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Early Motion Extra

Total questions: 61

Worksheet time: 2hrs 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
A car traveled 1030 km from El Paso to Dallas in 13.6 hr. What was its average speed?
a)
0.013 km/hr
b)
75.7 km/hr
2.
How fast was a plane flying if it traveled 400 km in 30 min?
a)
0.075 km/min
b)
13.3 km/min
3.
Pauline swam for 100 seconds at a distance of 2.5 m. What was her speed?  
a)
0.025 m/s
b)
40 m/s
4.
How fast did Van go when he traveled 46 m in 754 s?      
a)
0.06 m/s
b)
16.39 m/s
5.
Acceleration occurs when an object changes its speed or ______.
a)
direction
b)
force
c)
inertia
d)
mass
6.
A truck driving at 60 miles per hour travels 150 miles. How long is it driving for?
a)
9000 hours
b)
0.4 hours
c)
210 hours
d)
2.5 hours
7.
Acceleration of an object happens when things ________
a)
slow down
b)
go faster
c)
change direction (turn)
d)
All of the above
8.
The SI unit for acceleration is
a)
mph
b)
m/s
c)
m/s2
9.
Acceleration: is the rate of change in ___________.
a)
speed
b)
distance
c)
velocity 
d)
displacement 
10.
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
11.
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
12.

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

13.
When objects remain in the same place, it is called...
a)
gravity
b)
friction
c)
balanced force
d)
unbalanced force
14.
What is the force that causes everything to be pulled down to the Earth?
a)
friction
b)
gravity
c)
balanced
d)
unbalanced
15.

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

a)

true

b)

false

16.

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.

17.

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.

18.
Why does a rolling ball stop?
a)
Gravity
b)
Friction
c)
Waterfalls
d)
Sand
19.

Michelle drove 300 miles in 6 hours. What was Michelle’s speed?

a)

30 miles per hour

b)

50 miles per hour

c)

60 miles per hour

d)

80 miles per hour

20.
LT5: The rate at which velocity CHANGES is: 
a)
acceleration
b)
speed
c)
direction
d)
physics
21.

What is speed?

a)

It is how far you go

b)

It is the distance traveled over a period of time

c)

It is how fast you accelerate

d)

It is the change in the postilion of a object

22.
What is the difference between instantaneous speed and average speed?
a)
Average speed happens in a particular instant, Instantaneous speed is the speed of an object over a longer period of time.
b)
Instantaneous speed is never right, average speed is always right
c)
Instantaneous speed happens in a particular instant, Average speed is the speed of an object over a longer period of time.
d)
Do not pick this answer
23.
A measurement of how fast an object is moving
a)
Velocity
b)
Speed
c)
Vector
d)
Acceleration
24.
What is velocity?
a)
the quickness of an object
b)
the location of an object
c)
acceleration
d)
speed in a specific direction
25.

Turning a corner on a motorcycle is always an example of ____.

a)

Speed

b)

Velocity

c)

A change in speed

d)

A change in velocity

26.
Which of the following is a unit of time?
a)
sec
b)
mi
c)
m/s
d)
km
27.
Reese can run 10 meters in 5 seconds. What is her speed?
a)
5 meters/sec
b)
2 meters/sec
c)
5 miles/hour
d)
2 miles/hour
28.
What is the formula to calculate speed?
a)
Speed = time/distance
b)
Speed = distance/time
c)
Speed = distance x time
d)
Speed = time x distance
29.

A runner races in the 100 meter dash. It takes her 10 seconds to finish. What is her average speed?

a)

10 m/s

b)

1000 m/s

c)

100 seconds

d)

10 seconds

30.

An old lady rolls down a hill at 3 meters/second. The hill is 36 meters long. How many seconds does it take the old lady to reach the bottom of the hill?

a)

39 seconds

b)

12 seconds

c)

15 seconds

d)

33 seconds

31.
Which of the following is a unit of speed ?
a)
sec
b)
mi
c)
m/s
d)
min
32.
The scientific (SI) unit for measuring distance is the ________ .
a)
mile
b)
foot
c)
kilometer
d)
meter
33.
Displacement is distance combined with
a)
direction
b)
speed
c)
velocity
d)
magnitude
34.
Which of the following describes distance and displacement correctly?
a)
The blue arrow shows distance and the orange arrows show displacement
b)
The blue arrow shows displacement and the orange arrows show distance
c)
Both arrows show distance only
d)
Both arrows show distance and displacement
35.
After completing one trip on a roller coaster, the roller coaster's ________ is zero.
a)
displacement
b)
reference point
c)
length
d)
distance
36.

