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Physical Science - Motion

Total questions: 130

Worksheet time: 2hrs 59mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What term is used to describe the speed and direction of an object?

a)

velocity

b)

average speed

c)

instantaneous speed

d)

displacement

2.

Distance and direction of an object's change in position from a starting point

a)

displacement

b)

distance

c)

motion

d)

reference point

3.

Displacement and distance are always the same number

a)

true

b)

false

4.

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

a)

10

b)

7

c)

8

d)

6

5.

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

a)

800

b)

400

c)

0

d)

200

6.

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

7.

Bill runs 400 meters to Andy's house, turns around, and runs 400 meters back home.  What is Bill's distance?

a)

0 meters

b)

400 meters

c)

800 meters

d)

1600 meters

8.

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

9.

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

10.

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

11.

A person walks 50 meters directly north, stops, and then travels 32 meters directly south.  What is their displacement?

a)

82 meters

b)

18 meters

c)

28 meters

12.

A persons walks 50 meters directly north, stops, and then travels 32 meters directly south. What is their distance traveled?

a)

82 meters

b)

18 meters

c)

32 meters

13.

What is this graph showing?

a)

Constant Speed

b)

Acceleration (speeding up)

c)

Deceleration (slowing down)

d)

No motion

14.

from 3rd second to 5th second, the object is

a)

moving at a constant speed

b)

speeding up

c)

not moving

d)

slowing down

15.

Velocity is 

a)

speed

b)

direction

c)

speed with a direction

d)

scalar

16.

On a distance vs. time graph, the steeper the slope _____

a)

the slower the speed

b)

the faster the speed

c)

less acceleration

d)

greater acceleration

17.

What is this object doing?

a)

speeding up

b)

slowing down

c)

not moving

d)

moving at a constant velocity

18.

What does the slope of a position vs. time graph represent?

a)

the car was going up a hill

b)

the velocity of the object

c)

how far the car moved

d)

how long it took the car

19.

A vehicle travels 2345 m in 315 s toward the evening sun. What is its speed?

a)

7.44 m/s

b)

0.13 m/s

c)

738,675 m/s

d)

7.44m

20.

What distance will a car traveling 65 km/hr travel in 3 hours?

a)

11,700 km

b)

195 km

c)

21.7 km

d)

2.77 km

21.

Jose wandered 4 km at 2 km/hr. How long did Jose wander?

a)

2 hours

b)

8 hours

c)

0.5 hours

d)

2 km

22.

What distance will be traveled if you are going 120 km/hr in 0.50 hours?

a)

3600 km

b)

60 km

c)

4 km

d)

40 km

23.

A train travels 120 km in 2.5 hours. What is its average speed?

a)

60 km/hr

b)

240 km/hr

c)

48 km/hr

d)

300 km/hr

24.

Which of the following statements about speed and velocity is correct?

a)

Velocity only describes an object’s rate of motion.

b)

Speed describes how an object is changing its velocity.

c)

Speed and velocity both describe how an object is speeding up.

d)

Only velocity includes the direction an object is traveling.

25.

How far will a person go if they jog for 2 hours at a speed of 12 km/hr?

a)

6 km

b)

0.5 km

c)

10 km

d)

24 km

26.

A runner races in the 100 meter dash.  It takes her 10 seconds to finish.  What is her average speed?

a)

10 m/s

b)

1000 m/s

c)

100 seconds

d)

10 seconds

27.

Velocity is different from speed because...

a)

Velocity is distance/time. Speed is displacement/time.

b)

Velocity is speed in a certain direction and can be positive or negative.

c)

Speed is velocity in a certain direction. Both can only be positive.

d)

Velocity is how much speed changes over time.

28.

The slope of this position vs time graph is?

a)

Constant

b)

Increasing

c)

Decreasing

d)

0

29.

The slope of this position vs time graph is...

a)

Constant

b)

Increasing

c)

Decreasing

d)

0

30.

What does this graph represent?

a)

Constant speed

b)

Acceleration

c)

Not moving

31.

A roller coasters accelerates from an initial velocity of 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

32.

A box sliding down an inclined plane attains a velocity of 27 m/s in 3 seconds from rest.  Find the acceleration.

a)

30 m/s

b)

24 m/s2

c)

9 m/s2

d)

81 km/hr

33.

