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Science 1206 Physics Review

Total questions: 77

Worksheet time: 1hrs 3mins

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 distance?

a)

0 meters

b)

400 meters

c)

800 meters

d)

1600 meters

3.

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

a)

2 km

b)

5 km

c)

8 km

d)

10 km

4.
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?
a)
Her distance and displacement are both zero.
b)
Her distance is zero, but her displacement is 200 meters.
c)
Her distance is 200 meters, but her displacement is zero.
d)
Her distance and displacement are both 200 meters.
5.

Number of Significant Digits: 462

a)

1

b)

2

c)

3

d)

4

6.

Number of Significant Digits: 807

a)

1

b)

2

c)

3

d)

4

7.

Number of Significant Digits: 0.307

a)

1

b)

2

c)

3

d)

4

8.

Number of Significant Digits: 0.045

a)

1

b)

2

c)

3

d)

4

9.

Number of Significant Digits: 0.06300

a)

1

b)

2

c)

3

d)

4

10.

What is the equivalency for cm and m?

a)

1000 cm = 1 m

b)

100 m = 1 cm

c)

1000m = 1cm

d)

100 cm = 1 m

11.

Round 700.0 to two significant digits

a)

70

b)

700

c)

7.0

d)

7.0 x 102

12.
Round "0.002927" to three significant digits.
a)
0.01
b)
0.00293
c)
0.00292
d)
0.0029
13.
Round "455,000" to two significant digits.
a)
46
b)
460,000
c)
460
d)
45
14.
Round "6050" to two significant digits.
a)
6100
b)
61
c)
605
d)
60
15.

___ refers to how fast an object is moving.

a)

Speed

b)

Velocity

c)

Acceleration

d)

Motion

16.

___ refers to the rate at which an object changes position.

a)

Speed

b)

Velocity

c)

Acceleration

d)

Motion

17.

Which is an example of speed?

a)

A car driving 55 miles per hour south.

b)

A bicyclist traveling 10 meters per hour toward the next town.

c)

A roller coaster is traveling 10 meters per second.

d)

A rocket blasting off at 2,500 meters per second toward space.

18.

Calculate the speed of a dog running through a field if he is covering 23.7 meters in 54 seconds.

a)

0.43 m/s

b)

1,279.8 m/s

c)

1.21 m/s

d)

4.08 m/s

19.

What is the speed of a baseball that travels 49 meters in 2.4 seconds?

a)

20.42 m/s

b)

117.6 m/s

c)

0.05 m/s

d)

13.33 m/s

20.

If a jogger runs for 2,541 meters in a time of 43.6 minutes, what was the speed of the jogger?

a)

0.97 m/s

b)

2.1 m/s

c)

3.44 m/s

d)

6.32 m/s

21.

What is the velocity of a car that traveled a total of 75 kilometers north in 1.5 hours?

a)

50 km/hr north

b)

50 km/hr south

c)

112.5 km/hr

d)

112.5 km/hr north

22.

Velocity has a negative /positive sign for _________, but speed does not.

a)

magnitude

b)

direction

c)

meters

d)

time

23.

How far does a lorry move if it is travelling at 12m/s for 180s?

a)

2160 m

b)

0.06 m

c)

15 m

d)

21.6 m

24.

How long does it take a car to travel 40m at 12m/s?

a)

4.8 s

b)

480 s

c)

3.33 s

d)

33.3 s

25.
What is the speed of an object that travels 60 meters in 4 seconds?
a)
240 m/s
b)
15 m/s
c)
0.067 m/s
d)
15 mph
26.
Billy was driving his car and when he reached the tollbooth he slowed from 190m/s to 12m/s in 20 second.
a)
-8.9m/s²
b)
8.9m/s²
c)
9.8m/s²
d)
-9.8m/s²
27.
A motorcycle rider increases his speed from 25 m/s to to 55 m/s in 10 seconds
a)
2.5 m/s²
b)
4 m/s²
c)
3 m/s
d)
3 m/s²
28.
What kind of acceleration is shown here?
a)
positive
b)
negative
c)
none
d)
varies
29.
What kind of acceleration is shown here?
a)
positive
b)
negative
c)
none
d)
varies
30.
What is the velocity?
a)
positive
b)
negative
c)
decreasing
d)
increasing
31.
Is the speed constant or non-constant?
a)
constant
b)
non-constant
32.
Which section of the graph shows decreasing velocity?
a)
CD
b)
DE
c)
EF
d)
GH
33.
Which section of the graph shows increasing velocity?
a)
AB
b)
BC
c)
DE
d)
EF
34.
Which section of the graph shows acceleration?
a)
AB
b)
BC
c)
EF
d)
FG
35.
What is happening from point D to E?
a)
The object is moving SLOWLY
b)
The object is moving FAST
c)
The object is decelerating
d)
The object is NOT moving
36.
What is happening in the graph from point O to A?
a)
The object is moving SLOWLY
b)
The object is moving FAST
c)
The object is NOT moving
d)
The object is accelerating
37.

The area under a velocity-time graph represents (a)   .

38.

Calculate the distance travelled in section B.

(a)  

39.

