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702 physic

Total questions: 40

Worksheet time: 27mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
The SI unit for acceleration is
a)
mph
b)
m/s
c)
m/s2
2.
Acceleration: is the rate of change in ___________.
a)
speed
b)
distance
c)
velocity 
d)
displacement 
3.

A book lying on a table is an example of a ____________.

a)

body at rest

b)

body in motion

c)

body neither at rest nor in motion

d)

body in relative motion

4.
Which runner won the race?
a)
Albert
b)
Bob
c)
Charlie
5.
During which interval is the object not moving?
a)
B to C
b)
C to D
c)
D to E
d)
only at point A
6.
Which runner stopped for a rest?
a)
Albert
b)
Bob
c)
Charlie
7.

The type of motion displayed by a pendulum is _____________.

a)

rotatory

b)

oscillatory

c)

curvilinear

d)

rectilinear

8.

A car moving on a straight road displays ___________.

a)

rotatory motion

b)

rectilinear motion

c)

oscillatory motion

d)

periodic motion

9.

A ball falls down vertically. Its motion is ________.

a)

periodic

b)

linear

c)

circular

d)

vibratory

10.

If a body covers equal distances in equal intervals of time, the motion is said to be _____.

a)

uniform

b)

non-uniform

c)

oscillatory

d)

rotatory

11.

When you switch on the fan, the fan shows __________.

a)

rectilinear motion

b)

oscillatory motion

c)

rotatory motion

d)

uniform motion

12.

Soldiers participating in a march past on a straight road display ___________.

a)

rectilinear motion

b)

oscillatory motion

c)

rotatory motion

d)

uniform motion

13.

When we're talking about a pendulum, what does T stand for?

a)

pi

b)

period

c)

length

d)

gravity

14.

Which would have the longest period?

Pendulum A: A 200-g mass attached to a 1.0-m length string

Pendulum B: A 400-g mass attached to a 0.5-m length string

a)

A

b)

B

c)

Same

15.

The number of cycles that are completed per second is called the _ and is measured in _.

a)

frequency, cycles/second

b)

wavelength, meters

c)

amplitude, meters

d)

period, seconds

16.

What is the period of a pendulum

a)

how many times the pendulum swings before it stops

b)

how many times the pendulum passes a point in one second

c)

one complete cycle (complete to and fro motion)

d)

one complete cycle bouncing up and down

17.

Which of the following affects the period of a pendulum?

a)

What planet you're on

b)

What material is used to make the pendulum

c)

Which direction the pendulum starts swinging

d)

The frequency of the mass weight force grams

18.

Which of these does not affect the period of a pendulum?

a)

length

b)

gravity

c)

mass

19.

What is the name of the mass on a pendulum?

a)

ion

b)

graviton

c)

oscillating mass

d)

bob

20.

The moon orbits the Earth in 28 days. Assuming it has a constant speed, does the moon also have a constant velocity?

a)

Yes, its speed does not change

b)

Yes, it has to travel fast to escape gravity

c)

No, it is speeding up due to gravity

d)

No, it has a constant speed but it changes direction

21.

Object #1 has a velocity of 2 m/s and object #2 has a velocity of -2 m/s. Which is true?

a)

They have the same speed

b)

They have the same velocity

c)

They travel in the same direction

d)

Object 1 is travelling faster than object 2

22.

The graph represents the movement of a body. How far has the body moved after 5 s?

a)

2 m

b)

10 m

c)

25 m

d)

50 m

23.

A small steel ball is dropped from a low balcony.

Ignoring air resistance, which statement describes its motion?

a)

It falls with constant acceleration.

b)

It falls with constant speed.

c)

It falls with decreasing speed.

d)

It falls with increasing acceleration.

24.

What type of motion does the Moon have?

a)

Uniform motion

b)

Non-Uniform motion

25.
Wind blowing at 20 mph.Vector or scalar?
a)
Scalar
b)
Vector
26.
30 m/sec, East. Scalar or Vector
a)
Scalar
b)
Vector
c)
Neither
27.
Distance and direction of an object's change in position from a starting point
a)
displacement
b)
distance
c)
motion
d)
reference point
28.
Which statement describes a vector?
a)
It has magnitude but no direction
b)
It has direction but no magnitude
c)
It has both direction and magnitude
d)
It has constant magnitude but no
 direction
29.
Which of these is not a vector quantity? 
a)
displacement 
b)
time
c)
velocity 
d)
acceleration
30.
If a boomerang is thrown 20 m in a straight line and returns exactly to the spot it was thrown what is its displacement?
a)
20m
b)
40m
c)
0m
d)
-20m
31.
What is your average speed if you take 0.5 h to jog 4,000 m?
a)
8000 m/h
b)
2000 m/h
c)
0.000125 m/h
d)
800 m/h
32.

Speed = _______________

a)

Distance + time

b)

Distance – time

c)

Distance x time

d)

Distance / time

33.

Velocity = _______________

a)

Speed – direction

b)

Speed + direction

c)

Speed x direction

d)

Speed / direction

34.
Avery likes to walk 30 feet in 10 seconds. What is her speed?
a)
3 feet/sec
b)
6 feet/sec
c)
10 feet/sec
d)
2 feet/sec
35.

At what speed would a car have to move in order to travel 20 kilometers in 2 hours.

a)

5 km/hr

b)

10 km/hr

c)

20 km/hr

d)

40 km/hr

36.
What is the definition of velocity?
a)
A force that opposes motion
b)
Uniform circular motion
c)
The speed of an object in a particular direction
37.

Which of the following is a unit of speed?

a)

km/hr

b)

Minutes

c)

Centimeters

d)

meters

38.

Which of the following is a unit of distance?

a)

Km/hr

b)

Minutes

c)

meters

d)

seconds

39.
If these teams are pulling with the same amount of force what will happen?
a)
The boy in blue will win.
b)
They will not move at all.
c)
The boy in red will win.
d)
Both will fall down.
40.
What will cause an object to move?
a)
Applied forces
b)
Balanced forces
c)
Unbalanced forces