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Motion 1

Total questions: 60

Worksheet time: 1hrs 29mins

Name

Class

Date

Bill jogs 400 meters to Andy's house, turns around, and runs 400 meters back home. He does so in 267 seconds. What is Bill's average speed?

about 3 m/s

about 1.5 m/s

about 4 m/s

What is the formula to calculate speed?

S = t/d

S = d/t

S = d x t

S = t x d

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

10 m/s

1000 m/s

100 seconds

10 seconds

Dave runs a 400 m race with a speed of 4 m/s. What time will it take him to finish the race?

400 minutes

100 minutes

100 seconds

.25 seconds

Which of the following is a unit of time?

sec

m/s

Which of the following is a unit of speed ?

sec

m/s

min

Which of the following is a unit of distance ?

miles/hr

min

Which of the following is a unit of distance ?

miles/hr

min

Which of the following is a unit of time?

km/hr

10.

Which of the following is a unit of speed?

km/hr

11.

A train travels 25 km in .5 hrs. How fast is the train going?

25 miles/hr

5 miles/hr

125 km/hr

50 km/hr

12.

A different runner trains for a marathon for 6 months by eating nothing but bags of french fries from McDonalds. They run a 10 meter dash in 100 seconds. What is their speed?

0.01 m/s

0.1 m/s

1 m/s

10 m/s

13.

Scott drives a Jeep 12 km east, then 4 km north, then finally 3 km west. He traveled a total distance of:

5 km

10 km

13 km

19 km

14.

A ping-pong ball rolls forward 6 meters, and bounces backward 3 meters. It traveled a total distance of:

9 meters

6 meters

3 meters

0 meters

15.

Liza is swimming laps from one end of a 50 meter pool to the other. Going from one end to the other is considered one lap. If she swims four complete laps, which statement is TRUE?

Her distance and displacement are both zero.

Her distance is zero, but her displacement is 200 meters.

Her distance is 200 meters, but her displacement is zero.

Her distance and displacement are both 200 meters.

16.

During a game of dodgeball, Marina runs 2.45 meters forward to grab a dodgeball, then runs 1.25 meters backward to avoid a opponent's dodgeball. Her displacement would be:

3.7 meters backwards

1.2 meters backwards

3.7 meters forwards

1.2 meters forwards

17.

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

displacement

distance

motion

reference point

18.

Jerry walked from home to school, then from the school to the park. What is his total displacement?

2 km

5 km

8 km

10 km

19.

Jerry walked from home to school, then from the school to the park. What is his total distance?

2 km

5 km

8 km

10 km

20.

A cat walks 3 meters toward a laser, then jumps 5 meters due south of the laser when it sees a thing. What is the displacement of the cat (to the nearest tenth)?

3.0m

5.0m

8.0m

5.8m

21.

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

800 meters

400 meters East

0 meters

200 meters SW

22.

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

0 meters

400 meters

800 meters

1600 meters

23.

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

0 meters

400 meters

800 meters

1600 meters

24.

Jerry walked from home to school, then from the school to the park. What is his total distance?

2 km

5 km

8 km

10 km

25.

Jerry walked from home to school, then from the school to the park. What is his total displacement?

2 km E

5 km E

8 km N

10 km NE

26.

Sara walks from Point A to Point B. Which is true?

Distance and displacement are EQUAL

Distance is less than displacement

27.

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

10 miles

7 miles

8 miles

6 miles

28.

From the figure, what is the displacement?

20 meters

25 meters

15 meters

25 meters NE

29.

Liza is swimming laps from one end of a 50 meter pool to the other. Going from one end to the other is considered one lap. If she swims four complete laps, which statement is TRUE?

Her distance and displacement are both zero.

Her distance is zero, but her displacement is 200 meters.

Her distance is 200 meters, but her displacement is zero.

Her distance and displacement are both 200 meters.

30.

The change and direction in an objects position from the final position to initial position.

displacement

distance

motion

reference point

31.

In 2015, Shea-Z ran 1600 m in 9 minutes, in 2017 his speed was 160 m/min. In which year was Shea-Z's speed best?

2017, because he ran it in less time

2015, because his speed was 178 m/min

2017, because his speed was 160 m/min

Neither, his speed was the same both years

32.

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?

Monday, she really wanted to get to school

Friday, she was excited to celebrate Fri-yay!

Tuesday, she was sleep walking.

Saturday, she forgot where she was going.

