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Mrs Ahmeds - Year 8 motions quiz

Total questions: 25

Worksheet time: 37mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
During which interval is the object not moving?
a)
B to C
b)
C to D
c)
D to E
d)
only at point A
2.
During which interval is the object speeding up?
a)
A to B
b)
B to C
c)
D to E
d)
E to F
3.
Acceleration occurs when an object changes its speed or ______.
a)
direction
b)
force
c)
inertia
d)
mass
4.
Which runner stopped for a rest?
a)
Albert
b)
Bob
c)
Charlie
5.
This is a velocity-time graph.  What is the object doing in segment A?
a)
Positive acceleration
b)
Negative acceleration
c)
Constant Velocity
d)
Not moving
6.
This is a velocity-time graph.  What is the object doing in segment C?
a)
Positive acceleration
b)
Negative acceleration
c)
Constant Velocity
d)
Not moving
7.
Calculate the acceleration for segment A.
a)
2 m/s2
b)
20 m/s2
c)
-2 m/s2
d)
0 m/s2
8.
A car driving at 50 miles per hour drives for 2 hours. What distance did it cover?
a)
50 miles
b)
25 miles
c)
100 miles
d)
75 miles
9.
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
10.
What does this graph represent?
a)
Constant speed
b)
Acceleration
c)
Not moving
11.
What does this graph represent?
a)
Constant speed
b)
Acceleration
c)
Not moving
12.
The speed of the vehicle between points A-B is...
a)
12m/s
b)
8m/s
c)
10m/s
d)
16m/s
13.
What does this graph represent?
a)
Constant Speed
b)
Acceleration
c)
Not moving
14.
According to the graph how fast does the person travel in the first 5 seconds?
a)
2 m/s
b)
10 m/s
c)
12.5 m/s
d)
1 m/s
15.
Acceleration of an object happens when things ________
a)
slow down
b)
go faster
c)
change direction (turn)
d)
All of the above
16.
The SI unit for acceleration is
a)
mph
b)
m/s
c)
m/s2
17.
Acceleration: is the rate of change in ___________.
a)
speed
b)
distance
c)
velocity 
d)
displacement 
18.
A ball rolls down a steep hill. It travels 500 m in 1 minute. It then rolls on a flat surface for an additional 3 minutes and travels 300 m. What is the average speed of the ball?
a)
.5 m/min
b)
100 m/min
c)
200 m/sec
d)
200 m/min
19.
A change in velocity over time is
a)
Scalar
b)
Speed
c)
Acceleration
d)
Motion
20.
Which is an example of zero acceleration?
a)
A merri-go-round moving at a constant rate
b)
A car coming to a stop
c)
A boat speeding up
d)
A person running on a treadmill at a rate of 6 MPH
21.
Which graph shows an object not moving?
a)
A
b)
B
c)
C
d)
D
22.
Morgan walks 10 miles South. Trevor walks 10 miles North in the same amount of time.  They have:
a)
Different average speeds
b)
Different velocities
c)
Same velocity
d)
Same motion
23.
A car starts from a stoplight and is traveling with a velocity of 10 m/sec east in 20 seconds.  What is the acceleration of the car?
a)
.5 m/s/s
b)
.5 m/s
c)
2 m/s/s
d)
2 m/s
24.
How long will your trip take (in hours) if you travel 350 km at an average speed of 80 km/hr? 
a)
80 hours
b)
.22 hours
c)
4.38 hours
d)
6
25.
A trip to Cape Canaveral, Florida takes 10 hours. The distance is 816 km. Calculate  the average speed. 
a)
8 km/hr
b)
81.6 km/hr
c)
.012 km/hr
d)
61.8 km/hr