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❓ Quizizz: Motion and Energy Quiz Review

Total questions: 120

Worksheet time: 3hrs 0mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Acceleration is

a)

the rate at which velocity changes.

b)

the change in velocity

c)

the rate of change

d)

when you speed up only

2.

Velocity has two components

(pick 2 below)

a)

direction

b)

change in speed

c)

speed up

d)

slow down

3.

In science, acceleration refers to

a)

increasing speed

b)

decreasing speed

c)

changing direction

d)

increasing speed only

4.

What does it mean when a change in velocity is negative?

a)

The object is speeding up.

b)

The object is slowing down.

c)

The object is changing direction.

d)

The object is falling down.

5.
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
6.
Which of the following is a unit for acceleration?
a)
km/s
b)
m/s2
c)
mi/hr
d)
ft
7.

If velocity is measured in meters/second and time is measured in seconds, the unit of acceleration is

a)

m/s/s

b)

m/s2

c)

m/s

d)

m

8.

If velocity is measured in kilometers/hour and time is measured in seconds, the unit of acceleration is

a)

km/s/s

b)

km/s2

c)

km/h/s

d)

km

9.

If velocity is measured in miles/hour and time is measured in seconds, the unit of acceleration is

a)

mi/h/s

b)

mi/s2

c)

mi/h2

d)

mi

10.

While driving at an average velocity of 15.6 m/s down the road, a driver slams on the brakes to avoid hitting a squirrel. The car stops completely in 4.2 seconds. What is the average acceleration of the car?

What should your answer's final unit(s) for this problem be?

a)

m/s/s

b)

m/s2

c)

m/s

d)

m

11.

A sports car is advertised as being able to go from 0 to 60 mi/h in 6.00 seconds. What is the sports car’s average acceleration?

What should be your answer's final unit(s) be for this problem?

a)

mi/h/s

b)

m/s/s

c)

m/s

d)

mi/h

12.
If you are test-driving a Bugatti Veyron and you go from 0 km/s to 124 km/s in 3.7 seconds, what was your acceleration?
a)
33.5 m/s2
b)
0.03 m/s2
c)
-33.5 m/s2
d)
-0.03 m/s2
13.

A plane lands on the runway and slows from 758 km/hr to 30 km/hr in 0.013 hours. What is the plane's acceleration in m/s2?

a)

56,000 m/s2

b)

17857 m/s2

c)

-17857 m/s2

d)

-56,000 m/s2

14.

What is the final velocity of a rocket that travels for 4 seconds, has an initial velocity of 12 km/s and an acceleration of 2 km/s2?

a)

-4 km/s

b)

10 km/s

c)

20 km/s

d)

-10 km/s

15.
A golf ball accelerates off a tee at 15m/s2, changing its velocity from 0m/s to 50 m/s down the fairway. How long did it take the golf ball to accelerate?
a)
750 seconds
b)
35 seconds
c)
0.3 seconds
d)
3.3 seconds
16.

The building with the highest occupiable floor is currently the Sears Tower in Chicago. The top floor of the Sears Tower is 110 stories (436 m) above street level, and the roof of the tower is 442 m above the street. Assume a golf ball is thrown downward from the roof of the Sears Tower. Neglecting air resistance, the golf ball accelerates at 9.8 m/s2 and lands on the pavement after 9.2 s. If the ball’s final speed is 93.0 m/s, what was the speed with which the ball was initially thrown?

a)

3 m/s

b)

12 m/s

c)

19.9 m/s

d)

34.2 m/s

17.

Which of the following is not accelerating?

a)

a ball being juggled

b)

a woman walking at 2.5 m/s along a

straight road

c)

a satellite circling Earth

d)

a braking cyclist

18.

The light turns red, and you ease to a halt. Checking your stopwatch, you see that you stopped in 4.5 seconds. Your acceleration was 1.23 x 10–3 miles per second2 in a direction opposite to your original velocity.

What was your original speed in miles per hour?

a)

19.9 mi/h

b)

34 mi/h

c)

29 mi/h

d)

39.0 mi/h

19.