33.

The baseball park is 4200 m from Camden's house. I took him 30 minutes to get there. What was Camden's speed?

.007 m/min

12.60 m/min

140 m/min

126 m/min

34.

A jet airliner flies 4100 km from New York City to San Francisco in 4.25 hours. What is its average speed?

964.71 km/hr

96.47 km/hr

17,425 km/hr

174.25 km/hr

35.

How long would it take a bus traveling at 50 km/h to travel 125 km?

6,250 hours

2.5 km

2.5 hours

6,250 km

36.

A bus carrying Ava's friends to a soccer game traveled 10 km in 30 minutes. To determine the average speed of the bus in km/hr, your first step would be to __________?

convert speed to distance

convert minutes to hours

convert hours to seconds

convert seconds to hours

37.

A bus carrying Ava's friends to a soccer game traveled 10 km in 30 minutes. What was the average speed of the bus in km/hr?

300 km/hr

.33 km/hr

20 km/hr

38.

If, on a hike, Nathaniel traveled 2,800 m in 2 hours, what was his average speed in m/hr?

5,600 m/hr

140 m/hr

56 m/hr

1,400 m/hr

39.

Avery swims 1000 m in 30 minutes. What is her average speed?

33.33 m/min

300 m/min

30 m/min

3 m/min

40.

Kelsey ran 130 m in 15 seconds, then she ran 310 m in 25 seconds. What was Kelsey's average speed in m/s?

12.4 m/s

8.67 m/s

11 m/s

10 m/s

41.

Grace drove her mom's car for 70 km and it took her 120 minutes. What was her average speed in km/hr?

.58 km/min

35 km/hr

8400 km/min

3.5 km/hr

42.

Akela rode her bike 48 km for 3 hours, she rested for 1/2 an hour and then rode another 24 km for 1 hours. What was the total time she spend on her bike ride? (Remember, stops count!)

24 hours

48 hours

4 hours

4.5 hours

43.

Akela rode her bike 48 km for 3 hours, she rested for 1/2 an hour and then rode another 24 km for 1 hours. What was the total distance she rode on her bike?

24 km

72 km

48 km

76 km

44.

Akela rode her bike 48 km for 3 hours, she rested for 1/2 an hour and then rode another 24 km for 1 hours. What was her average speed?

16 km/hr

18 km/hr

40 km/hr

4.5 km/hr

45.

Using the graph provided, how long did it a ball to roll 30 cm? What was the average speed of the ball?

35 seconds, 1.17 cm/s

30 seconds, 1 cm/s

30 seconds, 1.17 cm/s

35 seconds, 1 cm/s

46.

An object is __________ when its distance from a reference point is changing.

in motion

speeding

not moving

at rest

47.

________ can be calculated if you know the distance an object traveled and the unit of time. (distance ÷ time)

Speed

Motion

Opportunity

Velocity

48.

What does the solid line on this graph represent?

Constant speed

Acceleration

At rest

deceleration

49.

What is the line on this graph showing?

moving away from starting point at a constant speed

moving back towards the starting point at a constant speed

acceleration (getting faster)

deceleration (getting slower)

50.

What is this line of this graph showing?

moving away from starting point at a constant speed

moving back towards the starting point at a constant speed

acceleration (getting faster)

deceleration (getting slower)

51.

How long did it take this object to travel 10 m?

0 s

10 s

15 s

20 s

52.

At 60 seconds, how far had this object traveled?

0 m

10 m

20 m

40 m

53.

Which line represents an object moving at a faster speed?

54.

Which line represents an object moving at a slower speed?

55.

Which runner stopped for a rest?

Albert

Bob

Charlie

56.

Which runner won the race?

Albert

Bob

Charlie

57.

Which graph shows the object standing still?

58.

The graph represents the motion of a car over 10 seconds. What is the average speed of the car during the first 4 seconds? (Hint: distance 10 meters and time 4 seconds)

.4 m/s

2.5 m/s

10 m/s

40 m/s

59.

The graph shows Ashley riding her bike to Maria's house.
What is occurring from point A to point B?

they are traveling at a constant speed

they are decreasing in speed

they stopped to take a break

60.

The graph shows Ashley riding her bike to Maria's house.
What was occurring from point B to point C?

She was increasing her speed.

She stopped for 4 minutes

She was decreasing in speed

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Total questions: 60

Worksheet time: 1hrs 29mins

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