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Constant Velocity Motion

Total questions: 52

Worksheet time: 57mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

How fast is this object moving?

a)

1 meter

b)

1 meter /second

c)

2 meters/second

d)

4 seconds

2.

Which is true about plot c?

a)

position is negative

b)

velocity is positive

c)

position is changing

3.

At what time does this object have a negative velocity?

a)

3 seconds

b)

7 seconds

c)

11 seconds

d)

never

4.
_____ are measured in units of m/s in Physics.
a)
Speed and velocity
b)
Distance and displacement
c)
Scalars
d)
Vectors
5.

Consider the position vs. time graph below for cyclists A and B.

Do the cyclists start at the same point?

a)

Yes

b)

No

6.

At t= 7s, which cyclist is ahead?

a)

A

b)

B

7.

Which cyclist is travelling faster at t = 3s? (You need to know that both cyclists are traveling at constant speed, meaning that both x(t) lines are straight)

a)

A

b)

B

8.

Are their velocities equal at any time?

a)

Yes

b)

No

9.

What is happening at the intersection of lines A and B?

a)

The cyclists stop

b)

The cyclists speeds are equal

c)

The cyclists are at the same position at the same time.

10.

What is speed?

a)

how far you go

b)

how much distance is covered over a period of time

c)

how fast you accelerate

d)

the change in the location of a object

11.

Total distance divided by total time is

a)

average speed

b)

constant speed

c)

instantaneous speed

d)

acceleration

12.
You walk 10 meters to math class in 20 seconds. Your average speed is
a)
2 m/s
b)
0.5 m/s
c)
200 m/s
d)
5 m/s
13.
When you look at the speedometer of your car, it tells you your....
a)
Average speed
b)
Instantaneous speed
14.
What two measurements are necessary for calculating speed?
a)
Mass and time
b)
Temperature and mass
c)
Mass and distance
d)
Distance and time
15.

At 7 seconds, this object's velocity is:

a)

positive

b)

zero

c)

negative

d)

can't tell from the plot

16.

Describe the motion of the object in the graph

a)

Moving with constant speed

b)

Speeding up

c)

Not moving

17.
Which graph shows the object standing still?
a)
A
b)
B
c)
C
d)
D
18.

What is occurring on this graph?

a)

speeding up in the positive direction

b)

moving at a constant speed in the positive direction

c)

not moving

d)

moving at a constant speed in the negative direction

19.

Which one is traveling at a constant velocity?

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

e)

E

20.

On this position vs time graph, describe the motion of A.

a)

constant positive velocity

b)

constant negative velocity

c)

positive acceleration

d)

negative acceleration

e)

velocity is zero

21.

On this position vs time graph, describe the motion of B.

a)

constant positive velocity

b)

constant negative velocity

c)

positive acceleration

d)

negative acceleration

e)

velocity is zero

22.

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

a)

10 m/s

b)

1000 m/s

c)

100 seconds

d)

10 seconds

23.

What is the metric unit for speed?

a)

h/km

b)

m/s

c)

km

d)

cm3

24.
On a distance vs. time graph, the steeper the slope _____
a)
the slower the speed
b)
the faster the speed
c)
less acceleration
d)
greater acceleration
25.

Which position versus time graph represents constant speed

a)

b)

c)

26.
A truck driving at 60 miles per hour travels 150 miles. How long is it driving for?
a)
9000 hours
b)
0.4 hours
c)
210 hours
d)
2.5 hours
27.
What is the equation to calculate speed?
a)
speed = distance/time
b)
speed = time/distance
c)
speed = time x distance 
d)
speed = speed/time 
28.
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
29.

Find the velocity of a plane that traveled 3000 miles west in 5 hours.

a)

65 mph

b)

600 mph

c)

600 mph west

d)

600 mph

30.

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

31.

If a runner covers a distance of 347 meters in 134 seconds, what is her speed?

a)

2.59 m/s

b)

46,498 m/s

c)

0.39 m/s

d)

6.78 m/s

32.
Vector quantities need both a magnitude and a _____.
a)
distance
b)
displacement
c)
direction
d)
velocity
33.

Which position-time graph shows constant velocity?

a)
b)
c)
d)
34.
What does this graph represent?
a)
Constant Speed
b)
Acceleration
c)
Not moving
35.

Which graph shows the object has stopped?

a)

Graph 1

b)

Graphe2

c)

Graph 3

d)

Graph 4

36.

What is the distance the object moved in 3 min. time ?

a)

50

b)

100

c)

150

d)

200

37.
On a distance vs. time graph, the steeper the slope _____
a)
the slower the speed
b)
the faster the speed
c)
less acceleration
d)
greater acceleration
38.
Describe the motion of the object in the graph
a)
constant velocity
b)
speeding up
c)
slowing down
d)
at rest
39.

What is happening at the intersection of lines A and B?

a)

The cyclists stop

b)

The cyclists speeds are equal

c)

The cyclists are at the same position at the same time.

40.

What is the velocity of the object that created the position vs. time graph?

a)

10 m/s

b)

8.3 cm/s

c)

8.3 m/s

d)

60 m

41.

What is the average velocity shown in this xt graph?

a)

0 m/s

b)

0.83 m/s

c)

1 m/s

d)

-1.67 m/s

42.

Choose the xt graph that represents this motion.

a)
b)
c)
d)
43.

Where will the object be at t =10 s?

a)

2 m

b)

1 m

c)

-1 m

d)

-2 m

44.

Which speed is greater: 30 m/s or 30 km/h?

a)

30 m/s

b)

30 k/h

c)

both are equal

d)

cannot be determined

45.

At what time does this object have a negative velocity?

a)

3 seconds

b)

7 seconds

c)

11 seconds

d)

never

46.

Total distance divided by total time is

a)

average speed

b)

constant speed

c)

instantaneous speed

d)

acceleration

47.
You walk 10 meters to math class in 20 seconds. Your average speed is
a)
2 m/s
b)
0.5 m/s
c)
200 m/s
d)
5 m/s
48.
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
49.
Shona cycles at an average speed of 8km/h. How far has she traveled if she cycles for 4 hours?
a)
55km
b)
32km
c)
43km
d)
32miles
50.

What quantity can you calculate if you know that a car travels 30 km in 20 min?

a)

average speed

b)

direction

c)

velocity

d)

instantaneous speed

51.
65 miles per hour North is an example of an objects what?
a)
Speed
b)
Velocity
c)
Average Speed
d)
Constant Speed
52.

The measurement 43 seconds is a ​ (a)   quantity

Choose from the below words
scalar
vector