In each of the following cases, determine where the car has no acceleration?

a)

A car speeds up after a stoplight turns green.

b)

A car slows down as it approaches a red light

c)

A car with the cruise control set at 80 km/h going down a straight highway

d)

A car turning a curve at a constant speed

20.
A car starts from rest at a stop light and reaches 20 m/s in 3.5 s. Determine the acceleration of the car.
a)
2.2m/s2
b)
7.0m/s2
c)
5.7m/s2
d)
70m/s2
21.

When are you undergoing an acceleration in a car? (Choose all that are correct)

a)

speed up

b)

slow down

c)

make turns

d)

constant speed

22.
A ball of clay is thrown at a wall at a velocity of 28.0 m/s.  After it hits the wall, it takes 0.020 s to stop.  What is the acceleration of the clay when it hits the wall?
a)
1400 m/s2
b)
-1400 m/s2
c)
0.56 m/s2
d)
-0.56 m/s2
23.
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
24.
How fast is the car traveling at 30 seconds?
a)
5m/s
b)
10m/s
c)
20m/s
d)
30m/s
25.
Acceleration is defined as the CHANGE in 
a)
time it takes for one place to move to another place. 
b)
velocity of an object.
c)
distance divided by the time interval 
d)
velocity divided by the time interval 
26.
Which graph demonstrates the greatest positive speed?
a)
A
b)
B
c)
C
d)
D
27.
Which graph shows the object standing still?
a)
A
b)
B
c)
C
d)
D
28.
Which graph represents zero acceleration (constant velocity)?
a)
A
b)
B
c)
C
d)
D
29.
Which graph represents the greatest acceleration?
a)
A
b)
B
c)
C
d)
D
30.
A value that only has magnitude (a number)
a)
Scalar
b)
Vector
c)
Speed
d)
Velocity
31.
Of the following, which is a vector?
a)
Mass
b)
Time
c)
Speed
d)
Velocity
32.

a=Δυta=\frac{\Delta\upsilon}{t}  

An object at rest begins to move to a final speed of 30 m/s in 5 seconds. Calculate the object's acceleration.

a)

6 m/s2

b)

-6 m/s2

c)

150 m/s2

d)

0.17 m/s2

33.

a=Δνta=\frac{\Delta\nu}{t}  

An object traveling at speed of 20 m/s increases to a speed of 80 m/s in 3 seconds. What is the object's acceleration?

a)

20 m/s2

b)

-20 m/s2

c)

33.3 m/s2

d)

4 m/s

34.

a=Δvta=\frac{\Delta v}{t}  

An objects traveling at 10 m/s comes to a complete stop in 2 seconds. What is the objects acceleration?

a)

-5 m/s2

b)

5 m/s2

c)

0.2 m/s2

d)

200 m/s2

35.

a=Δvta=\frac{\Delta v}{t}  

An object traveling at 80 m/s slows to a speed of 30 m/s in 5 seconds. What is the object's acceleration?

a)

-10 m/s2

b)

10 m/s2

c)

6 m/s2

d)

-10 m/s

36.

How much time did it take Matthew to slow down to a complete stop, after traveling at 30 m/s. His acceleration is -12 m/s2

a)

2.5 s

b)

360 s

c)

.4 s

d)

-2.5 s

37.

A race car is traveling at +76 m/s when is slows down at -9 m/s2 for 4 seconds. What is his new velocity?

a)

-36 m/s

b)

40 m/s

c)

-4 m/s

d)

28 m/s

38.
A car starts from rest at a stop light and reaches 20 m/s in 3.5 s. Determine the acceleration of the car.
a)
2.2m/s2
b)
7.0m/s2
c)
5.7m/s2
d)
70m/s2
39.

Match the graph to the description:

"The car is stopped."

a)
b)
c)
d)
40.

Match the graph to the description:

"The car is traveling at a constant speed."

a)
b)
c)
d)
41.

Match the graph to the description:

"The car is accelerating speeding up (positive acceleration)."

a)
b)
c)
d)
42.

Match the graph to the description:

"The car is slowing down (negative acceleration)."

a)
b)
c)
d)
43.

