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Unit 2 Constant Velocity Test Review

Total questions: 55

Worksheet time: 46mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

speed of an object in a particular direction

a)

motion

b)

velocity

c)

speed

d)

acceleration

2.

total distance traveled divided by total time taken to travel that distance

a)

velocity

b)

motion

c)

acceleration

d)

average speed

3.

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

4.
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
5.
What is the equation to calculate distance?
a)
distance = speed/time
b)
distance = time/speed
c)
distance = speed/distance
d)
distance = speed x time 
6.
Which of the following is a unit of speed ?
a)
sec
b)
mi
c)
m/s
d)
min
7.

Jakob walks on the sidewalk at a constant speed for 1 minute. Then he stops for 2 minutes to tie his shoes. Then he continues to walk for an additional minute. Then he stops for 2 minutes to pet a dog. Which graph represents Jakob’s motion?

a)

graph A

b)

graph B

c)

graph C

d)

graph D

8.

Which statement describes the toy car’s motion?

a)

It was stationary for at least 3 seconds.

b)

Its speed increased for at least 3 seconds.

c)

It moved at a constant speed for at least 3 seconds.

d)

It traveled at a constant speed, then stopped for at least 3 seconds.

9.
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
10.
How long did one of the runner's rest?
a)
8 seconds
b)
13 seconds
c)
5 seconds
d)
50 seconds
11.

When was Marie driving the fastest?

a)

C to D

b)

D to E

c)

E to F

12.

How does her speed at 3 minutes compare with her speed at 7 minutes?

a)

She is driving faster at 3 minutes.

b)

She is driving faster at 7 minutes

c)

She is driving forward at 3 minutes and back at 7.

d)

She is moving up at 3 minutes and down at 7 minutes

13.

Consider the graph shown below. Which description below is consistent with the graph?

a)

The object accelerates in the positive direction and then in the negative direction.

b)

The object moves upwards, reaches its peak and then falls with an acceleration.

c)

The object moves in the positive direction and then moves in the negative direction.

14.

What is the starting point of the object?

a)

2 m

b)

4 m

c)

10 m

d)

20 m

15.

To determine how fast 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

16.

Given the Position-time graph below, what is the velocity at 6 seconds?

a)

5 m/s

b)

10 m/s

c)

0 m/s

d)

-5 m/s

17.

Which of the following show an object moving in the negative direction?

a)
b)
c)
d)
e)
18.
Which runner had a head start?
a)
A
b)
B
c)
C
19.

In which of the following graphs below are both runners moving at the same speed?

a)
b)
c)
d)
20.

Which of the following could be the equation for this line?

a)

y = -5/7x - 3

b)

y = 7/5x - 3

c)

y = -7/5x - 3

d)

y = 5/7x - 3

21.
Which is the graph of y= -x + 2?
a)
A
b)
B
c)
C
d)
D
22.

What is the equation of a line with a slope of 4 and a y-intercept of 2?

a)

y = -4x + 2

b)

y = -2x + 4

c)

y = 4x + 2

d)

y = 2x + 4

23.

In y = mx + b, which variable represents the y-intercept?

a)

y

b)

m

c)

x

d)

b

24.

The point where the graph crosses the y-axis.

a)

Slope

b)

x-intercept

c)

y-intercept

25.

How do you calculate the slope using a graph?

a)

run over rise

b)

rise over run

c)

looking at the origin

d)

looking at the y-intercept

26.

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.

27.

Which is an example of velocity?

a)

A car driving 55 miles per hour south.

b)

A bicyclist traveling 10 meters per hour.

c)

A roller coaster is traveling 10 meters per second.

d)

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

28.

Speed or Velocity?:

A turtle is crawling 34 cm/min.

a)

Speed

b)

Velocity

c)

Neither

d)

Both

29.

Speed or Velocity?:

A train is travelling North 220 km/hr

a)

Speed

b)

Velocity

c)

Neither

d)

Both

30.
What is the velocity?
a)
0 m/s
b)
positive m/s
c)
negative m/s
d)
decreasing
31.

This position vs. time graph shows an object...

a)

not moving

b)

moving with constant velocity

c)

moving with changing velocity

32.

