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Chapter 2 Practice Test (Physical Science)

Total questions: 25

Worksheet time: 20mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What does a flat horizontal line mean on a position vs time graph?

a)

moving fast

b)

object in motionless

c)

gettin faster

d)

coming back to start

2.

Which of the following accurately contrasts velocity and speed?

a)

speed is distance traveled in a certain amount of time. Velocity is time traveled in a certain distance

b)

speed is distance traveled in a certain time. Velocity is speed in a specific direction

c)

Velocity is distance traveled in a certain time. Speed is velocity in a certain direction

d)

velocity is distance traveled in a certain time. Soeed is how fast you're going

3.
The picture of the position vs. time graph shows an object that is...
a)
accelerating/speeding up
b)
moving at a constant speed 
c)
not moving 
d)
accelerating/slowing down. 
4.

Acceleration is defined as the CHANGE in

a)

time it takes for one place to move to another place.

b)

velocity of an object.

c)

distance divided by the time

d)

velocity divided by the time

5.
Why does a car accelerate as it round a corner at a constant speed?
a)
Its direction changes
b)
It doesn't
c)
It slows down
d)
Its speeds up  
6.
Which section of the graph shows decreasing velocity?
a)
CD
b)
DE
c)
EF
d)
GH
7.
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
8.

What is the distance the mouse travelled? What is the mouse's displacement?

a)

7 m; -1 m

b)

-1 m; 7 m

c)

8 m; 0 m

d)

0 m; -1 m

9.
From point O to Point A the velocity is
a)
Increasing
b)
Decreasing 
c)
Constant
10.
From point A to Point B the velocity is
a)
Increasing
b)
Decreasing 
c)
Constant
11.
Which graph represents the greatest acceleration?
a)
A
b)
B
c)
C
d)
D
12.
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
13.

What is a difference between distance and displacement

a)

Distance is measured in seconds and displacement is measured in meters

b)

Distance is always shorter than displacement

c)

Displacement can be equal to zero if the object ends in the place it began in; distance counts every step taken

d)

Distance can be equal to infinite when only a small distance has been travelled

14.

An astronaut travels at a speed of 400 m/s for 250 seconds, what is the total distance he traveled?

a)

0.625 m

b)

100,000 m

c)

1.6 m

d)

650 m

15.

A horse follows a dangling carrot for 20 m, if it took her 50 seconds to reach it, what was her average velocity?

a)

1,000 m/s

b)

2.5 m/s

c)

0.4 m/s

d)

20 m/s

16.

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

a)

5 miles

b)

1 miles

c)

2 miles

d)

3 miles

17.

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

a)

5 miles

b)

1 miles

c)

2 miles

d)

3 miles

18.

This is needed to determine the position of an object

a)

Reference Point

b)

Travel

c)

Speed

d)

Velocity

19.

a coordinate system in which the position of the objects is measured.

a)

Reference Point

b)

Speed

c)

Distance-Time Graph

d)

Frame of Reference

20.

How speed is calculated

a)

distance divided by time

b)

time divided by distance

c)

direction divided by distance

d)

direction divided by time

21.

An object decreasing its speed has this

a)

Positive Acceleration

b)

Negative Acceleration

c)

Neutral Acceleration

d)

Physical Acceleration

22.

A push or pull is this

a)

Force

b)

Gravity

c)

Acceleration

d)

Jedi

23.

Forces on an object that are equal in size and opposite in direction

a)

Neutral Forces

b)

Balanced Forces

c)

Net Forces

d)

Unbalanced Forces

24.

the tendency of an object to resist any change in its motion

a)

Mass

b)

Momentum

c)

Inertia

d)

Newton

25.
Balanced or unbalanced?
a)
balanced
b)
unbalanced