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Describing Motion

Total questions: 7

Worksheet time: 13mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What does the slope of a p-t graph represent?

a)

position

b)

velocity

c)

time

d)

displacement

2.

If an airplane were traveling 705 kph into wind that was blowing at 55 kpy in the opposite direction, how fast would the plane actually be traveling?

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3.

What is the term for the rate at which an object changes position?

a)

time

b)

speed

c)

velocity

d)

distance

4.

Which has a greater effect on how long it will take for you to get to a certain location, your displacement when traveling there or the distance you travel? Explain.

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5.

What does Δ signify?

a)

the amount of change in something

b)

the distance

c)

velocity

d)

the amount of time taken

6.

Which has more momentum, a 7599 kg truck traveling at 1 m/s, a 149 g baseball moving at 51 m/s, or 102 g tennis ball moving at 74.5 m/s?

a)

7599 kg truck traveling at 1 m/s

b)

149 g baseball moving at 51 m/s

c)

102 g tennis ball moving at 74.5 m/s

d)

They all have the same momentum.

7.

On a v-t graph, what does the area under the curve represent?

a)

velocity

b)

time

c)

displacement

d)

nothing