This velocity vs. time graph shows an object...

a)

not moving

b)

moving with constant velocity

c)

moving with changing velocity

33.

This motion map shows an object...

a)

not moving

b)

moving with constant velocity

c)

moving with changing velocity

34.

What is the shape of a velocity graph for constant velocity?

a)

diagonal line

b)

flat line

c)

parabola

35.

What does Δx\Delta x  mean?

a)

change in position

b)

sum of position

c)

duration

d)

position

36.

Change in position ( Δx\Delta x  ) means:

a)

direction

b)

distance

c)

displacement

37.

How fast is this object going at 1 second?

a)

20 cm/s

b)

30 cm/s

c)

-40 cm/s

38.

When is this object stopped?

a)

1 second

b)

3 seconds

c)

4 seconds

d)

6 seconds

39.

When does this object change direction?

a)

1 second

b)

2 seconds

c)

3 seconds

d)

4 seconds

40.

Which graph shows an object that moves the whole time?

a)
b)
c)
41.

What is the displacement ( Δx\Delta x  ) during the first three seconds?

a)

+2m

b)

+3m

c)

+5m

d)

+6m

42.

What is the total displacement?

a)

+1m

b)

+3m

c)

+5m

d)

-1m

43.

What is happening from A to B, from B to C and from C to D in the given graph?

a)

A to B uniform positive velocity, B to C at rest, C to D uniform negative velocity

b)

A to B positive acceleration, B to C no acceleration and C to D negative acceleration

c)

A to B high speed, B to C low speed, C to D very low speed

44.

Find the velocity from the given graph.

a)

2 m/s

b)

12\frac{1}{2} m/s

c)

100 m/s

d)

-2m/s

45.

What does this motion map indicate?

a)

Forward at a constant velocity

b)

Backward slowing down forwards getting faster

c)

Backwards getting faster forwards slowing down

d)

Forwards getting faster backwards slowing down

e)

Forward slowing down then backwards getting faster.

46.

Which is TRUE?

a)

A is slower than C

b)

B is the fastest

c)

C is slowing down

d)

all are going forward

47.

Which describe the motion correctly?

a)

the object never changed speed

b)

the object returned to the start

c)

the object stopped for awhile

d)

the object always went forward

48.

What does this motion map indicate?

a)

Forward at a constant velocity

b)

Backward at a constant velocity

c)

Forward slowing down

d)

Forward getting faster

e)

Backwards slowing down

49.

What does this motion map indicate?

a)

Forward at a constant velocity

b)

Backward at a constant velocity

c)

Forward getting faster

d)

Backward getting faster

e)

Forward slowing down then backwards getting faster.

50.
An object's location is its _____.
a)
force
b)
motion
c)
velocity
d)
position
51.
What is the difference between distance and displacement?
a)
distance is the total length of the path an object travels. Displacement is the straight line distance from starting point to ending point with a certain direction
b)
displacement is the total length of the path an object travels. Distance is the straight line distance from starting point to ending point.
c)
displacement uses no direction whereas distance does
d)
there is no difference. they are the same!
52.

A runner starts at the starting line of a race, and runs 50 m west. She then turns around and heads back to the east, and has run 30 m east when the winner crosses the finish line. What is her displacement at that point?

a)

20 m west

b)

20 m east

c)

0 m

d)

30 m west

53.

A runner starts at the starting line of a race, and runs 50 m west. She then turns around and heads back to the east, and has run 30 m east when the winner crosses the finish line. What is her distance run at that point?

a)

80 m

b)

20 m

c)

50 m

d)

30 m

54.

A Nascar at the Pocono Raceway drives 400 miles in a race, completing 160 laps around the 2.5 mile track. What is the distance the car has driven during the race?

a)

400 miles

b)

2.5 miles

c)

160 miles

d)

0

55.

A Nascar at the Pocono Raceway drives 400 miles in a race, completing 160 laps around the 2.5 mile track. What is the displacement the car has driven during the race?

a)

400 miles

b)

2.5miles

c)

160 miles

d)

0 miles