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Unit 1 Motion in 1D(Velocity)

Total questions: 80

Worksheet time: 3hrs 59mins

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Class
Date
1.

Which of the following units is the SI unit for velocity?

a)

Seconds

b)

Kilograms

c)

Meters

d)

Meters per second

2.

What does the speedometer on your car tell you?

a)

Average velocity

b)

Instantaneous velocity

c)

Average speed

d)

Instantaneous speed

3.

How far had the object traveled at 60 seconds?

a)

0 m

b)

10 m

c)

20 m

d)

40 m

4.
What two measurements are necessary for calculating speed?
a)
Mass and time
b)
Temperature and mass
c)
Mass and distance
d)
Distance and time
5.

How long did it take for this object to travel 10 m?

a)

0 s

b)

10 s

c)

15 s

d)

20 s

6.
What is happening in this graph from point B to C?
a)
The object is going down a hill.
b)
The object is returning to its starting location.
c)
The object is slowing down.
d)
The object is staying still.
7.
What is happening in this graph from point A to B?
a)
The object is accelerating.
b)
The object is not moving.
c)
The object is decelerating.
d)
The object is moving at a constant speed.
8.
What does this graph represent?
a)
Constant speed
b)
Acceleration
c)
Not moving
9.

A description of an object's speed and direction of motion is called?

a)

Velocity

b)

Speed

c)

Acceleration

d)

Vector

10.

A measurement of how fast an object is moving is called?

a)

Velocity

b)

Speed

c)

Vector

d)

Acceleration

11.

What is velocity?

a)

The quickness of an object.

b)

The location of an object.

c)

Acceleration.

d)

Speed in a specific direction.

12.

Position

a)

A specific point in space

b)

The amount of space between one point and another

c)

The change in position of an object

d)

The point or place where something begins

13.

What is distance?

a)

The amount of space between one point and another

b)

A specific point in space

c)

The change in position of an object

d)

The point or place where something begins

14.

What is motion?

a)

A change in the position of an object compared to another object (related term: move, movement)

b)

A pull or push that is applied to an object

c)

The change in position of an object

d)

The amount of space between one point and another

15.

What is displacement?

a)

The change in position of an object

b)

The amount of space between one point and another

c)

The speed and direction of moving objects

d)

The point or place where something begins

16.

How do you find distance divided by time?

a)

Speed

b)

Velocity

c)

Displacement

d)

Motion

17.

What is displacement?

a)

Position of an object

b)

Final position minus initial position

c)

Distance divided by time

d)

Initial position plus final position

18.

Jermaine runs exactly 2 laps around a 400 meter track. What is the displacement?

a)

800

b)

400

c)

0

d)

200

19.

What distance did the creature travel?

a)

23 m

b)

9 m

c)

-9 m

d)

-23 m

20.

What is the final displacement of the creature?

a)

23 m

b)

9 m

c)

-9 m

d)

-23 m

21.

At which position did the creature change direction?

a)

-7 m

b)

9 m

c)

2 m

d)

16 m

22.

Negative displacement means the object is:

a)

Moving to the right.

b)

Moving to the left.

c)

Slowing down.

d)

Negative displacement is not possible.

23.

What is the starting position of the creature?

a)

6 m

b)

-3 m

c)

1 m

d)

3 m

24.

What is distance?

a)

The total length of the path travelled

b)

The measure of how far an object is from its starting point

c)

The location of an object relative to a defined zero point

25.

Displacement

a)

Total length of the path travelled

b)

How far an object is from its starting point

c)

Location of an object relative to a defined zero point

26.

Object C had an initial position of 2 m and a final position of 10 m. The displacement of object C can be shown with this equation: Displacement = final position - initial position. What was the displacement of object C?

a)

+6 m

b)

+8 m

c)

-4 m

d)

-2 m

27.

Object B had an initial position of 12 m and a final position of 7 m. The displacement of object B can be shown with this equation: Displacement = final position - initial position. What was the displacement of object B?

a)

+5 m

b)

-6 m

c)

-5 m

d)

+6 m

28.

What was the total distance traveled by object C?

a)

8 m

b)

10 m

c)

12 m

d)

14 m

29.

What was the total distance traveled by object A?

a)

5 m

b)

7 m

c)

12 m

d)

6 m

30.

Match the term with the definition: 'A starting point that describes the location of an object.'

a)

Positive direction

b)

Reference point

c)

Negative direction

d)

Position

31.

A quantity that requires both magnitude and direction for a complete description.

a)

Vector

b)

Scalar

32.

A quantity described by magnitude that does not need direction

a)

Vector

b)

Scalar

33.

What is force?

a)

A vector

b)

A scalar

34.

What is mass?

a)

Vector

b)

Scalar

35.

What is the nature of speed?

a)

Vector

b)

Scalar

36.

What is velocity?

a)

Vector

b)

Scalar

37.

What is displacement?

a)

Vector

b)

Scalar

38.

What is the nature of distance?

a)

Vector

b)

Scalar

39.

What is the correct SI unit for mass?

a)

Kilograms

b)

Newtons

c)

Pounds

d)

Grams

40.

The SI unit for time is the __?__.

a)

hours (h)

b)

liter (L)

c)

gram (g)

d)

second (s)

41.

2000 mg equals to how many g?

a)

2,000,000

b)

2

c)

20

d)

200,000

42.

16 cm equals _________ mm

a)

0.16

b)

1.6

c)

160

d)

1600

43.

198 g = ? kg

a)

1.980

b)

1.98

c)

19.8

d)

0.198

44.

µ is the symbol for ______.

a)

Deka

b)

Hecto

c)

Mega

d)

Micro

45.