Segment O-A: The bus is _________________. It's speed changes from 0m/s to 10 m/s in 5 seconds.

a)

accelerating

b)

decelerating

c)

constant speed

d)

at rest

44.

Segment A-B: The bus is moving at a _________________ of 10 m/s for 5 seconds.

a)

accelerating

b)

decelerating

c)

constant speed

d)

at rest

45.

Segment B-C: The bus is _________________. It is slowing down from 10 m/s rest in 3 seconds.

a)

accelerating

b)

decelerating

c)

constant speed

d)

at rest

46.

Segment C-D: The bus is _________________. It has stopped.

a)

accelerating

b)

decelerating

c)

constant speed

d)

at rest

47.

Pete is driving down 7th street. He drives 150 meters in 18 seconds. Assuming he does not speed up or slow down, what is his speed in meters per second?

a)

8.3 m/s

b)

150 m/s

c)

18 m/s

d)

1,200 m/s

48.
A car starts from rest at a stop light and reaches 20 m/s in 3.5 s. Determine the acceleration of the car.
a)
2.2m/s2
b)
7.0m/s2
c)
5.7m/s2
d)
70m/s2
49.
A golf ball accelerates off a tee at 15m/s2, changing its velocity from 0m/s to 50 m/s down the fairway. How long did it take the golf ball to accelerate?
a)
750 seconds
b)
35 seconds
c)
0.3 seconds
d)
3.3 seconds
50.

Mars’ gravitational force is less than that of Earth’s . If an astronaut drops a hammer and its speed increases from 0 to 15 m/s in 4.04 s, what is the acceleration due to gravity on Mars?

a)

9.8 m/s2

b)

0.269 m/s2

c)

60.6 m/s2

d)

3.71 m/s2

51.
This graph demonstrates an object that is -
a)
Increasing speed
b)
At a constant speed
c)
Decreasing speed
d)
Stationary
52.
This graph demonstrates an object that is -
a)
Increasing speed
b)
At a constant speed
c)
Decreasing speed
d)
Stationary
53.
This graph demonstrates an object that is -
a)
Increasing speed
b)
At a constant speed
c)
Decreasing speed
d)
Stationary
54.
This graph demonstrates an object that is -
a)
Increasing speed away from the start
b)
Moving away from the start at a constant speed
c)
Decreasing speed toward the start
d)
Moving toward the start at a constant speed
55.
This graph demonstrates an object that is -
a)
Increasing speed 
b)
At a constant speed
c)
Decreasing speed 
d)
Stationary
56.
This graph demonstrates an object that is -
a)
Increasing speed toward the start
b)
Moving away from the start at a constant speed
c)
Decreasing speed away from the start
d)
Moving toward the start at a constant speed
57.
Which line represents an object moving at a faster speed?
a)
A
b)
B
58.
Which line represents an object moving at a slower speed?
a)
A
b)
B
59.
This graph demonstrates an object that is -
a)
At a constant speed
b)
Increasing speed
c)
Decreasing speed
d)
Stationary
60.
This graph demonstrates an object that is -
a)
At a constant speed
b)
Increasing speed
c)
Decreasing speed
d)
Stationary
61.
This graph demonstrates an object that is -
a)
At a constant speed
b)
Increasing speed
c)
Decreasing speed
d)
Stationary
62.
This graph demonstrates an object that is -
a)
At a constant speed
b)
Increasing speed
c)
Decreasing speed
d)
Stationary
63.
During which interval is the object traveling at a constant velocity?
a)
B to C
b)
D to E
c)
F to G
d)
it traveling at a constant velocity during all of the intervals shown.
64.

During which interval is the object speeding up?

a)

A to B

b)

B to C

c)

D to E

d)

E to F

65.
Acceleration occurs when an object changes its speed or ______.
a)
direction
b)
force
c)
inertia
d)
mass
66.
A car driving at 50 miles per hour drives for 2 hours. What distance did it cover?
a)
50 miles
b)
25 miles
c)
100 miles
d)
75 miles
67.
Velocity is
a)
speed and acceleration
b)
constant speed
c)
a frame of reference
d)
speed in a given direction
68.
What is happening at E?
a)
Stationary
b)
Accelerating
c)
Fast steady speed; moving away from the starting position
d)
Steady speed; returning to start position
69.