A drag racer accelerated from 0 m/s to 200 m/s in 5 s.  What was the acceleration?

a)

0 m/s

b)

40 m/s2

c)

-40 m/s2

d)

40 m/s

34.

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

35.

When was Marie driving the fastest?

a)

C to D

b)

D to E

c)

E to F

36.

During what period of time was Marie stopped?

a)

0-5 minutes

b)

5-10 minutes

c)

10-25 minutes

d)

25-30 minutes

37.

How does her speed at 3 minutes compare with her speed at 7 minutes?

a)

She is driving faster at 3 minutes.

b)

She is driving faster at 7 minutes

c)

She is driving forward at 3 minutes and back at 7.

d)

She is moving up at 3 minutes and down at 7 minutes

38.

This position vs. time graph shows an object...

a)

not moving

b)

moving with constant velocity

c)

moving with changing velocity

39.

This position vs. time graph shows an object...

a)

not moving

b)

moving with constant velocity

c)

moving with changing velocity

40.

This position vs. time graph shows an object...

a)

not moving

b)

moving with constant velocity

c)

moving with changing velocity

41.

This velocity vs. time graph shows an object...


(Hint: For this graph, the velocity is 0 m/s!)

a)

not moving

b)

moving with constant velocity

c)

moving with changing velocity

42.

This velocity vs. time graph shows an object...

a)

not moving

b)

moving with constant velocity

c)

moving with changing velocity

43.

This velocity vs. time graph shows an object...

a)

not moving

b)

moving with constant velocity

c)

moving with changing velocity

44.

This position vs. time graph shows an object...

a)

not moving

b)

moving with constant velocity

c)

moving with changing velocity

45.

This position vs. time graph shows an object...

a)

not moving

b)

moving with constant velocity

c)

moving with changing velocity

46.

This velocity vs. time graph shows an object...

a)

not moving

b)

moving with constant velocity

c)

moving with changing velocity

47.

Which of these position vs. time graphs shows an object changing direction?

a)
b)
c)
d)
48.

This position vs. time graph shows an object...

a)

speeding up

b)

slowing down

49.

This position vs. time graph shows an object...

a)

speeding up

b)

slowing down

50.

The velocity vs time graph below shows an object that is

a)

speeding up

b)

slowing down

c)

moving at a constant velocity

d)

not moving

51.

The velocity vs time graph below shows an object that is

a)

speeding up

b)

slowing down

c)

moving at a constant velocity

d)

not moving

52.

The velocity vs time graph below shows an object that is

a)

speeding up

b)

slowing down

c)

moving at a constant velocity

d)

not moving

53.

The velocity vs time graph below shows an object that is

a)

moving to the left and speeding up

b)

moving to the left and slowing down

c)

not moving

d)

moving at a constant velocity

54.

The velocity vs time graph below shows an object that is

a)

moving to the left and speeding up

b)

moving to the left and slowing down

c)

moving with a constant velocity

d)

not moving

55.

The velocity vs time graph below shows an object that is

a)

moving to the right at a constant velocity

b)

moving to the left at a constant velocity

c)

not moving

56.

A car is moving to the left and speeding up as shown by its velocity versus time graph below. It's acceleration is_____

a)

positive acceleration

b)

negative acceleration

c)

zero acceleration

57.

Refer to the velocity - time graph of a fast moving car below. At what time did the car reverse direction?

a)

at 2 seconds

b)

at 4 seconds

c)

at 6 seconds

d)

at 7 seconds

58.

Refer to the velocity - time graph of an ultra fast moving car below. In which segment is it not moving?

a)

Segment B

b)

Segment D

c)

Segment F

59.

Refer to the velocity - time graph of an ultra fast moving car below. In which segment is it moving with a constant velocity?

a)

Segment B only

b)

Segments F only

c)

Segments B and F only

d)

Segment B, D, and F

60.

Refer to the velocity - time graph of an ultra fast moving car below. In which segment is the car moving to the left (west) and slowing down?

a)

Segment B

b)

Segment D

c)

Segment E

d)

Segment G

61.

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

62.

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

63.
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. 
64.

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

65.
Which section of the graph shows decreasing velocity?
a)
CD
b)
DE
c)
EF
d)
GH
66.
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
67.

