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Kinematics

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
A quantity that is ignorant of direction is referred to as a
a)
vector quantity
b)
scalar quantity
2.
A quantity that is has magnitude and  direction is referred to as a
a)
vector quantity
b)
scalar quantity
3.
An object can be moving for 10 seconds and still have zero displacement.
a)
True
b)
False
4.
You run from your house to a friend's house that is 3 km away. You then walk home. The distance you traveled is 6 km. What is your displacement? 
a)
6  km
b)
0 km
5.

The fastest trains are magnetically levitated above the rails to avoid friction (and are therefore called MagLev trains...cool, huh?).

The fastest trains travel about 250 km in a half an hour. What is their average speed in km/hour?

a)

250 km/hr

b)

500 km/hr

c)

125 km/hr

6.

A hummingbird averages a speed of about 45 km/hour (Cool facts: They visit up to 1000 flowers per day, and reach maximum speed, while diving, up to 160 km/hour!).

Ruby-throated hummingbirds take a non-stop trip across Gulf of Mexico in which they fly for 18 hours straight! How far is the trip across the Gulf of Mexico at their average speed?

a)

810 km

b)

2.5 km

c)

3.6 km

d)

360 km

7.
An object is NOT accelerating if it is moving
a)
in a circle
b)
at constant velocity 
c)
at increasing speed
d)
only as influenced by gravity
8.

An airplane accelerates down a runway at 3.20 m/s2 for 8 s until it finally lifts off the ground. The velocity of 25.6 m/s at liftoff is

a)

instantaneous

b)

average

9.

A cheetah travels 75 m in 3 s. What is her velocity?

a)

225 m/s

b)

25 m/s

c)

0.04 m/s

10.

A car goes from rest to 30 m/s. If it takes the car 40 seconds to reach that speed then what is the car's rate of acceleration?

a)

1.33 m/s2

b)

0.75 m/s2

c)

10 m/s2

d)

0 m/s2