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QUIZIZZ 2ND FORMATIVE TEST MOTION

Total questions: 55

Worksheet time: 55mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

An ambulance was invented that could travel at the same speed as a helicopter. If an ambulance left Vidaliia at the exact same moment as the helicopter, which one would reach Savannah first, and why?

a)

The helicopter would reach Savannah first because it only had to travel the displacement velocity.

b)

The helicopter would reach Savannah faster, because the helicopter is capable of traveling faster than an ambulance.

c)

The ambulance would get there faster than the helicopter because it has a siren and could travel full speed through any intersection.

d)

The ambulance would get there faster because it does not have as many people traveling in it.

2.
A car is driven for 3 hours. What else do you need to know to describe this car’s speed?
a)
the road the car in driven on
b)
the time of day
c)
the distance the car is driven
d)
the number of passengers in the car
3.

What is the speed of a runner who runs 400 meters in 40 seconds?

a)

10 meters/second

b)

40 meters/second

c)

100 meters/second

d)

1,600 meters/second

4.
Which information is needed to determine how fast a truck is traveling?
a)
direction and mass
b)
distance and time
c)
size and speed
d)
time and weight
5.
What is a force?
a)
a push or pull
b)
speed or acceleration 
c)
potential or kinetic energy
d)
balanced or unbalanced force
6.
What is a force?
a)
a push or pull
b)
speed or acceleration 
c)
potential or kinetic energy
d)
balanced or unbalanced force
7.
When objects remain in the same place, it is called...
a)
gravity
b)
friction
c)
balanced force
d)
unbalanced force
8.
What is the force that causes everything to be pulled down to the Earth?
a)
friction
b)
gravity
c)
balanced
d)
unbalanced
9.

An unbalanced force is when objects move in one direction because the force is greater from that direction.

a)

true

b)

false

10.
What pulls a ball back to earth?
a)
Gas
b)
Gravity
c)
Friction
d)
Molecules
11.

An automobile you are riding in suddenly stops, why does your body continue to go forward?

a)

An object in motion stays in motion.

b)

Gravity pulls your body towards the earth.

c)

Friction makes your body slow down.

12.

If you push a tennis ball, a bowling ball, and a basketball with the same amount of force, which one will go farthest?

a)

bowling ball

b)

tennis ball

c)

basketball

13.

If a magician pulls a table cloth from under a table of dishes, what should happen based on Newton's 1st law?

a)

The dishes will stay in place on the table.

b)

The dishes will fall to the ground.

c)

The dishes will accelerate and then slow down.

14.

It is much more difficult to move a dresser full of clothes than an empty dresser. Why?

a)

An object in motion stays in motion.

b)

It takes more force to move an object with more mass.

c)

It takes more friction to move the empty dresser.

15.

A force of 90N is applied to each cart below, which one will accelerate the fastest?

a)

The cart that weighs 5 kg.

b)

The cart that weighs 10 kg.

c)

The cart that weighs 12 kg.

d)

The cart that weighs 15 kg.

16.
Calculate the speed of a sprinter who ran 200 meters in 20 seconds.
a)
10m/s
b)
10km/s
c)
10m/hr
d)
10km/hr
17.
Acceleration: is the rate of change in ___________.
a)
speed
b)
distance
c)
velocity 
d)
displacement 
18.

If you ask a friend to meet you somewhere, you will need to __________________ your location.

a)

specify

b)

relative

c)

reference point

d)

motion

19.

Your distance and direction from a reference point will define your ______________.

a)

motion

b)

displacement

c)

position

d)

dimension

20.

Comparing your location to a starting point, or _______________, helps describe where you are.

a)

position

b)

relative

c)

specify

d)

reference point

21.

To describe the position of your school on a map, you need to describe its location in two ______________.

a)

displacement

b)

motion

c)

dimension

d)

position

22.

The people on a bus are not moving in relation the seats inside the bus, but they are in _______________ compared to the streets outside.

a)

position

b)

displacement

c)

reference point

d)

motion

23.

The starting point describing the location of an object.

a)

displacement

b)

reference point

c)

positive direction

d)

negative direction

24.
A place or object used for comparison to determine if another object is in motion is called a
a)
comparison point
b)
reference point
c)
point of view
d)
motion detector
25.

The speedometer on your car tells you

a)

compass direction

b)

density

c)

average speed

d)

instantaneous speed

26.
How do you calculate average speed?
a)
divide total time by total distance
b)
multiply total time by total distance
c)
divide total distance by total time
d)
subtract total time from total distance
27.

