, what is the average speed that the car traveled on the way home?

a)

10km/hour

b)

170 km/hour

c)

20km/hour

d)

40 km/hour

7.
Calculate the speed:
A Car traveled 240 Km in 5 Hours
a)
48 Km/Hr
b)
1200 Km/Hr
c)
4.8 Km/Hr
d)
0.02 Km/Hr
8.
Calculate the speed:
A Motorcycle traveled 368 Km in 8 Hours
a)
2944 Km/hr
b)
4.5 Km/hr
c)
46 Km/hr
d)
0.02 Km/hr
9.
Calculate the speed:
A bus traveled 98 Km in 2 Hours
a)
94 Km/hr
b)
49 Km/hr
c)
196 Km/hr
d)
0.02 Km/hr
10.

If Steve throws the football 50 meters in 3 seconds, what is the average speed of the football?

a)

16.6 m/s

b)

15.5 m/s

c)

25.3 m/s

d)

22 m/s

11.

The International Space Station travels 68,400 miles in 4 hours. What is its average speed as it orbits the Earth?

a)

10,000 mph

b)

17,100 mph

c)

22,800 mph

d)

25,000 mph

12.

The average human can walk about 8 miles in 2 hours. What is the average speed?

a)

.25 m/s

b)

.25 mph

c)

4 m/s

d)

4 mph

13.
A race car goes from 100 m/s to rest in 25 seconds. What is its acceleration?
a)
-5 m/s2
b)
.4 m/s
c)
-0.25 m/s2
d)
-4 m/s2
14.
A box sliding down a hill attains a velocity of 27 m/s in 3 seconds from rest.  Find the acceleration.
a)
30 m/s
b)
24 m/s2
c)
9 m/s2
d)
81 km/hr
15.
A racecar goes from 100 m/s to rest in 25 seconds. What is its acceleration?
a)
-4 m
b)
4 m/s
c)
4 m/s/s
d)
-4 m/s/s
16.
A radio wave travels at 400 m/s, but is interrupted by radio waves from a different radio station.  It slows to 150 m/s after 5 seconds, what is its average acceleration?
a)
-50 m/s2
b)
110 m/s2
c)
-14.3 m/s2
d)
30 m/s2
17.
Which objects have a STRONG force of gravity?
a)
Objects with GREATER mass, like elephants
b)
Objects with LESS mass, like mice
18.
A person would weigh less on on the Moon than on the Earth because . . .
a)
Moon has more mass, and therefore more gravity
b)
Moon has less mass, and therefore more gravity
c)
Moon has more mass, and therefore less gravity
d)
Moon has less mass and therefore less gravity
19.
As mass increases, what happens to gravitational force?
a)
increases
b)
decreases
c)
stays the same
d)
i don't know
20.

When objects are dropped from the same height, the object with the most ________ will hit the ground first.

a)

volume

b)

surface area

c)

mass

d)

air resistance

21.

How much force to hold an apple with a mass of 0.1 kg?

(f = mg)

(g = 0.98 kg m/s2)

a)

F = 0.90 N

b)

F = 0.98 N

c)

F = 10 N

22.

A 100kg steel beam sits evenly on two supports. How much force is on each support?

(f = mg)

(g = 9.8 m/s2)

a)

490 N each

b)

980 N each

c)

1960 N each