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Unit 8 Test Review - Physical Science

Total questions: 67

Worksheet time: 37mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is the speed of an object standing still?

a)

0 m/s

b)

2 m/s

c)

4 m/s

d)

6 m/s

2.

Which equation would you choose if you know speed and time and want to find distance.

a)

v=d/t

b)

d=vt

c)

t=d/v

d)

d=v/v

3.

What is the speed of runner B at 100 seconds?

a)

2 m/s

b)

4 m/s

c)

6 m/s

d)

8 m/s

4.

Which graph below shows an object at rest?

a)
b)
c)
5.

Which graph below shows an object at constant speed?

a)
b)
c)
6.

Where would the line for Runner C be positioned if Runner C was running slower than Runner A and Runner B?

a)

Below Runner B

b)

In between Runner A & Runner B

c)

Above Runner A

7.

How would it be possible for an object to be traveling with constant speed and still be accelerating?

a)

The object would be moving in a curved path.

b)

The object would be moving in a straight line.

c)

The object would be moving in a negative line.

d)

The object would be moving in a positive line.

8.

Which graph shows acceleration?

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

9.

Can an object have a speed of zero while it has an acceleration that is not zero?

a)

Yes

b)

No

10.

A high-speed train travels at 300 km/h. How long would it take the train to travel 1,500 km at this speed?

a)

5 h

b)

5.0 h

c)

50 h

d)

500 h

11.

Lance Armstrong's teammate, George Hincapie, averaged a speed of 33.6 km/h in the 15th stage of the Tour de France, which took 4.00 hours. How far ( in kilometers) did he travel in the race?

a)

100 km

b)

134 km

c)

200 km

d)

234 km

12.

A train travels 50 km/h south for 2 hours, Then the train travels north at 75 km/h for 5 hours. Where is the train now, relative to its starting position? (Hint: Find the distance of move)

a)

175 km south

b)

175 km north

c)

275 km south

d)

275 km north

13.

Calculate the speed of the position vs. time graph. (Hint: Slope)

a)

1 m/s

b)

2 m/s

c)

3 m/s

d)

4 m/s

14.

Calculate the speed of the position vs. time graph. (Hint: Slope)

a)

1 m/s

b)

2 m/s

c)

3 m/s

d)

4 m/s

15.

A loaded garbage truck has low acceleration. It takes 10 seconds to go from 0 km/h to 100 km/h. What is the acceleration of the garbage truck? (Hint: No need to change time units)

a)

1 km/h/s

b)

5 km/h/s

c)

10 km/h/s

d)

15 km/h/s

16.

Choose which graph correlates with the sentence:

A person walks along a trail at a constant speed.

a)
b)
c)
17.

Choose which graph correlates with the sentence:

A car starts out at rest at a red light and gradually speeds up.

a)
b)
c)
18.

Which two factors does speed depend on?

a)

distance and direction

b)

direction and time

c)

distance and time

d)

distance, time and direction

19.

___ refers to how fast an object is moving.

a)

Speed

b)

Velocity

c)

Acceleration

d)

Motion

20.

What two factors does velocity depend on?

a)

speed and direction

b)

distance and time

c)

speed and time

d)

distance and direction

21.

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.

22.

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.

23.

Speed or Velocity?:

A turtle is crawling 34 cm/min.

a)

Speed

b)

Velocity

c)

Neither

d)

Both

24.

Speed or Velocity?:

A train is travelling North 220 km/hr

a)

Speed

b)

Velocity

c)

Neither

d)

Both

25.

Acceleration is a speeding up, slowing down or a change in direction. Is the following acceleration and if so, which one?


A swimmer has 10 meters left in the race and he is neck-in-neck with his competitor. He has a surge of adrenaline and pulls ahead to win.

a)

Yes, this is acceleration since the swimmer starts to speed up to pull ahead.

b)

Yes, this is acceleration since the swimmer uses the wall to change directions.

c)

No, this is not acceleration since there is no speeding up, slowing down, or change in direction.

26.

Acceleration is a speeding up, slowing down or a change in direction. Is the following acceleration and if so, which one?


A dancer is warming up. She turns on music with a good beat and does 10 pirouettes in a row perfectly on the beat. (pirouette is a body spin in ballet)

a)

Yes, this is acceleration since the dancers is going a certain speed.

b)

Yes, this is acceleration since the dancer is changing direction when she spins.

c)

No, this is not acceleration since there is no speeding up, slowing down, or change in direction.

27.

This occurs when an object speeds up, slows down, or changes direction.

a)

Speed

b)

Velocity

c)

Acceleration

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.

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

30.
Changing the speed and changing the direction of your bicycle are both examples of acceleration.
a)
TRUE
b)
FALSE
31.
You ride your bike around the block at a constant speed of 11 km/h.
a)
Acceleration occurred because speed increased.
b)
Acceleration occurred because speed decreased.
c)
Acceleration occurred because you changed directions.
32.

