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Unit 2 Motion Review

Total questions: 41

Worksheet time: 42mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The sum of all movements from start to the end of motion is best described as____.

a)

distance

b)

displacement

c)

motion

d)

donkey

2.

Scott travels north 5 miles and then goes west 3 miles before coming straight back south 2 miles. What is his distance?

(a)  

3.

The change in an objects position from the final position to initial position.

a)

displacement

b)

distance

c)

motion

d)

reference point

4.
Bill runs 400 meters to Andy's house, turns around, and runs 400 meters back home.  What is Bill's displacement?
a)
0 meters
b)
400 meters
c)
800 meters
d)
1600 meters
5.

Jerry walked from home to school, then from the school to the park. What is his total distance?

a)

2 km

b)

5 km

c)

8 km

d)

10 km

6.
A car drives 84 meters forward.  It's displacement and distance would be the same.
a)
True
b)
False
7.
A car drives 84 meters forward.  It's displacement and distance would be the same.
a)
True
b)
False
8.

Amy runs 2 miles south, then turns around and runs 3 miles north. What is displacement?

(a)  

9.
Vector quantities need both a magnitude and a _____.
a)
distance
b)
displacement
c)
direction
d)
velocity
10.

A man walks 5 miles forwards, 6 miles backwards and then 2 miles forwards. What is his displacement?

a)

1 mile forward

b)

13 miles

c)

3 miles forward

d)

1 mile

11.

While walking down the hall you step off 14 paces. You realize you dropped something and walk back 5 paces to pick it up. After picking up the item, you walk in the original direction 13 paces. What is your distance traveled?

a)

32 paces

b)

21 paces

c)

19 paces

d)

negative 4 paces

12.

How was the graph created?

a)

Keeping the car steady, moving it away from the sensor at a constant speed, holding it still for a little while, then moving it back toward the sensor

b)

Keeping the car steady, moving it away from the sensor slowly after first and then faster, holding it still for a little while, then moving it back toward the sensor

c)

Keeping the car steady, moving it away from the sensor quickly at first then slowly, holding it still for a little while, then moving it back toward the sensor

d)

Computers hooked up to a science machine

13.

What is the speed of the object at 3 hours?

a)

0 mi/hr

b)

24 mi/hr

c)

2.5 mi/hr

d)

6 mi/hr

14.

How long did it take the object to travel 6 miles?

a)

.33 hours

b)

3 hours

c)

12 hours

d)

2 hours

15.

What is the total distance traveled by this object?

a)

5 m

b)

20 m

c)

25 m

d)

.19 m

16.

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

(a)  

17.
David walks 3 km north, and then turns east and walks 4 km. What is the distance?
a)
7 km
b)
3 km
c)
4 km
d)
1 km
18.

Jerry walked from home to school, then from the school to the park. What is his total displacement?

a)

2 km

b)

5 km

c)

8 km

d)

10 km

19.
Sara walks from Point A to Point B. Which is true?
a)
Distance and displacement are EQUAL
b)
Distance is less than displacement
20.

David walks 3 km north, and then turns east and walks 4 km. What is the displacement?

a)

5 km Northeast

b)

25 km Northeast

c)

1 km East

d)

7 km Northeast

21.
A distance vs. time graph shows an object's
a)
frame of reference
b)
speed
c)
acceleration
d)
favorite food
22.
Speed =
a)
distance / time
b)
time / distance
c)
distance * time
23.
You walk 10 meters to math class in 20 seconds. Your average speed is
a)
2 m/s
b)
0.5 m/s
c)
200 m/s
d)
5 m/s
24.
The rate at which velocity changes is called 
a)
motion
b)
average speed
c)
instantaneous speed
d)
acceleration
25.
What is the SI unit for acceleration?
a)
m/s
b)
m
c)
m/s2
d)
s
26.
When something has speed in a certain direction it is called ___________.
a)
motion
b)
position
c)
velocity
d)
speed
27.

The graph shows Ashley riding her bike to Maria's house.

What is occurring from point A to point B?

a)

they are traveling at a constant speed

b)

they are decreasing in speed

c)

they stopped to take a break

28.

The graph shows Ashley riding her bike to Maria's house.

What was occurring from point B to point C?

a)

She was increasing her speed.

b)

She stopped for 4 minutes

c)

She was decreasing in speed

29.
The graph represents
a)
no motion
b)
constant velocity
c)
acceleration
d)
negative acceleration
30.

What does this graph represent?

a)

constant speed

b)

acceleration

c)

an object at rest

d)

deceleration

31.

The total distance divided by total time is _____.

a)

average speed

b)

constant speed

c)

instantaneous speed

d)

acceleration

32.

This graph shows an object that is _____.

a)

increasing speed

b)

maintaining a constant speed

c)

decreasing speed

d)

stationary

33.

Sam runs a 50 meter dash in 25 seconds. What is his speed?

a)

2 m/s2

b)

25 m/s

c)

2 m/s

d)

25 s/m

34.

"The change in velocity over time" is defined as:

a)

Distance

b)

Displacement

c)

Speed

d)

Acceleration

35.

What is the speed of an objects which travels 200 meters in 50 seconds?

 s=dts=\frac{d}{t}  

a)

5 m/s

b)

10,000 m/s

c)

20 m/s

d)

4 m/s

36.

Toy cars travel around a track. The red car moved at a constant speed along the curved segment of the path. While traveling around the curve, the car was

(Remember: Velocity is speed, and acceleration is ANY change in motion.)

a)

changing velocity and accelerating

b)

changing velocity without accelerating

c)

moving at a constant velocity and accelerating

d)

moving at a constant velocity without accelerating

37.

Convert 5 km to mm

a)

500 mm

b)

5,000 mm

c)

50,000 mm

d)

5,000,000 mm

38.
What is the unit for speed?
a)
g/ml
b)
meters
c)
Joules
d)
m/s
39.
A roller coasters accelerates from an initial velocity of 6.0 m/s to a final velocity of 70 m/s over 4 seconds.  What's the acceleration?
a)
24 m/s2
b)
18 m/s2
c)
16 m/s2
d)
16 m/s
40.
A dog runs with an initial speed of 7.5 m/s on a waxed floor.  It slides to a stop in 15 seconds.  What is the acceleration?
a)
-7.5 m/s
b)
-7.5 m/s2
c)
-0.5 m/s2
d)
7.5 mi//hr
41.
A golf ball accelerates off a tee at 15m/s2, changing its velocity from 0m/s to 50 m/s down the fairway. How long did it take the golf ball to accelerate?
a)
750 seconds
b)
35 seconds
c)
0.3 seconds
d)
3.3 seconds