Where is Cart 1 in relation to Cart 2 when they begin their motion?

a)

Cart 1 is three meters ahead of Cart 2

b)

Cart 1 and 2 are at the same position to start

c)

Cart 1 is three meters behind Cart 2

68.

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

69.
How long did it take this object to travel back to its reference/starting point?
a)
20 s
b)
30 s
c)
60 s
d)
100 s
70.
From point O to Point A the velocity is
a)
Increasing
b)
Decreasing 
c)
Constant
71.
From point A to Point B the velocity is
a)
Increasing
b)
Decreasing 
c)
Constant
72.
Which graph represents the greatest acceleration?
a)
A
b)
B
c)
C
d)
D
73.
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
74.

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

75.

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

76.

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

77.

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

78.

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

79.

The unit for acceleration is

a)

m2/s

b)

m/s

c)

m/s2

d)

m/s3

80.

If velocity and acceleration are in the same direction an objects ____________.

a)

speeds up

b)

slows done

c)

stops

d)

turns

81.

If velocity and acceleration are in the opposite direction, the object _________.

a)

stops

b)

none

c)

slows down

d)

speeds up

82.

What is the speed of a runner who runs 400 meters in 40 seconds?

a)

10 meters/second

b)

40 meters/second

c)

100 meters/second

d)

1,600 meters/second

83.
Which graph shows an object not moving?
a)
A
b)
B
c)
C
d)
D
84.
Which graph shows an object increasing speed?
a)
A
b)
B
c)
D
d)
E
85.
Which runner stopped for a rest?
a)
Albert
b)
Bob
c)
Charlie
86.
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
87.
What does this graph represent?
a)
Constant Speed
b)
Acceleration
c)
Not moving
88.
What does this graph represent?
a)
Constant speed
b)
Acceleration
c)
Not moving
89.
An object is _____ if its position changes relative to another object.
a)
in motion
b)
at reset
c)
a frame of refence
d)
magical
90.
All motion is described as relative because
a)
how do you ever really know if something is in motion
b)
motion means different things to different people
c)
everything in the universe is constantly in motion, so it depends on your frame of reference
91.
motion is the change in what?
a)
speed
b)
velocity
c)
acceleration
d)
position
92.
On a distance vs. time graph, the steeper the slope _____
a)
the slower the speed
b)
the faster the speed
c)
less acceleration
d)
greater acceleration
93.
This graph shows
a)
An object stopped
b)
An object slowing down
c)
An object speeding up
d)
An object moving at constant speed
94.

When an object’s distance or direction changes from the place where it started, we can say that ________ has occurred.

a)

motion

b)

force

c)

reference point

95.

An original starting point is called a ____________ and it helps us know HOW the object is moving .

a)

reference point

b)

displacement point

c)

motion point

96.

_____ is the total amount of length traveled.

a)

Distance

b)

Displacement

c)

Velocity

97.

Describing the speed of an object often does not completely describe its motion. To accurately describe the motion, we would need to use speed AND direction, which is ________.

a)

velocity

b)

acceleration

c)

reference points

98.

When velocity changes (either the speed, direction, or both) we refer to this change as ________, which is a measure of the change in velocity over a certain period of time.

a)

acceleration

b)

speed

c)

velocity

99.

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

a)

800 meters

b)

400 meters East

c)

0 meters

d)

200 meters SW

100.
Bill runs 400 meters to Andy's house, turns around, and runs 400 meters back home.  What is Bill's distance?
a)
0 meters
b)
400 meters
c)
800 meters
d)
1600 meters
101.

from 3rd second to 5th second, the object is

a)

moving at a constant speed

b)

speeding up

c)

not moving

d)

slowing down

102.
On a distance vs. time graph, the steeper the slope _____
a)
the slower the speed
b)
the faster the speed
c)
less acceleration
d)
greater acceleration
103.

According to the graph how far does the person travel in the first 5 seconds?

a)

2 m

b)

10 m

c)

0 m

d)

5 m

104.

At what point is the speed the greatest?

a)

C-D

b)

B-C

c)

A-B

d)

D-E

105.

What is happening during point A to B?

a)

not moving

b)

increasing speed at a constant rate

c)

moving at a constant speed

d)

moving at 10 m/s2 acceleration

106.

