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SCIENCE KVS MOTION

Total questions: 23

Worksheet time: 34mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

A reference point is a position that

a)

determines motion

b)

tells the speed

c)

tells the distance

d)

determines velocity

2.

On a SPEED time graph, the horizontal line means....

a)

increasing speed

b)

constant speed

c)

decreasing speed

d)

no motion

3.

Marc rode his bike 2 miles to his friends house. He and Caleb then rode 3 miles to the mall. The mall was really only 4 miles from Marc's house. What was the displacement?

a)

3 miles

b)

4 miles

c)

2 miles

d)

5 miles

4.

Who ran at a faster speed on this DISTANCE time graph?

a)

runner a

b)

runner b

5.

What is the average speed of an object?

a)

the speed at a particular instance

b)

how quicky the slope changes

c)

the total distance divided by the total time

d)

the same as instantaneous velocity

6.

Nyomi drove 30 miles to see her grandma. She left at 1pm and got there at 3pm. What was her speed?

a)

30mph

b)

15mph

c)

60mph

d)

20pmh

7.

Velocity of an object tells you the

a)

speed and distance

b)

distance and direction

c)

time and speed

d)

speed and direction

8.

Marc rode his bike 2 miles to his friends house. He and Caleb then rode 3 miles to the mall. The mall was really only 4 miles from Marc's house. What was the displacement?

a)

3 miles

b)

4 miles

c)

2 miles

d)

5 miles

9.
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
10.
Acceleration occurs when an object changes its speed or ______.
a)
direction
b)
force
c)
inertia
d)
mass
11.
The SI unit for acceleration is
a)
mph
b)
m/s
c)
m/s2
12.
Acceleration: is the rate of change in ___________.
a)
speed
b)
distance
c)
velocity 
d)
displacement 
13.

Which of the following accurately contrasts velocity and speed?

a)

speed is distance traveled in a certain amount of time. Velocity is time traveled in a certain distance

b)

speed is distance traveled in a certain time. Velocity is speed in a specific direction

c)

Velocity is distance traveled in a certain time. Speed is velocity in a certain direction

d)

velocity is distance traveled in a certain time. Soeed is how fast you're going

14.
A dog runs with an initial speed of 7.5 m/s on a waxed floor.  It slides to a stop in 15 seconds.  What is the acceleration?
a)
-7.5 m/s
b)
-7.5 m/s2
c)
-0.5 m/s2
d)
7.5 mi//hr
15.

What is a difference between distance and displacement

a)

Distance is measured in seconds and displacement is measured in meters

b)

Distance is always shorter than displacement

c)

Displacement can be equal to zero if the object ends in the place it began in; distance counts every step taken

d)

Distance can be equal to infinite when only a small distance has been travelled

16.

An object is in motion if it changes position relative to

a)

a reference point

b)

speed

c)

the distance traveled

d)

constant speed

17.

What is the process of changing position?

a)

motion

b)

displacement

c)

velocity

d)

speed

18.

The velocity of an object is its

a)

speed and direction

b)

displacement

c)

distance

d)

acceleration and distance

19.

When an object’s speed and direction remain the same the object is accelerating.

a)

true

b)

false

20.
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
21.
A deer running 15 meters per second due west.Vector or scalar?
a)
Scalar
b)
Vector
22.
A quantity that has both magnitude and direction is called a scalar quantity.
a)
True
b)
False
23.

Increase rate of speed over time

a)

Acceleration

b)

Velocity

c)

speed

d)

fast