This graph represents slowing down in the positive direction then speeding up in the positive direction.

a)
b)
c)
d)
70.
Which runner won the race?
a)
A
b)
B
c)
C
71.
Which runner had a head start?
a)
A
b)
B
c)
C
72.
Which graph shows the object standing still?
a)
A
b)
B
c)
C
d)
D
73.
Which runner stopped for a rest?
a)
Albert
b)
Bob
c)
Charlie
74.
Which runner won the race?
a)
Albert
b)
Bob
c)
Charlie
75.
How long did one of the runner's rest?
a)
8 seconds
b)
13 seconds
c)
5 seconds
d)
50 seconds
76.
Velocity is
a)
speed and acceleration
b)
constant speed
c)
a frame of reference
d)
speed in a given direction
77.
Acceleration is
a)
increasing speed
b)
decreasing speed
c)
changing direction
d)
all of the above
78.

What is happening between 2 and 3 seconds?

a)

The object is not moving.

b)

The object is not accelerating.

c)

The object is slowing down.

d)

The object is speeding up.

79.

What is happening between 3 seconds and 4 seconds?

a)

The object is moving in a negative direction.

b)

The object is returning to its starting position.

c)

The object is slowing to a stop.

d)

The object is changing direction.

80.
 Every morning, Tom walks along a straight road from his home to the bus stop. Below, is a graph representing Tom’s trip to school.
-
 What is the distance covered through the second segment, which is between 50 seconds, and 70 seconds?
a)
40 meters
b)
60 meters
c)
80 meters
d)
20 meters
81.
A car travels 300 km in 6 hours. What is the average speed of the car (in km/hr)?
a)
0.02 km/hr
b)
1,800 km/hr
c)
50 km/hr
d)
50 km
82.
What is the speed of a jet plane that flies 7200 km in 9 hours ( in km/hr)
a)
800 km/hr
b)
80 km/hr
c)
800 hrs
d)
64,800 km/hr
83.
A storm is moving toward your house at a speed of 20 km/hr.  It is now 60 km away from your house.  In what time will the storm reach your house?
a)
0.3 hours
b)
1200 hours
c)
3 km
d)
3 hours
84.
A rocket is launched from the launch pad at a speed of 700 km/hr.  How far will the rocket have traveled after 1.0 hour?
a)
699 km
b)
700 km
c)
350 km
d)
700 hours
85.
A hot air balloon traveled 2.5 hours at a speed of 450 km/hr. What distance did it travel?
a)
87 m/s
b)
1300 m/s
c)
180 km
d)
1,125 km
86.
What is the average speed of a walker who walks 500 m in 400 seconds?
a)
1.25 m/s
b)
100 m/s
c)
0.8 m/s
d)
200,000 m/s
87.
A bird flies at a speed of 4 m/s.  It flies for 2160 seconds from its nest to the field.  How much distance did the bird cover?
a)
540 meters
b)
8,640 meters
c)
2164 meters
d)
2156 meters
88.
If a student ran 300 m in 30 seconds, what was her average speed?
a)
0.10 m/s
b)
10 m/s
c)
270 m/s
d)
100 m/s
89.
Speed is equal to 
a)
Distance/Time
b)
Time/Distance
c)
Time x Distance
d)
Acceleration
90.
How much time would it take for the sound of thunder to travel 8000 meters if sound travels a speed of 330 meters per second?
a)
24.24 seconds
b)
24,000 seconds
c)
3 seconds
d)
2.4 seconds
91.
30 m/sec, East. Scalar or Vector
a)
Scalar
b)
Vector
c)
Neither
92.
A deer running 15 meters per second due west.Vector or scalar?
a)
Scalar
b)
Vector
93.
A scalar is a magnitude _____.
a)
With direction.
b)
Without direction.
94.
Find the distance Sara walks from A to B,  B to C then C to D?
a)
11m
b)
3m
c)
5m
95.

