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Total questions: 27
Worksheet time: 14mins
The distance between an object and a reference point (origin) is the object's:
displacement
neutral point
position
velocity
bus stop
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?
2.8 km
10 km
10.5 km
11 km
What is the equation for momentum?
p = m/v
f = m x a
f = m/a
p = m x v
Earth's _________________ causes projectiles to follow a curved path.
acceleration
circumference
gravity
mass
Average speed is found by ___________________.
multiplying total distance traveled by the total time
about how fast you run during a hall freeze
multiplying the displacement by the total time spent
dividing the displacement by the total time spent
dividing total distance traveled by the total time
The direction and speed of an object is described by its ______________________.
average displacement
average speed
displacement
velocity
If a runner maintains a constant speed of 12 km/hr, how long will it take to complete a marathon race of 24 km?
2 hours
4 hours
8 hours
2.88 x 102 hours
What is Bill's average runnings speed?
.33 km/min
3.0 km/min
3.3 km/min
330 km/min
____________________ is the velocity of an object at any instant of time.
acceleration
average speed
instantaneous velocity
speed
If an object has a constant velocity, then the object...
has a negative acceleration
has an acceleration of zero or no acceleration
has a positive acceleration
is not moving
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?
2,100 seconds
8.33 minutes
4,500 seconds
.25 hours
A change in velocity means a change in...
direction only
speed only
speed, direction, or both
always both speed and direction
What was swimmer C's average speed?
80 m/min
60 m/min
40 m/min
100 m/min
Three swimmers were swimming in one direction. What was swimmer A's average speed during the period 10 min to 20 min?
40 m/min
0 m/min
400 m/min
4 km/min
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?
10 m/s2 west
2 m/s2 east
10 m/s2 east
2 m/s2 west
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.
True
False
The graph shows how a cyclist's speed changed over a 0.25 hour trip. What is the cyclist's average speed?
2 km/hr
30 km/hr
20 km/hr
8 km/hr
Once the trip was started, how many times did the cyclist stop? And, what was the fastest speed that the cyclist traveled? ________________ km/hr
2, 30 km/hr
1, 12 km/hr
3, 0 km/hr
0, 0 km/hr (the bicyclist had a stroke)
What is Ling-Ling's average speed?
0.3 km/min
530 km/min
3.0 km/min
3.4 km/min
Which runner has the fastest average speed?
Ling-Ling
La Toya
Bill
Jose
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?
earlier than the first ball
later than the first ball
at the same time as the first ball
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?
65 m
2.6 m
.38 m
it does not reach the ground, because the Earth has no gravity
it accelerated upward like a Ruskin Eagle
Which best describes why projectiles move in a curved path? Answer: They have...
constant horizontal velocity and vertical acceleration
horizontal acceleration and constant vertical velocity
horizontal momentum and constant vertical velocity
horizontal acceleration and vertical momentum
An object's motion is shown in this graph. In which section(s) is the object accelerating?
a to b; e to f
b to c; d to e
c to d; f to g
a to g
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.
3 m/s2
1 m/s2
0 m/s2
-3 m/s2
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.
distance
velocity
acceleration
speed
Which of the following statement(s) is/are true?
when there is a change in displacement per change in time, there is velocity
when there is a change in velocity per change in time, there is acceleration
when there is acceleration, there is a force acting
all of the other answers are true
average velocity does not depend upon the path taken