What is the multiplier for the prefix pico?

a)

10-12

b)

10-3

c)

103

d)

1012

46.

102 corresponds to which prefix?

a)

Deka

b)

Hecto

c)

Mega

d)

Micro

47.

If a water tank has a capacity of 686 kiloliters of water, how many milliliters does it contain when it is full?

a)

686,000 mL

b)

6,860,000 mL

c)

68,600,000 mL

d)

686,000,000 mL

48.

a)

Low precision, low accuracy

b)

High precision, low accuracy

c)

Low precision, high accuracy

d)

High precision, high accuracy

49.

Please select the correct option:

a)

Low precision, low accuracy

b)

High precision, low accuracy

c)

Low precision, high accuracy

d)

High precision, high precision

50.

Solve. Round using SigFig math rules.
12.5 mL + 20.05 mL + 2.69 mL

a)

35 mL

b)

35.2 mL

c)

35.24 mL

d)

35.240 mL

51.

Solve the following, rounding according to SigFig math rules:
98.7°C - 97.25°C 

a)

1°C

b)

1.4°C

c)

1.45°C

d)

1.450°C

52.

220 ft - 100 ft = ?

a)

120 ft

b)

100 ft

c)

150 ft

d)

200 ft

53.

How many significant figures are in the number 0.0045?

a)

1

b)

4

c)

2

d)

5

54.

How many significant figures does the number 0.00460 have?

a)

5

b)

3

c)

2

d)

6

55.

Solve and round to the correct significant figures:
100 / 2 =

a)

50

b)

50.

c)

50.0

d)

50.00

56.

Calculate 1.23 m x 0.89 m and give your answer with the appropriate number of significant figures.

a)

1.0 m2

b)

1.1 m2

c)

1.0947 m2

d)

1.09 m2

57.

How many significant figures are there in 0.00400?

a)

1

b)

3

c)

5

d)

6

58.

Which measurement contains 3 significant figures?

a)

200 mL

b)

20.0 mL

c)

0.02 mL

d)

0.020 mL

59.

What is the volume in the graduated cylinder?

a)

63.5 mL

b)

63 mL

c)

63.55 mL

d)

6 mL

60.

Where do we read the level of a liquid?

a)

At the highest point the liquid touches

b)

At the bottom of the meniscus

c)

Halfway between, we make an educated guess and round it

d)

At the top of the meniscus

61.

What is the correct measurement of the red line?

a)

9 cm

b)

8.5 cm

c)

8.50 cm

d)

8.1 cm

62.

What does the cylinder read?

a)

The cylinder reads 20.15

b)

The cylinder reads 21.05

c)

The cylinder reads 21.5

63.

Which measurement is more precise?

a)

4 mL

b)

4.3 mL

c)

4.30 mL

d)

4.300 mL

64.
What is the volume of the water?
a)
24 mL
b)
21.5 mL
c)
20.5 mL
d)
22 mL
65.

Where should you read the level of water on the graduated cylinder?

a)

Level 'A'

b)

Level 'B'

c)

Level 'C'

d)

None of these

66.

Who is the correct answer?

a)

Student A

b)

Student B

c)

Student C

d)

Cannot be determined

67.

A set of data is close to each other, but not close to the actual value. How can this set of data be described?

a)

accurate

b)

precise

c)

both precise and accurate

68.

What is the factor that is measured for change in an experiment?

a)

control

b)

constant

c)

independent variable

d)

dependent variable

69.

What is the factor that an experimenter intentionally changes?

a)

Dependent Variable

b)

Independent Variable

c)

Constant

d)

Control

70.

The part of the experiment that does not contain the independent variable is used for comparison. What is it called?

a)

Control Group

b)

Experimental Group

c)

Results

d)

Data

71.

What is the effect of salt water on the average height of the three tallest blades of grass?
What is the independent variable in the above question?

a)

salt water

b)

height

c)

average

d)

effect

72.

Maya designed an experiment to answer the following question: How does the amount of water given to a lima bean seed affect how tall it grows?

Which factors does Maya need to keep the same in her experiment? (Multiple answers)

a)

The amount of water each plant gets

b)

The amount of soil

c)

The type of plant

d)

The amount of sunlight each plant gets

73.

Maya designed an experiment to answer the following question: How does the amount of water given to a lima bean seed affect its growth height?

In this experiment, what variable should Maya change?

a)

The amount of water

b)

The kind of plant

c)

The type of soil

d)

The amount of sunlight it gets

74.

Anthony designed an experiment to answer the following question: How does the temperature of water affect the time it takes for a sugar cube to dissolve?

What tool should Anthony use to measure the time it takes for the sugar to dissolve?

a)

Ruler

b)

Stopwatch

c)

Triple beam balance

d)

Thermometer

75.

Xavier's team designed an experiment to answer the following question: How does the surface of a ramp affect how far a toy car rolls?

Which factor should Xavier change in the experiment?

a)

The type of car

b)

The height of the ramp

c)

The surface of the ramp

76.

Xavier's team designed an experiment to answer the following question: How does the surface of a ramp affect how far a toy car rolls?

Which factor should Xavier keep the same in the experiment?

a)

The type of car

b)

The height of the ramp

c)

The surface of the ramp

77.

The measurement -32.0oC is a ​ (a)   quantity

Choose from the below words
scalar
vector
78.

The measurement 43 seconds is a ​ (a)   quantity

Choose from the below words
scalar
vector
79.

The measurement -2.69 N of force is a ​​ (a)   quantity

Choose from the below words
vector
scalar
80.

The quantity of 2.1 kgm/s2 South is a ​​ (a)   quantity

Choose from the below words
vector
scalar