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Describing Motion

Total questions: 21

Worksheet time: 14mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which of the following is NOT a unit of speed?

a)

kmh\frac{km}{h}  

b)

ms\frac{m}{s}  

c)

ms2\frac{m}{s^2}  

d)

mmin\frac{m}{\min}  

2.

Acceleration is defined as...

a)

change of distance per unit time

b)

the change in velocity over time

c)

the distance traveled per unit time

d)

the speed of the object

3.

In the distance - time graph, which of the following describes a constant speed?

a)
b)
c)
d)
4.

In the distance - time graph, which of the following describes an object that is speeding up (accelerating)?

a)
b)
c)
d)
5.

In the distance - time graph, which of the following describes an object that is slowing down (decelerating)?

a)
b)
c)
d)
6.

In the distance - time graph, which of the following describes the object that is NOT in motion?

a)
b)
c)
d)
7.

In this graph, which object moves the fastest?

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

none of the above

8.

In this graph, which of the object is moving the slowest?

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

none of the above

9.

In this graph, which of the object is accelerating?

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

none of the above

10.

The gradient(slope) of A is...

a)

0

b)

40m/min

c)

60m/min

d)

80m/min

11.

The gradient(slope) of B is...

a)

0

b)

40m/min

c)

60m/min

d)

80m/min

12.

The gradient(slope) of C is...

a)

0

b)

40m/min

c)

60m/min

d)

80m/min

13.

The gradient(slope) of D is...

a)

0

b)

40m/min

c)

60m/min

d)

80m/min

14.

A horse is starting to get tired during the race so it decelerates drastically. Its velocity by the time of observation is 15 m/s. After a minute, the horse’s velocity drops to 7m/s. Calculate the horse’s deceleration.

(NOTE: two decimal places only for your answer)

(a)  

15.

At what time is the object moving with steady acceleration?

a)

0-1.0s

b)

1.0s-2.0s

c)

2.0s-3.0s

d)

3.0s-4.0s

e)

none of the choices

16.

At what time is the object is at rest?

a)

0-1.0s

b)

1.0s-2.0s

c)

2.0s-3.0s

d)

3.0s-4.0s

e)

none of the choices

17.

The area under the speed-time graph is the ...

a)

time taken

b)

total distance traveled

c)

speed of motion

d)

acceleration

18.

The value of the area (D-E) under this speed-time graph is ...

a)

100m

b)

200m

c)

500m

d)

700m

19.

What is the motion of the object for the first 5 seconds?

a)

stopped

b)

constant speed

c)

constant acceleration

d)

constant deceleration

20.

What is the motion of the object from 7.0s-11.0s?

a)

stopped

b)

constant speed

c)

constant acceleration

d)

constant deceleration

21.

Calculate the distance traveled (in km) by the object in 4.0s.

(a)