Calculate the distance travelled in section C.

(a)  

40.

Explain the motion from 0-1s

a)

Stationary

b)

Constant speed

c)

Constant acceleration

d)

Non-constant acceleration

41.

Explain the motion from 3-5s

a)

Stationary

b)

Constant speed

c)

Constant acceleration

d)

Non-constant acceleration

42.

Explain the motion from 7-8s

a)

Stationary

b)

Constant speed

c)

Constant acceleration

d)

Constant deceleration

43.

Explain the motion from 8s onwards. The blue line runs along the x-axis. Hint: What is the velocity from 8s onwards.

a)

Stationary

b)

Constant speed

c)

Constant acceleration

d)

Constant deceleration

44.

Explain the motion

a)

Stationary

b)

Constant speed

c)

Constant acceleration

d)

Non-constant acceleration

45.

The acceleration from 3-5s is (a)   m/s2.

46.

The acceleration from 0-1s is (a)   m/s2.

47.

The deceleration from 5-7s is (a)   m/s2.

48.

Calculate the total distance traveled in the first 1s.

(a)  

49.

Calculate the total distance traveled in the first 3s.

(a)  

50.

At what time does the object switch directions?

a)

15 minutes

b)

40 minutes

c)

10 minutes

d)

30 minutes

51.

Which of the following graphs don't show an object moving in the positive direction?

a)
b)
c)
d)
e)
52.
How long did it take this object to travel back to its reference/starting point?
a)
20 s
b)
30 s
c)
60 s
d)
100 s
53.
What is happening at D?
a)
Stationary
b)
Accelerating
c)
Fast steady speed; moving away from the starting position
d)
Slower steady speed; moving away from the starting position
54.
What does this graph represent?
a)
Constant speed
b)
Acceleration
c)
Not moving
55.
How long did it take this object to travel 10 m?
a)
0 s
b)
10 s
c)
15 s
d)
20 s
56.
Which runner had a head start?
a)
A
b)
B
c)
C
57.
What two measurements are necessary for calculating speed?
a)
Mass and time
b)
Temperature and mass
c)
Mass and distance
d)
Distance and time
58.

Match the description to the graph:

"The car is coming back."

a)
b)
c)
d)
59.

Match the description to the graph:

"The car is traveling at a constant speed."

a)
b)
c)
d)
60.

Segment B-C The bus is _________________.

a)

at rest

b)

returning (to original position)

c)

moving forward

61.
What is the equation to calculate time?
a)
time = speed/distance
b)
time = distance/speed 
c)
time = speed x distance 
d)
time = distance x speed
62.
a)

22m

b)

5m

c)

10m

d)

-10m

63.
a)

4 m/s

b)

-3 m/s

c)

0 m/s

d)

-5 m/s

64.

To determine how far from the detector an object is located on a Position-time graph I should...

a)

Look at the vertical axis at that time

b)

Look at the steepness of the line (slope)

c)

Look at if the slope is positive or negative

d)

Look at the direction of the curvature, if any

65.

To determine which way an object is moving on a Position-time graph I should...

a)

Look at the vertical axis at that time

b)

Look at the steepness of the line (slope)

c)

Look at if the slope is positive or negative

d)

Look at the direction of the curvature, if any

66.

Describe the signs of velocity and acceleration of an object given by this Position-time graph.

a)

velocity = negative, accel = negative

b)

velocity = positive, accel = negative

c)

velocity = negative, accel = positive

d)

velocity = positive, accel = positive

67.

Describe the signs of velocity and acceleration of an object given by this Position-time graph.

a)

velocity = negative, accel = negative

b)

velocity = positive, accel = positive

c)

velocity = negative, accel = positive

d)

velocity = positive, accel = negative

68.

Describe the motion of an object given by this Position-time graph.

a)

speeding up

b)

slowing down

c)

constant speed

d)

not moving

69.

Describe the acceleration of an object given by this Position-time graph.

a)

positive acceleration

b)

negative acceleration

c)

no acceleration

70.

Describe the motion of an object given by this Position-time graph.

a)

not moving then moving backward

b)

moving forward then not moving

c)

moving backward then not moving

d)

moving forward then backward

71.

Given the Position-time graph below, during which interval is the object going the fastest?

a)

0 s to 2 s

b)

2 s to 4 s

c)

4 s to 5 s

72.

Given the Position-time graph below, which way is the object moving at 3 seconds?

a)

forward

b)

backward

c)

not moving

73.

What is the starting point of the object?

a)

2 m

b)

4 m

c)

10 m

d)

20 m

74.

What is the average velocity of this object? Use slope equation.

a)

+ 0.5 m/s

b)

-0.5 m/s

c)

+ 2 m/s

d)

-2 m/s

75.

Which one of the following graphs describes an object that is moving at a constant speed to the left (- direction)?

a)

a.

b)

b.

c)

c.

d)

d.

76.

Which one of the following graphs describes an object that is moving at a constant speed to the right (+ direction)?

a)

a.

b)

b.

c)

c.

d)

d.

77.

Which one of the following graphs describes an object that is moving to the right and slowing down?

a)

a.

b)

b.

c)

c.

d)

d.