WorksheetsMotion Quiz
Total questions: 18
Worksheet time: 34mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Scott travels north 5 miles and then goes west 3 miles before coming straight back south 2 miles. What is his distance?
a)
10 miles
b)
7 miles
c)
8 miles
d)
6 miles
2.
Billy runs 400 meters to Andy's house, turns around, and runs 400 meters back home. What is Billy's displacement?
a)
0 meters
b)
400 meters
c)
800 meters
d)
1600 meters
3.
What is the speed of a car that travels 400 m in 20 minutes?
a)
20 mi/hr
b)
20 m/min
c)
800 m/min
d)
200 mi/hr
4.
What is the person doing from 5 seconds to 10 seconds?
a)
Walking at a constant speed
b)
Running fast
c)
Not moving
d)
Walking slow
5.
What does this graph represent?
a)
Constant Speed
b)
Acceleration
c)
Decceleration
d)
Not moving
6.
The speedometer on your car tells you
a)
average velocity
b)
instantaneous velocity
c)
average speed
d)
instantaneous speed
7.
What two measurements are necessary for calculating speed?
a)
Mass and time
b)
Temperature and mass
c)
Mass and distance
d)
Distance and time
8.
A description of the speed and direction of an object's motion
a)
Velocity
b)
Speed
c)
Acceleration
d)
Vector
9.
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
10.
This velocity vs. time graph shows an object...
a)
not moving
b)
moving with constant velocity
c)
moving with changing velocity
11.
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
12.
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
13.
Acceleration only takes place when things speed up.
a)
True
b)
False
14.
In each of the following cases, determine where the car has no acceleration ?
a)
A car shortly after a stoplight turns green.
b)
A car approaching a red light
c)
A car with the cruise control set at 80 km/h
d)
A car turning a curve at a constant speed
15.
What is Newton's First Law known as? The Law of
a)
Friction
b)
Mass
c)
Inertia
d)
Gravity
16.
What kind(s) of objects have inertia?
a)
all objects with mass
b)
only objects at rest
c)
only objects in motion
d)
only objects whose motion is being changed
17.
Which type of force(s) will cause a change in an object's motion?
a)
gravity
b)
zero net force
c)
balanced forces
d)
unbalanced forces
18.
friction is a force that acts
a)
in the same direction as the motion
b)
opposite to the direction of the motion
c)
opposite to the applied forces
d)
the same direction as the applied force
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