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Motion and Forces Intro Questions

Total questions: 50

Worksheet time: 33mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The velocity of a car can be described as going north at 20 meters per ________.

a)

second

b)

mile

c)

hour

2.

______________ is the length between starting and ending points.

a)

Motion

b)

Distance

c)

Speed

d)

Frame of reference

3.

_____________ is a change in speed, a change in direction, or both.

a)

Acceleration

b)

Velocity

c)

Time

4.

Increasing speed is ____________.

a)

acceleration

b)

deceleration

5.

Acceleration= change in speed divided by time. If an object goes from 0 to 10 m/s for 5 seconds, what is its acceleration?

a)

2 m/s per second

b)

10 m/s/s

c)

50 m/s/s

d)

10 m/s^2

6.

Two cars traveling in different directions at the same speed have the same velocities.

a)

True

b)

False

7.

____________ is defined as the rate an object is moving.

a)

Speed

b)

Velocity

c)

Acceleration

8.

Which of the following is a possible velocity of a train?

a)

moving south

b)

traveling south at 20 meters per second

c)

traveling at 20 meters per second

d)

traveling south and slowing down

9.

A(n) __________ is a position that is already known. Its position can be used to describe the position of another object.

a)

frame of reference

b)

acceleration

c)

velocity

d)

speed

10.

speed=

a)

distance divided by time

b)

time divided by distance

c)

distance x time

11.

The position of an object is its location.

a)

True

b)

False

12.

The park is 2 miles east of the school. What is the frame of reference in the sentence?

a)

the school

b)

the park

c)

east

13.

What makes a good reference point?

a)

Something that is in constant motion

b)

Something that is acceleration

c)

Something that is stationary (not moving)

d)

Something that is decelerating

14.

What would be a good reference point to describe the motion of the Earth within our solar system?

a)

The sun

b)

The Earth

c)

The mountains on Earth

d)

The Milky Way

15.
A train that travels 100 kilometers in 4 hours is traveling at what average speed? Remember: Speed= distance/time
a)
50 km/h
b)
100 km/h
c)
400 km/h
d)
25 km/h
16.
When you tell the direction and speed of an object, you give its
a)
motion
b)
velocity
c)
acceleration
d)
mass
17.
What is this graph showing?
a)
Constant Speed
b)
Acceleration (speeding up)
c)
Deceleration (slowing down)
d)
No motion
18.

an object's change in position relative to a reference point

a)

speed

b)

reference point

c)

motion

19.

positon

a)

an object's location

b)

the path in which an object is facing or moving

c)

the change in an object's position over time

d)

a force that pulls an object towards Earth

20.

To calculate average speed, divide the total _________ by the total _________

a)

distance

b)

acceleration

c)

time

d)

velocity

21.

What is the amount of space between two points?

a)

distance

b)

force

c)

friction

d)

motion

22.

What is the line on this graph showing?

a)

moving away from starting point at a constant speed

b)

moving back towards the starting point at a constant speed

c)

acceleration (getting faster)

d)

deceleration (getting slower)

23.

An object accelerates if it speeds up, slows down, or changes directions.

a)

True

b)

False

24.

select the three changes in motion that show that an object is accelerating:

a)

speeding up

b)

slowing down

c)

changing direction

d)

spinning

25.

What is position?

a)

Movement

b)

Place where something is

26.

What does this graph represent?

a)

Constant Speed

b)

changing speeds

c)

Not moving

27.

What does this graph represent?

a)

Constant speed

b)

changing speeds

c)

Not moving

28.
Which runner won the race?
a)
A
b)
B
c)
C
29.
Which runner had a head start?
a)
A
b)
B
c)
C
30.

In a duck race, a rubber duck traveled 40 meters in 10 minutes? What was the rubber duck´s speed?

a)

40 kilometers/hour

b)

40 minutes

c)

40 m/ min

d)

4 meters per minute

31.

Describe the motion in the graph:

a)

Constant Speed (positive slope)

b)

Stopped (at rest)

c)

Acceleration (increasing speed)

d)

Return Home (negative slope)

32.

Describe the motion in the graph:

a)

Constant Speed (positive slope)

b)

Stopped (at rest)

c)

Acceleration (increasing speed)

d)

Return Home (negative slope)

33.

Describe the motion in the graph:

a)

Constant Speed (positive slope)

b)

Stopped (at rest)

c)

Acceleration (increasing speed)

d)

Return Home (negative slope)

34.

Describe the motion in the graph:

a)

Constant Speed (positive slope)

b)

Stopped (at rest)

c)

Acceleration (increasing speed)

d)

Return Home (negative slope)

35.

Describe the motion in the graph:

a)

Constant Speed (positive slope)

b)

Stopped (at rest)

c)

Acceleration (increasing speed)

d)

Return Home (negative slope)

36.
How long did it take this object to travel back to its reference/starting point?
a)
20 s
b)
30 s
c)
60 s
d)
100 s
37.
What is happening at D?
a)
Stationary
b)
Accelerating
c)
Fast steady speed; moving away from the starting position
d)
Slower steady speed; moving away from the starting position
38.

A position-time graph of an athlete winning the 100-m run is shown. Estimate the time taken by the athlete to reach 65 m.

a)

5.0 s

b)

6.5 s

c)

4.5 s

d)

9.0 s

39.

You can describe the motion of an object by its ...

a)

mass, height, and color

b)

density, position, temperature

c)

position, speed, direction, and acceleration

d)

if I see it moving

40.

How can you calculate speed?

a)

by dividing its displacement by distance

b)

by dividing the distance covered by time

c)

by multiplying speed by time

d)

by dividing speed by time

41.

How do you calculate acceleration?

a)

by dividing the change in its distance by time

b)

by dividing the change in its momentum by time

c)

by dividing the change in its velocity by time

d)

by dividing the change in its size by time

42.

The speed at any instant is called

a)

instantaneous speed

b)

average speed

c)

unknown speed

43.

Average speed is

a)

the distance of the whole trip divided by the total time of the trip.

b)

The speed at any moment in time

c)

The speed that is marked on the limit speed sign

44.

Velocity is

a)

directed speed

b)

the same as speed

c)

how fast something moves without considering direction

45.

acceleration is...

a)

change in speed divided by distance traveled

b)

change in speed divided by time interval. In other words, the change in speed in time.

c)

distance divided by time.

d)

speed x time

46.

A car goes from 0 to 100 m/s in 10 seconds. What is acceleration?

a)

acceleration = change in speed divided by time = 10 m/s/s

b)

acceleration = 1000

c)

acceleration = 10/100

d)

a = 0

47.

What is your speed if you run 10 meters in 5 seconds?

a)

50 meters per second

b)

2 m/s (or 2 meters per second)

c)

15 m/s

d)

500 m/s

48.

What is your distance if you run at a speed of 10 m/s for 5 seconds?

a)

distance = speed x time = 50 m

b)

distance = 2 m

c)

distance = 15 m

d)

distance = 500 m

49.

The rise over run (rise/run) of a graph of distance versus time represents the slope of...

a)

the speed (or how the distance is changing in time)

b)

the acceleration

c)

the displacement

d)

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50.

The slope of a graph of speed versus time represents..

a)

the velocity

b)

the acceleration

c)

the distance

d)

the displacement