Calculate these 3 car's speeds, then rank them in order of fastest to slowest, with 3 being the fastest car and 1 the slowest car.

Car A- distance: 4 meters, time: 2 sec

Car B- distance: 2 meters, time: 2 sec

Car C- distance: 8 meters, time: 2 sec

a)

Car A= 1 m/s

Car B= 2 m/s

Car C = 3 m/s

b)

Car A = 2 m/s

Car B= 1 m/s

Car C= 3 m/s

c)

Car A= 3 m/s

Car B= 1 m/s

Car C = 2 m/s

d)

Car A = 3 m/s

Car B= 2 m/s

Car C= 1 m/s

37.

An astronaut travels at a speed of 400 m/s for 250 seconds, what is the total distance he traveled?

a)

0.625 m

b)

100,000 m

c)

1.6 m

d)

650 m

38.

How many seconds does it take to travel 800 m at a speed of 25 m/s?

a)

32 s

b)

20,000 s

c)

0.03 s

d)

25 s

39.

A horse follows a dangling carrot for 20 m, if it took her 50 seconds to reach it, what was her average velocity?

a)

1,000 m/s

b)

2.5 m/s

c)

0.4 m/s

d)

20 m/s

40.

30 m/s

a)

speed

b)

velocity

41.

18 km/hr North

a)

speed

b)

velocity

42.
 Jermaine runs exactly 2 laps around a 400 meter track. What is the displacement?
a)
800
b)
400
c)
0
d)
200
43.
How far an object has moved?
a)
displacement
b)
distance
c)
motion
d)
reference point
44.

Acceleration can be... (select all that apply)

a)

speeding up

b)

slowing down

c)

staying at constant speed

d)

changing directions

45.

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.

46.

Select the equation for speed

a)
b)
c)
d)
47.

Select all the scenarios that represent acceleration of the car.

a)
b)
c)
48.

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

49.

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

50.

speed

a)

distance traveled per unit of time

b)

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

c)

measured period during which something occurs

d)

a change in the velocity (speed, direction, or both) of a body (related word: accelerate)

51.

time

a)

measured period during which something occurs

b)

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

c)

a pull or push that is applied to an object

52.

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

53.

velocity

a)

the speed and direction of moving objects

b)

distance traveled per unit of time

c)

a specific point in space

d)

a pull or push that is applied to an object

54.

acceleration

a)

a change in the velocity (speed, direction, or both) of a body (related word: accelerate)

b)

distance traveled per unit of time

c)

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

d)

the change in position of an object

55.

Distance divided by time is how you find

a)

speed

b)

velocity

c)

displacement

d)

motion

56.

What is velocity?

a)

The distance an object travels per unit of time.

b)

The change in position of an object.

c)

Speed in a given direction.

d)

The state in which one objects distance from another is changing.

57.

Speed that remains the same or does not change

a)

Distance

b)

Constant Speed

c)

Mass

d)

Acceleration

58.
All of the following are examples of speed except:
a)
A car traveling at 55 km/hr
b)
A snail hightailing it 45 mm/sec
c)
Jube timing himself at 23 seconds
d)
Lonnie running down the hall at 45 mph
59.
What is the difference between instantaneous speed and average speed?
a)
Average speed happens in a particular instant, Instantaneous speed is the speed of an object over a longer period of time.
b)
Instantaneous speed is never right, average speed is always right
c)
Instantaneous speed happens in a particular instant, Average speed is the speed of an object over a longer period of time.
d)
Do not pick this answer
60.
Constant speed is:
a)
When the speed increases or decreases
b)
When the speed of the object does not change
61.

What is instantaneous speed?

a)

Overall speed of an object.

b)

Speed of an object at a specific moment.

c)

Speed that happens instantly.

d)

Distance v. time