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Unit 8- Motion Study Guide

Total questions: 31

Worksheet time: 48mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

An object moves a distance of 10 meters in 5 seconds. What is the average speed of the object?

a)

0.5 m/s

b)

2.0 m/s

c)

40 m/s

d)

50 m/s

2.

If a train is traveling west at a rate of 30

kilometers per hour, how could a passenger on

the train be moving west at a rate of 28

kilometers per hour?

a)

The passenger is walking east on the train at a

rate of 28 kilometers per hour

b)

The passenger is walking east on the train at a

rate of 2 kilometers per hour.

c)

The passenger is walking west on the train at a

rate of 28 kilometers per hour.

d)

The passenger is walking west on the train at a

rate of 2 kilometers per hour.

3.

An object is moving along a straight line at a

constant speed of 20 m/s. How far did the object

travel during the first 4 seconds?

a)

5 m

b)

20 m

c)

40 m

d)

80 m

4.

What is the velocity of the object with

displacement of 6 km south in 2 hours?

a)

2 km/h south

b)

3 km/h south

c)

4 km/h south

d)

6 km/h south

5.

How far will an object travel if it has a constant

velocity of 25 m/s and travels for 6.0 seconds?

a)

4.2 m

b)

15 m

c)

150 m

d)

1,500 m

6.

A car travels 40 meters due east in 5 seconds,

and a truck travels 64 meters due west in 8

seconds. What is the same for the vehicles

during their periods of travel?

a)

net displacement

b)

average momentum

c)

average velocity

d)

average speed

7.

Marlon is studying a crab population. He has a

large batch of crabs that were captured in the

ocean. He places a plastic tag on a leg of each

crab and releases the entire batch back into the

ocean. The tags include a phone number that

can be called if the crabs are caught. For each

crab, Marlon records the location he released the

crab and the location that it was recaptured.

What can Marlon measure with this data?

a)

the speed the crabs traveled

b)

the velocity the crabs traveled

c)

the acceleration of the crabs

d)

the displacement of the crabs

8.

What is the difference between speed and

velocity?

a)

Velocity includes an object's direction, and

speed does not.

b)

Speed includes an object's direction, and

velocity does not

c)

Velocity is always greater than zero, but speed

can be greater or less than zero.

d)

Speed is always greater than zero, but velocity

can be greater or less than zero.

9.

Which of the following is a displacement?

a)

5 meters per second

b)

10 feet

c)

0.7 grams per centimeter cubed

d)

3 blocks east

10.

This is a velocity-time graph. What is the object doing in segment A?

a)

Speeding up

b)

Slowing down

c)

Constant Velocity

d)

Not moving

11.
This is a velocity-time graph.  What is the object doing in segment B?
a)
Positive acceleration
b)
Negative acceleration
c)
Constant Velocity
d)
Not moving
12.

This is a velocity-time graph. What is the object doing in segment C?

a)

Speeding up

b)

Slowing down

c)

Constant Velocity

d)

Not moving

13.
Which graph represents the greatest acceleration?
a)
A
b)
B
c)
C
d)
D
14.

What is occurring on this graph?

a)

Negative acceleration

b)

moving at a constant speed in the positive direction

c)

positive acceleration

d)

negative net force

15.

Describe the motion of the object in the graph

a)

Moving with constant speed

b)

Speeding up

c)

Not moving

16.

During which interval is the object speeding up?

a)

A to B

b)

B to C

c)

D to E

d)

E to F

17.
An object can be moving for 10 seconds and still have zero displacement.
a)
True
b)
False
18.
You run from your house to a friend's house that is 3 km away. You then walk home. The distance you traveled is 6 km. What is your displacement? 
a)
6  km
b)
0 km
19.
An object is NOT accelerating if it is moving
a)
in a circle
b)
at constant velocity 
c)
at increasing speed
d)
only as influenced by gravity
20.
What is the formula to calculate speed?
a)
S = t/d
b)
S = d/t
c)
S = d x t
d)
S = t x d
21.
At 60 seconds, how far had this object traveled? 
a)
0 m
b)
10 m
c)
20 m
d)
40 m
22.
The SI unit for time is
a)
second (s)
b)
minute (min)
c)
hour (hr)
d)
year (yr)
23.
What is the SI unit for acceleration?
a)
m/s
b)
m
c)
m/s2
d)
s
24.
What is the SI unit for speed and velocity?
a)
Km
b)
s
c)
m/s
d)
m/s2
25.
A car accelerates from a standstill to 70 m/s in 10 seconds.  What is the acceleration?
a)
0.7m/s2
b)
7m/s2
c)
14m/s2
d)
none of the above
26.
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
27.
A car accelerates from 15 m/s to 60 m/s in 30 seconds.  What is its acceleration?
a)
2 m/s2
b)
3 m/s2
c)
1.5 m/s2
d)
0.75 m/s2
28.
What is velocity?
a)
the quickness of an object
b)
the location of an object
c)
acceleration
d)
speed in a specific direction
29.
Changing the speed and changing the direction of your bicycle are both examples of acceleration.
a)
TRUE
b)
FALSE
30.
You ride your bike around the block at a constant speed of 11 km/h.
a)
Acceleration occurred because speed increased.
b)
Acceleration occurred because speed decreased.
c)
Acceleration occurred because you changed directions.
31.
Which of the following is NOT an example of acceleration?
a)
a person jogging at 3 m/s along a winding path
b)
a car stopping at a stop sign
c)
a cheetah running 27 m/s east
d)
a plane taking off