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Motion

Total questions: 28

Worksheet time: 15mins

Name

Class

Date

^{How fast an object moves; the distance traveled per unit of time}

Motion

Speed

Velocity

Acceleration

The speed at any instant

Average speed

Velocity

Free fall

Instantaneous speed

The total distance traveled divided by the time of travel

Scalar quantity

Free fall

Acceleration

Average speed

An object´s speed and direction of motion

Vector

Scalar quantity

Velocity

Free fall

A quantity that has both magnitude and direction

Scalar quantity

Vector quantity

Free fall

Accelaration

A quantity that has only a magnitude, not a direction

vector quantity

result

speed

scalar quantity

The rate at which velocity changes with time; the change in velocity may be in magnitude, or direction, or both.

free fall

acceleration

motion

speed

formula describing speed?

distance/acceleration

distance/time

time/acceleration

distance/acceleration

What kind of speed is registered by an automobile speed-ometer:

average speed

instanteneous speed

10.

What is the average speed in km/h of a horse that gallops a distance of 15 km in a time of 30 min?

30 km/h

.5 km/h

2 km/h

5 km/h

11.

How far does a horse travel if it gallops at an average speed of 25 km/h for 30 min?

12 km

12.5 km

.833 km

8.33 km

12.

Difference between speed and velocity:

Speed=how fast
Velocity= how fast and what direction

Speed=what direction
Velocity=how fast

Speed=how fast
Velocity= what direction

Motion

13.

If a car moves with a constant velocity, does it also move with a constant speed?

Yes

14.

If a car is moving at 90 km/h and it rounds a corner, also at 90 km/ h, does it also mantain a constant speed?

Yes

15.

If a car is moving at 90 km/h and it rounds a corner, also at 90 km/ h, does it also mantain a constant velocity?

Yes

16.

What is the acceleration of a car that mantains a constant velocity of 100 km/h for 10 s?

Zero

100 km/h x s

10 km/h

10 km/h x s

17.

When we discuss the motion of something, we describe the motion:

Constant

Relative to something else

Proportional

Inverse

18.

What exactly is meant by a "freely falling" object?

When an object falls under the influence of gravity alone

When the sum of forces acting in the object is zero

When an object falls under the influence of many forces

19.

Consider these measurements: 10 m, 10 m/s, and 10 m/s²

10 m:speed
10 m/s: distance
10 m/s²: acceleration

10 m:distance
10 m/s: speed
10 m/s²: acceleration

10 m:acceleration
10 m/s: speed
10 m/s²: distance

20.

What is velocity?

The quickness of an object

The location of an object.

Speed in a specific direction.

Acceleration.

21.

Acceleration only takes place when things speed up?

True

False

22.

A drag racer accelerated from om/s to 200 m/s in 5 seconds. What was the acceleration?

0 m/s²

40m/s²

-40m/s²

40m/s

23.

Suppose you take a trip that covers 180 km in 3 hours. your average speed is?

30 km/hr

360 km/hr

180 km/hr

60 km/hr

24.

Choose vector physical quantities.

Distance, velocity , acceleration

Displacement, Speed, Acceleration

Displacement , Velocity, Acceleration

Distance , Speed, Velocity

25.

A car travels 9 km to the west, 5 km to the north, 9 km to the east and 5 km to the south. What is its displacement?

4 km

14 km

0 km

28 km

26.

Negative acceleration is also known as?

Retardation

Relaxation

Both

None

27.

The main difference between speed and velocity is that velocity includes this:

Unit

Direction

There is no difference

magnitude

28.

An object that is slowing down:

Is decelerating

Is decreasing its speed

Has negative acceleration

All of these answers.

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Motion

Total questions: 28

Worksheet time: 15mins

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