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Motion and Graphing Motion Quiz

Total questions: 38

Worksheet time: 23mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The average speed of this object between points C and D is

a)

.375 km/s

b)

.375 m/s

c)

2.67 km/s

d)

2.67 m/s

2.

The average speed between 4 and 16 seconds is?

a)

5.2 km/s

b)

.192 m/s

c)

.181 km/s

d)

5.5 km/s

3.

A ball rolls down a steep hill. It travels 500 m in 1 minute. It then rolls on a flat surface for an additional 3 minutes and travels 300 m. What is the average speed of the ball?

a)

.5 m/min

b)

100 m/min

c)

200 m/sec

d)

200 m/min

4.

A change in velocity over time is

a)

Scalar

b)

Speed

c)

Acceleration

d)

Motion

5.

Rank from slowest to fastest,

a)

A B C

b)

B C A

c)

C A B

d)

B A C

6.

D-Lo watches a red buggy car, which is his favorite activity. He watches the car cover 2 meters every second. Which graph would represent this?

a)

A (upper left)

b)

B (bottom left)

c)

C (upper right)

d)

D (bottom right)

7.

Which is an example of zero acceleration?

a)

A merri-go-round moving at a constant rate

b)

A car coming to a stop

c)

A boat speeding up

d)

A person running on a treadmill at a rate of 6 MPH

8.

Which graph shows an object not moving?

a)

A

b)

B

c)

E

d)

D

9.

Which graph shows an object moving at a constant rate?

a)

A

b)

B

c)

D

d)

E

10.

Which graph shows an object increasing speed?

a)

A

b)

B

c)

D

d)

E

11.

Which graph shows an object going back to the start position?

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

12.

Which graph shows an object slowing down?

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

E

13.

Morgan walks 10 miles South. Trevor walks 10 miles North in the same amount of time.  They have:

a)

Different average speeds

b)

Different velocities

c)

Same velocity

d)

Same motion

14.

What does the slope of each line on the graph tell you?

a)

The speed of each runner

b)

The acceleration of each runner

15.

Which runner complete the 100 meter race in the least amount of time?

a)

Albert

b)

Bob

c)

Charlie

16.

Which runner started out the fastest?

a)

Albert

b)

Bob

c)

Charlie

17.

What is happening between 9am and 11am?

a)

The cyclist is traveling up a hill

b)

The cyclists is speeding up

c)

The cyclists is traveling at a constant speed

d)

The cyclist is slowing down

18.

What do you think the cyclist is doing between 11am and 1pm?

a)

The cyclist has stopped for lunch

b)

The cyclists is riding at a constant speed on flat ground

c)

The cyclist is practicing sprints

d)

The cyclist is riding up a hill

19.

What is the total distance covered by 2 pm?

a)

40 miles

b)

30 miles

c)

60 miles

d)

10 miles

20.

The 2 objects have the same average speed over the 7 seconds. Why?

a)

Both objects traveled the same distance in the same amount of time.

b)

The graph for Object B is steeper at the end of the time.

c)

Object B has sections of zero speed while Object A is never stopped

d)

The final position on the graph for Object A is much greater.

21.

What is happening in section C?

a)

going down a hill

b)

speed is increasing

c)

speed is decreasing

d)

None of them

22.

What is occurring at E?

a)

It is traveling at a constant speed

b)

there is no change in motion

23.

At which position is the object accelerating the fastest?

a)

C

b)

K

c)

neither because they are slowing down, which isn't acceleration

24.

How Far did object A travel from 0-7 seconds?

a)

1 meter

b)

2 meters

c)

3 meters

d)

4 meters

25.

How Far did object A travel from 0-7 seconds?

a)

moving away from starting point at a constant speed

b)

moving back towards the starting point at a constant speed

c)

acceleration (getting faster)

d)

deceleration (getting slower)

26.

What does this graph represent?

a)

Constant speed

b)

Acceleration

c)

Not moving

d)

Stationary

27.

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

28.

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

a)

10 m/s

b)

1000 m/s

c)

100 seconds

d)

10 seconds

29.

What is a PUSH or PULL of an object?

a)

Motion

b)

Force

c)

Friction

d)

gravity

30.

he picture of the position vs. time graph shows an object that is...

a)

accelerating/speeding up

b)

moving at a constant speed 

c)

not moving 

d)

accelerating/slowing down. 

31.

If it takes Heather 3 seconds to run from the batter's box to first base at an average speed of 6.5 meters per second, what is the distance she covers in that time?

a)

19.5 m

b)

0.46 m

c)

2.2 m

d)

3.5 m

32.

If Mike rides his motorcycle at an average speed of 20 m/s for 500 seconds, how far does he ride?

a)

10,000 m

b)

25 m

c)

0.04 m

d)

250 m

33.

Sarah backstrokes at an average speed of 8 meters per second. How long will it take her to complete a 200-meter race?

a)

0.04 s

b)

1600 s

c)

50 s

d)

25 s

34.

Which is true about position and distance?

a)

Distance is positive, while position can be positive or negative

b)

Distance can be positive or negative, position can only be positive

c)

Distance and position are both the same.

d)

None of them

35.

How far do you go if you drive for 3 hours at a speed of 60 miles per hour?

a)

20 miles

b)

180 miles

c)

20 mph

d)

180 mph

36.

You drive for 4 hours a distance of 1600 kilometers. What is your speed?

a)

40 mph

b)

400 km/hr

c)

400 km

d)

6400 km

37.

A description of an object’s position should include which three things?

a)

reference point, distance, and direction

b)

reference point, speed, and distance

38.

What does the head of the arrow show if motion is represented by an arrow?

a)

Direction

b)

Position

c)

Speed

d)

Mass