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Motion Quiz

Total questions: 18

Worksheet time: 9mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

A school bus leaves school and heads east for 2 miles before making its first stop. It then turns left and heads north 3 miles before making another sotp. What is the DISTANCE traveled for this bus?

a)

5 miles

b)

8 miles

c)

6.8 miles

d)

2 miles

2.

A school bus leaves school and heads east for 2 miles before making its first stop. It then turns left and heads north 3 miles before making another stop. What is the DISPLACEMENT of this bus?

a)

3.61 miles

b)

1.98 miles

c)

6.83 miles

d)

12.88 miles

3.

A supersonic jet flies 10 miles in 0.008 hours. How fast is the jet moving?

a)

1,250 mi/hr

b)

9,834 mi/hr

c)

1,123 mi/hr

d)

15 mi/hr

4.

An ostrich can run at a speed of 43 mi/hr. How much ground can an ostrich cover if it runs at this speed for 15 minutes? (Hint: 15 minutes = 0.25 hours)

a)

10.75 miles

b)

1.46 miles

c)

145.77 miles

d)

211.84 miles

5.

A helicopters speed increases from 25 m/s to 60 m/s in 5 seconds. What is the acceleration of this helicopter?

a)

7 m/s2

b)

5 m/s2

c)

103 m/s2

d)

165 m/s2

6.

A ball starts rolling down a hill for 5 seconds and accelerates at 5 m/s2. If it was sitting still at the top of the hill, what is its final speed?

a)

25 m/s

b)

30 m/s

c)

40 m/s

d)

55 m/s

7.

Choose a unit of measurement for velocity

a)

miles

b)

miles/hr

c)

miles/hr2

8.

Choose a unit of measurement for acceleration

a)

miles

b)

miles/hr

c)

miles/hr2

9.

Velocity refers to an object's speed AND

a)

direction

b)

altitude

c)

mass

d)

volume

10.

When an object slows down, it has a ________ acceleration

a)

negative

b)

positive

c)

neutral

11.

When an object speeds up, it has a ________ acceleration

a)

negative

b)

positive

c)

neutral

12.

On a distance vs. time graph, the slope of the line equals the object's ______

a)

speed

b)

acceleration

c)

momentum

13.

On a velocity vs. time graph, the slope of the line equals the object's ______

a)

speed

b)

acceleration

c)

momentum

14.

Match this Distance vs. Time graph with a Velocity vs. Time graph that shows the same type of motion

a)

b)

c)

d)

15.

Match this Distance vs. Time graph with a Velocity vs. Time graph that shows the same type of motion

a)
b)
c)
d)
16.

Match this Distance vs. Time graph with a Velocity vs. Time graph that shows the same type of motion

a)
b)
c)
d)
17.

Match this Distance vs. Time graph with a Velocity vs. Time graph that shows the same type of motion

a)
b)
c)
d)
18.

Two different people run a race. The graphs in the image track their distances vs. times during the race. Which statement correctly explains the difference between the two runners?

a)

Person A runs with a constant speed throughout the race and Person B's speed increases throughout the race

b)

Person B runs with a constant speed throughout the race and Person A's speed increases throughout the race

c)

Both runners run with a constant speed throughout the race

d)

Both runner's speed increases throughout the race