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Force, Motion, Speed, and Velocity

Total questions: 18

Worksheet time: 9mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

How can you describe whether an object is in motion or not?

a)

If it changes in size

b)

If it changes its color

c)

If it changes its position relative to a reference point

2.

How can you choose a reference point?

a)

The reference point must be changing position

b)

The reference point must be a moving car

c)

The reference point must be fixed

3.

The SI unit for distance is

a)

m/s

b)

m

c)

s

4.

The SI unit for measuring speed is the ---

a)

m/s

b)

m

c)

s

5.

The speed of an object is defined as:

a)

Distance*Area

b)

Distance/Time

c)

Distance + Time

d)

Distance - Time

6.

A car travels 12m in 6 seconds. Calculate the speed of this car.

a)

20 m/s

b)

0.2 m/s

c)

2 m/s

d)

18 m/s

7.

To describe an object’s ---, you need to know both its speed and its direction

a)

shape

b)

direction

c)

motion

d)

velocity

8.

--- is shown on the x-axis (the horizontal axis)

a)

Speed

b)

Distance

c)

Time

9.

--- is shown on the y-axis (the vertical axis)

a)

Speed

b)

Distance

c)

Time

10.

The slope of the line you obtain when you graph the distance versus the time represents the

a)

Speed

b)

Distance

c)

Time

11.

What is described by the following sentence? Lucy droves East at 20m/s.

a)

Speed

b)

Distance

c)

Time

d)

Velocity

12.

What is described by the following sentence? Light travels at a speed of 300,000km/s

a)

Speed

b)

Distance

c)

Time

d)

Velocity

13.

When can you say that an object is accelerating?

a)

If the speed increases

b)

If the speed decreases

c)

If the direction changes

d)

All the above

14.

What is the SIU for measuring the acceleration

a)

m/s

b)

m/s2

c)

m

d)

s

15.

The picture below shows

a)

Balanced forces

b)

Unbalanced forces

c)

Contact force

d)

Non-contact force

16.

The picture below shows

a)

Balanced forces

b)

Unbalanced forces

c)

Contact force

d)

Non-contact force

17.

The picture below shows

a)

Balanced forces

b)

Unbalanced forces

c)

Contact force

d)

Non-contact force

18.

The picture below shows

a)

Balanced forces

b)

Unbalanced forces

c)

Contact force

d)

Non-contact force