The distance traveled by a moving object per unit of time is called

a)

speed

b)

velocity

c)

acceleration

d)

force

28.

The formula for calculating speed is

a)

distance X time

b)

time / distance

c)

distance / time

d)

velocity / 2

29.
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
30.

What is our most common frame of reference?

a)

the sun

b)

the moon

c)

the Earth

d)

Mars

31.
When objects remain in the same place, it is called...
a)
gravity
b)
friction
c)
balanced force
d)
unbalanced force
32.
When an object is getting faster, it is called....
a)
potential energy
b)
kinetic energy
c)
acceleration
d)
deceleration 
33.
Inertia is....
a)
for every action, there is an equal and opposite reaction
b)
larger objects take more force to move 
c)
an object in motion tends to stay in motion unless acted on by an opposite force
d)
a push that acts in the opposite direction and it slows down.
34.

What is acceleration?

a)

The change in position over time.

b)

The change in velocity over time.

c)

Speeding up

d)

Slowing down

35.

If an object has a positive velocity and a positive acceleration it is...

a)

Speeding up

b)

Slowing down

c)

Changing direction

d)

Stopping

36.

If an object has a positive velocity and a negative acceleration it is...

a)

Speeding up

b)

Slowing down

c)

Changing direction

d)

Stopping

37.

Velocity is different from speed because...

a)

Velocity is distance/time. Speed is displacement/time.

b)

Velocity is speed in a certain direction and can be positive or negative.

c)

Speed is velocity in a certain direction. Both can only be positive.

d)

Velocity is how much speed changes over time.

38.

Which of the following is NOT an example of acceleration?

a)

Driving at a steady speed and turning left.

b)

Driving at a steady speed and then slowing down.

c)

A change in velocity from 40km/h to 65 km/h

d)

A car moving at a steady speed of 60 km/hr.

39.

What is motion?

a)

the location of an object

b)

the change in position over time

c)

distance divided by time

d)

the velocity of an object

40.

What is acceleration?

a)

A change in position over time.

b)

The rate at which one quantity distance changes compared to another quantity time 

c)

The rate at which velocity changes

d)

A measure of how far something moves in a given amount of time. 

41.

If a truck travels at a steady velocity, will there be any acceleration?

a)

Yes

b)

No

42.

Speed in a specific direction is called

a)

velocity

b)

motion

c)

speed

d)

position

43.

An increase in velocity is called what type of acceleration?

a)

Positive

b)

Negative

c)

Zero

44.

Acceleration in a circular motion is called

a)

Positive

b)

Negative

c)

Centripetal

d)

Zero

45.
Greg is in a bike race. At mile marker four (out of ten), his speed was measured at 13.5 mph. Which best describes the measured number?
a)
It is the instantaneous speed of the bike rider.
b)
It is the instantaneous velocity of the bike rider.
c)
It is the average velocity of the bike rider.
d)
It is the average speed of the bike rider.
46.
A negative acceleration means that your object is _____. 
a)
not accelerating
b)
not moving
c)
speeding up 
d)
slowing down 
47.
What is Newton's First Law known as? The Law of
a)
Friction
b)
Mass
c)
Inertia
d)
Gravity
48.
What is Newton's First Law
a)
F=ma
b)
Every action has an equal and opposite reaction
c)
An object at rest stays at rest, an object in motion stays in motion. 
d)
Friction 
49.
The tendency of an object to resist a change in its motion
a)
acceleration
b)
inertia
c)
mass
d)
frame of reference
50.
What kind(s) of objects have inertia?
a)
all objects with mass
b)
only objects at rest
c)
only objects in motion
d)
only objects whose motion is being changed
51.
If one object has twice as much mass as another object, it also has twice as much...
a)
inertia
b)
velocity
c)
acceleration due to gravity
d)
DO NOT PUSH ME
52.
Which type of force(s) will cause a change in an object's motion?
a)
gravity
b)
zero net force
c)
balanced forces
d)
unbalanced forces
53.
The law of inertia (Newton’s First Law) applies
a)
to both moving and nonmoving objects
b)
only to moving objects
c)
only to objects that are not moving
54.
You push on a car and it does not move.  What is true about the inertia?
a)
The inertia is changing
b)
The inertia of the car is too great 
c)
The inertia of the person is equal to the car
d)
There is not inertia because of no movement
55.
Why is the net force 0 in the image?
a)
Because the elephants are the same size
b)
Because they are both pulling the same amount of force in opposite directions
c)
Because they are elephants
d)
Because they are pulling away from each other.