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Motion Quiz

Total questions: 27

Worksheet time: 14mins

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Class
Date
1.

The distance between an object and a reference point (origin) is the object's:

a)

displacement

b)

neutral point

c)

position

d)

velocity

e)

bus stop

2.

At 8:00 am you leave home and walk 0.5 km to a friend's house. At 11:30 am you return home, then travel by car to the mall, which is 10 km away, and arrive at 11:45 am. What is the total distance travelled?

a)

2.8 km

b)

10 km

c)

10.5 km

d)

11 km

3.

What is the equation for momentum?

a)

p = m/v

b)

f = m x a

c)

f = m/a

d)

p = m x v

4.

Earth's _________________ causes projectiles to follow a curved path.

a)

acceleration

b)

circumference

c)

gravity

d)

mass

5.

Average speed is found by ___________________.

a)

multiplying total distance traveled by the total time

b)

about how fast you run during a hall freeze

c)

multiplying the displacement by the total time spent

d)

dividing the displacement by the total time spent

e)

dividing total distance traveled by the total time

6.

The direction and speed of an object is described by its ______________________.

a)

average displacement

b)

average speed

c)

displacement

d)

velocity

7.

If a runner maintains a constant speed of 12 km/hr, how long will it take to complete a marathon race of 24 km?

a)

2 hours

b)

4 hours

c)

8 hours

d)

2.88 x 102 hours

8.

What is Bill's average runnings speed?

a)

.33 km/min

b)

3.0 km/min

c)

3.3 km/min

d)

330 km/min

9.

____________________ is the velocity of an object at any instant of time.

a)

acceleration

b)

average speed

c)

instantaneous velocity

d)

speed

10.

If an object has a constant velocity, then the object...

a)

has a negative acceleration

b)

has an acceleration of zero or no acceleration

c)

has a positive acceleration

d)

is not moving

11.

The speed of light in a vacuum is 300,000 km/s. How long does it take light to travel 150,000,000 km from the Sun to Earth?

a)

2,100 seconds

b)

8.33 minutes

c)

4,500 seconds

d)

.25 hours

12.

A change in velocity means a change in...

a)

direction only

b)

speed only

c)

speed, direction, or both

d)

always both speed and direction

13.

What was swimmer C's average speed?

a)

80 m/min

b)

60 m/min

c)

40 m/min

d)

100 m/min

14.

Three swimmers were swimming in one direction. What was swimmer A's average speed during the period 10 min to 20 min?

a)

40 m/min

b)

0 m/min

c)

400 m/min

d)

4 km/min

15.

As you brake your bicycle, your velocity changes from 20 east m/s to 10 east m/s in 5 seconds. What is your acceleration?

a)

10 m/s2 west

b)

2 m/s2 east

c)

10 m/s2 east

d)

2 m/s2 west

16.

As shown in the vector diagram, acceleration of an object, like a car, can have a positive or negative value while it moves in one direction.

a)

True

b)

False

17.

The graph shows how a cyclist's speed changed over a 0.25 hour trip. What is the cyclist's average speed?

a)

2 km/hr

b)

30 km/hr

c)

20 km/hr

d)

8 km/hr

18.

Once the trip was started, how many times did the cyclist stop? And, what was the fastest speed that the cyclist traveled? ________________ km/hr

a)

2, 30 km/hr

b)

1, 12 km/hr

c)

3, 0 km/hr

d)

0, 0 km/hr (the bicyclist had a stroke)

e)
19.

What is Ling-Ling's average speed?

a)

0.3 km/min

b)

530 km/min

c)

3.0 km/min

d)

3.4 km/min

20.

Which runner has the fastest average speed?

a)

Ling-Ling

b)

La Toya

c)

Bill

d)

Jose

21.

Two balls are at the same height and released at the same time. One ball is dropped and hits the ground 5 seconds later. The other initially moves horizontally. When does the 2nd ball hit the ground?

a)

earlier than the first ball

b)

later than the first ball

c)

at the same time as the first ball

22.

Two balls are at the same height and released at the same time. One ball is dropped and hits the ground 5 seconds later. The other initially moves horizontally. How far does the 2nd ball travel horizontally?

a)

65 m

b)

2.6 m

c)

.38 m

d)

it does not reach the ground, because the Earth has no gravity

e)

it accelerated upward like a Ruskin Eagle

23.

Which best describes why projectiles move in a curved path? Answer: They have...

a)

constant horizontal velocity and vertical acceleration

b)

horizontal acceleration and constant vertical velocity

c)

horizontal momentum and constant vertical velocity

d)

horizontal acceleration and vertical momentum

24.

An object's motion is shown in this graph. In which section(s) is the object accelerating?

a)

a to b; e to f

b)

b to c; d to e

c)

c to d; f to g

d)

a to g

25.

What is the acceleration during section "a" for this graph showing motion of an object.


Remember: for a "Time vs. Velocity Graph,"

acceleration is calculated by finding the slope of the line.

a)

3 m/s2

b)

1 m/s2

c)

0 m/s2

d)

-3 m/s2

26.

What did Newton mean specifically by the word "motion?"


Hint: the vector quantity that means displacement divided by change in time or speed in a direction.

a)

distance

b)

velocity

c)

acceleration

d)

speed

27.

Which of the following statement(s) is/are true?

a)

when there is a change in displacement per change in time, there is velocity

b)

when there is a change in velocity per change in time, there is acceleration

c)

when there is acceleration, there is a force acting

d)

all of the other answers are true

e)

average velocity does not depend upon the path taken