What is happening during point C to D?

a)

not moving

b)

increasing speed at a constant rate

c)

moving at a constant speed

d)

moving at 0 m/s2 acceleration

107.

Match the graph to the description:

"The car is traveling at a constant speed."

a)
b)
c)
d)
108.

Match the graph to the description:

"The car is accelerating."

a)
b)
c)
d)
109.

Mark slams on the brakes after traveling 25 m/s. It takes him 3 seconds to come to a complete stop. What is his acceleration?

a)

8.33 m/s2

b)

-8.33 m/s2

c)

75 m/s2

d)

-75 m/s2

110.
A drag racer accelerated from rest ( 0 m/s ) to 195 m/s in 6.5 s.  What was the acceleration?
a)
10 m/s
b)
30 m/s2
c)
-3 m/s2
d)
26 m/s
111.
Friday, Brooklyn walked her usual 5000 m to school in 60 minutes.  On Monday her speed was 75 m/min.  On which day was Brooklyn's speed better?
a)
Monday, she really wanted to get to school
b)
Friday, she was excited to celebrate Fri-yay!
c)
Tuesday, she was sleep walking.
d)
Saturday, she forgot where she was going.
112.
The baseball park is 4200 m from Camden's house.  I took him 30 minutes to get there.  What was Camden's speed?
a)
.007 m/min
b)
12.60 m/min
c)
140 m/min
d)
126 m/min
113.
A jet airliner flies 4100 km from New York City to San Francisco in 4.25 hours.  What is its average speed?
a)
964.71 km/hr
b)
96.47 km/hr
c)
17,425 km/hr
d)
174.25 km/hr
114.
This graph demonstrates an object that is -
a)
Increasing speed
b)
At a constant speed
c)
Decreasing speed
d)
Stationary
115.

Which swimmer swam the farthest in the time interval?

a)

Swimmer A

b)

Swimmer B

c)

Swimmer C

116.

​A _______ line on a distance-time graph means the object is not moving. It is stationary. ​

a)

horizontal

b)

vertical

117.

The slope of a velocity-time graph is

a)

acceleration

b)

average speed

c)

distance

d)

displacement

118.

Which of the following describes an object's position?

a)

where the object is relative to a reference point

b)

the speed of the object in a particular direction

c)

the line or path along which the object moves

d)

the change in the object's velocity over time

119.

Select the equation for acceleration.

a)
b)
c)
d)
120.

This chart represents the velocity of a motorcycle over time. Select the correct statement regarding the motorcycle's movement.

a)

The motorcycle is speeding up.

b)

The motorcycle has 0 acceleration.

c)

The motorcycle is slowing down.

d)

The motorcycle has constant acceleration.

121.

Which of these objects is NOT accelerating?

a)

A plane slowing down to land

b)

A rocket taking off into space

c)

A hiker moving at the same speed for hours

d)

A rollerblader heading downhill

122.

Velocity has a negative /positive sign for _________, but speed does not.

a)

magnitude

b)

direction

c)

meters

d)

time

123.

What is the speed of a car travelling 50m in 4s?

a)

200 m/s

b)

12.5 m/s

c)

12.5 m

d)

200m

124.

How far does a lorry move if it is travelling at 12m/s for 180s?

a)

2160 m

b)

0.06 m

c)

15 m

d)

21.6 m

125.

How long does it take a car to travel 40m at 12m/s?

a)

4.8 s

b)

480 s

c)

3.33 s

d)

33.3 s

126.
Sarah backstrokes at an average speed of 8 meters per second. How long will it take her to complete a 200-meter race?
a)
0.04 s
b)
1600 s
c)
50 s
d)
25 s
127.
Shona cycles at an average speed of 8km/h. How far has she travelled if she cycles for 4 hours?
a)
55km
b)
32km
c)
43km
d)
32miles
128.
A runners races in the 100 meter dash.  It takes her 10 seconds to finish.  What is her average speed?
a)
10 m/s
b)
1000 m/s
c)
100 seconds
d)
10 seconds
129.
What is velocity?
a)
the quickness of an object
b)
the location of an object
c)
acceleration
d)
speed in a specific direction
130.
Which runner stopped for a rest?
a)
Albert
b)
Bob
c)
Charlie

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