Mass is a (Hint: Does mass have direction?)

a)

Vector

b)

Scalar

96.
What is this graph representing?
a)
Constant Speed
b)
Acceleration (speeding up)
c)
Deceleration (slowing down)
d)
No motion
97.
At 60 seconds, how far had this object traveled? 
a)
0 m
b)
10 m
c)
20 m
d)
40 m
98.
How long did it take this object to travel 10 m?
a)
0 s
b)
10 s
c)
15 s
d)
20 s
99.
A measurement of how fast an object is moving
a)
Velocity
b)
Speed
c)
Vector
d)
Acceleration
100.
Can be measured in seconds (s)
a)
Distance
b)
Time
c)
Speed
d)
Acceleration
101.

The fastest bird is the pererine falcon and the fastest land animal is the cheetah. Let’s say both animals run a 200 mile race and the peregrine falcon finishes in 0.83332 hours. The cheetah finishes in 2.666 hours. How much faster is the peregrine falcon in miles per hour. Round each answer to the nearest whole number.

a)

165 mi/hr

b)

100 mi/hr

c)

65 mi/hr

d)

75 mi/hr

102.

Instead of driving to your destination on vacation you decide to fly. Let’s say your destination was 2732 miles away. It would have taken you 39 hours to drive going 70 mi/hr. Your plane however goes at 575 mi/hr. How fast do you get to your destination in hours? Round all answers in your calculations to the nearest hundredths (2nd decimal place).

a)

4.75

b)

4.76

c)

13.55

d)

13.56

103.

You are going 70.00 mi/hr on I-75 take 0.854 hours to get to your destination. How far did you drive in miles (your answer should have the correct number of significant digits)? 

a)

59.8

b)

59.7

c)

78.62

d)

78.6

104.

A toy car rolls 8 meters in 2 seconds. What is the average speed of the toy car?

a)

16 m/s

b)

4 m/s

c)

.25 m/s

d)

10 m/s

105.

A mouse traveled 26cm in 4s. What is the average speed of the mouse?

a)

6cm/s

b)

104cm/s

c)

6.5cm/s

106.

A dog walks for 2 hours at 5mph. How far did she walk?

a)

10 miles

b)

10 hours

c)

2.5 miles

107.

Mr. B drove 20 miles at 5mph. How long did it take him?

a)

4h

b)

5h

c)

6h

108.

A cyclist travels 30 meters in 3 hours. How fast was the cyclist traveling?

a)

90 m/h

b)

10 m/h

c)

30 m/h

109.
For the summer 5th grade trip, the students traveled for 90 miles. The trip took 3 hours. What was the buses' average speed? 
a)
30 
b)
30 mps
c)
30 miles
d)
30 m/h
110.

In a duck race, a rubber duck traveled 400 meters in 10 minutes? What was the rubber ducks speed?

a)

40

b)

40 minutes

c)

40mm/min

d)

40m/min

111.
How far will a person go if they jog for 2 hours at a speed of 12 km/hr?
a)
6 km
b)
0.5 km
c)
10 km
d)
24 km
112.
Shona cycles at an average speed of 8km/h. How far has she travelled if she cycles for 4 hours?
a)
55km
b)
32km
c)
43km
d)
32miles
113.
What is the formula to calculate speed?
a)
S=t/d
b)
S=d/t
c)
S=d*t
d)
S=d*t
114.
Which is correct?
a)
speed = distance x time
b)
speed = speed divided time
c)
speed = distance divided by time
d)
speed = time x speed
115.
Which of the following is a unit of time?
a)
sec
b)
mi
c)
m/s
d)
km
116.
Which of the following is a unit of speed ?
a)
sec
b)
mi
c)
m/s
d)
min
117.
Which of the following is a unit of distance ?
a)
miles/hr
b)
mi
c)
sec
d)
min
118.
Which of the following is a unit of distance ?
a)
miles/hr
b)
hr
c)
km
d)
min
119.
A truck travels down the highway at a speed of 110 km/hr.  How long does the trip last if the truck covered 2200 km?
a)
0.05 hours
b)
20 hours
c)
2,090 hours
d)
242,000 hours
120.
What is the speed of a helicopter that traveled 1200 miles in 7 hours?
a)
70,000 seconds
b)
171 hours
c)
8,400 mi/hr
d)
171 mi/hr