Select the unit for speed

a)

m/s

b)

ms

c)

m/s^2

d)

ms^2

33.
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
34.
Shona cycles at an average speed of 8 kilometers an hour (km/hr). How far has she travelled if she cycles for 4 hours?
a)
55 kilometers
b)
32 kilometers
c)
43 kilometers
d)
32 miles
35.

The turtle speeds up from 0m/s to 20m/s in 2 seconds. What is his acceleration?

a)

40m/s2

b)

20m/s2

c)

10m/s2

d)

2m/s2

36.
Kira jogs to a store 72 m away in a time of 36 s. What is Kira's average speed?
a)
0.5 m/s
b)
2 m/s
c)
2 h
37.
88 m/s
a)
Speed
b)
Velocity
c)
Acceleration
38.
88 m/s north
a)
Speed
b)
Velocity
c)
Acceleration
39.
A storm is traveling 25 km/hr eastward
a)
Speed
b)
Velocity
c)
Acceleration
40.
Ethan moved the science table 34 cm to the right(and it annoyed the teacher!)
a)
Speed
b)
Velocity
c)
Acceleration
41.
What is the formula to calculate speed?
a)
Speed = time/distance
b)
Speed = distance/time
c)
Speed = distance x time
d)
Speed = time x distance
42.
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
43.
Acceleration can be classified as _______________
a)
Speeding up
b)
Slowing Down
c)
Changing directions
d)
All of the above
44.

What is it called when there is a change in position in relation to a reference point

a)

Speed

b)

Motion

45.

What is speed at a given instant?

a)

Average Speed

b)

Instantaneous Speed

46.

Formula for average speed

a)

total distance = avg. speed ÷ timetotal\ dis\tan ce\ =\ avg.\ speed\ \div\ time

b)

avg speed = total distance ÷ total timeavg\ speed\ =\ total\ dis\tan ce\ \div\ total\ time

47.

If I have positive acceleration it means?

a)

Speeding up

b)

Slowing down

48.

If J.C. walks 3 meters north and 5 meters south, what was his displacement?

a)

8 meters

b)

8 meters south

c)

3 meters south

d)

2 meters south

49.

Magnitude but not direction

a)

scalar

b)

displacement

c)

velocity

d)

acceleration

50.

A position-time graph shows

a)

acceleration.

b)

velocity.

c)

force.

d)

distance.

51.

Average speed is equal to the total distance divided by

a)

the time on your watch.

b)

the total time.

c)

velocity.

d)

acceleration.

52.

The rate of change in velocity.

a)

speed

b)

acceleration

c)

displacement

d)

average speed

53.

This line on a speed-time graph

a)

constant speed

b)

positive acceleration

c)

stopped

d)

negative acceleration

54.

The fastest speed on this graph

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

not enough information

55.

Which is NOT one of the ways in which to accelerate?

a)

straight line at a constant speed

b)

turn

c)

speed up

d)

slow down

56.

What are the units for acceleration?

a)

m/s

b)

m/s2

c)

m

d)

s

57.

A car goes from 40m/s to 10m/s in the time of 3s. What is the acceleration?

a)

10 m/s2

b)

-10 m/s2

c)

13.3 m/s2

d)

3.33 m/s2

58.

What does the slope of a speed vs. time graph represent?

a)

total displacement

b)

amount of acceleration

c)

amount of speed

d)

distance travelled

59.

What is the difference between velocity and speed?

a)

speed includes a measure of direction but velocity is just how fast

b)

speed is how fast and velocity is how fast and what direction

c)

speed is only one way but velocity is any way

d)

they are the same thing

60.

Used to determine if position is changing:

a)

relative motion

b)

displacement

c)

frame of reference

d)

instantaneous speed

61.

How prepared are you for Thursday’s test?

a)

Perfectly prepared! I will sleep well tonight.

b)

I need to do some more studying.

c)

I need to begin studying.

d)

Test?

62.

Ulaanbaatar......

a)

"Hello!" in Swahili

b)

Russian ship captain

c)

Capital of Mongolia

d)

River in India

63.

What country does this flag belong to?

a)

South Sudan

b)

Barbados

c)

Jamaica

d)

South Africa

64.
Who is this Marvel Superhero?
a)
Doctor Strange
b)
Majestic
c)
Mister Fantastic
d)
Doctor Incredible
65.
What is this movie?
a)
Lion King
b)
Jungle Book
c)
Bambi
d)
101 Dalmatians
66.

Where did Tiktok start?

a)

United States

b)

China

c)

Britian

d)

Japan

67.

Who is this?

a)

Bono, lead singer of U2

b)

Zelenskyy, president of Ukraine

c)

Sir Elton John

d)

Taylor Swift