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Unit 3 Quiz 1; Speed, Motion graphs & Pressure

Total questions: 50

Worksheet time: 35mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which of the following are correct ways to calculate speed?

Speed =

a)

Distance X Time

b)

Distance / Time

c)

Time / Distance

2.
Which of the following is a unit of time?
a)

seconds

b)

miles

c)

m/s

d)

km

3.

What is the standard unit of speed used in science?

a)

m/s

b)

Kph

c)

mph

d)

Km/s

4.
Which of the following is a unit of distance ?
a)

miles/hr

b)

miles

c)

seconds

d)

minutes

5.
All of the following are units of speed except:
a)

Km/hr

b)

Km

c)

Kilometer per hour

d)

Kilometer/Hour

6.

A marathon runners speed after the whole event is referred to as;

a)

Average Speed

b)

Instantaneous speed

c)

Normal speed

d)

Walking pace

7.

What is instantaneous speed?

a)

The speed at an instant

b)

The speed at any given point in time

c)

The speed on the speedometer of a car

d)

The highest speed

8.

Apply; True or false;

During a race, some instantaneous speed values will be higher than the runners average speed

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

9.

Average speed =

a)

(total distance) ÷ (total time)

b)

(total distance) x (total time)

c)

(total time) ÷ (total distance)

d)

Speed x time

10.

What are you calculating when you divide the distance an object travelled by the amount of time it took for that object to travel that distance?

a)

velocity

b)

slope

c)

motion

d)

speed

11.

Distance ÷ Time =

a)

velocity

b)

speed

c)

acceleration

d)

direction

12.

The SI unit for speed is_______.

a)

meters per second

b)

miles per hour

c)

miles per second

d)

meters per hour

13.

The speed at which an object is moving at a given instant in time.

a)

speed

b)

Instantaneous speed

c)

Average speed

d)

final speed

14.
A jet airliner flies 4100 km from New York City to San Francisco in 4.25 hours.  What is its average speed?
a)

964.71 km/hr

b)

96.47 km/hr

c)

17,425 km/hr

d)

174.25 km/hr

15.
How long would it take a bus traveling at 50 km/h to travel 125 km?
a)

6,250 hours

b)

2.5 km

c)

2.5 hours

d)

6,250 km

16.
Which runner won the race?
a)

Albert

b)

Bob

c)

Charlie

17.

What is the speed of the car during line A?

a)

0.03 m/s

b)

300 m/s

c)

103 m/3

d)

33.3 m/s

18.

What does the slope of a line on a distance time graph tell us?

a)

Acceleration

b)

Speed

c)

Distance

d)

Time

19.

What is the total distance the object traveled?

a)

0 meters

b)

20 meters

c)

50 meters

d)

60 meters

20.

Which is faster?

a)

walking

b)

skating

c)

biking

21.

Segment A-B The bus is _________________.

a)

at rest

b)

returning (to original position)

c)

moving forward

22.

Match the description to the graph:

"The car is coming back."

a)
b)
c)
d)
23.

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

a)
b)
c)
d)
24.

If Sally is speeding through the parking lot at 18m/hr, and she travels 9 m, how long did it take her?

a)

2 m/hr

b)

0.5 hr

c)

2 m

d)

0.5 m

25.
Reese rides her bike 10 miles in 5 hours.
Avery rides her bike 15 miles in 5 hours. Which girl rides her bike faster?
a)

Reese

b)

Avery 

26.

the speed relative to an observer

a)

average speed

b)

relative speed

c)

regular speed

d)

motion

27.

What happens when you squash the volume of a gas into a smaller volume? (Select 3 answers)

a)

There will be more molecules because of a higher pressure

b)

There will be more collisions between the molecules and the walls of the container

c)

The pressure increases because there are more collisions

d)

The temperature increases because there are more collisions

28.

What happens when you blow a balloon and place it inside the fridge to decrease its temperature?

a)

The molecules move more slowly

b)

The pressure goes down

c)

There are fewer collisions

d)

The balloon will collapse

e)

The balloon will keep its shape

29.

How come we do not feel the atmospheric pressure pushing on us from all directions around us?

{Select two answers

a)

It cancels itself out

b)

Its cancelled out by the gasses

c)

Its cancelled out by the pressure of the gases and liquids in your body pushing out

d)

It's balanced by our body's internal pressure

30.

The pressure exerted on our bodies by the air around us is known as;

a)

air pressure

b)

gas pressure

c)

pressure

d)

atmospheric pressure

31.

(Select 4 answers)

Which of these are true about atmospheric pressure?;

a)

Gravity pulls the air particles towards the earth

b)

The particles are closer and there are more collisions near the earth's surface

c)

The pressure is higher at the earth's surface

d)

The temperature is higher closer to the earth's surface

e)

The temperature s lower closer to the earth's surface

32.

If a hairspray can is heated, what can be expected of the pressure of the gas inside the can?

a)

The pressure will increase

b)

The pressure will decrease

33.
In what direction(s) does air exert pressure?
a)

In all directions

b)

In no direction

c)

there is no pressure

34.

We can increase the pressure of a gas by:

a)

Adding more gas.

b)

Reduce the volume of the container.

c)

Increase the temperature of the gas.

d)

None of the above answers.

35.

The reason gases can be compressed is because:

a)

The particles are very close together.

b)

The particles are merely vibrating.

c)

The particles are unable to move.

d)

The particles are very far apart.

36.

Why are liquids incompressible?

(Select two answers)

a)

The particles in a liquid are touching each other

b)

There is very little space between the particles

c)

Liquids are similar to solids

d)

They have no where to go

37.

What is "upthrust"?

a)

The force that keeps things afloat

b)

The force than pulls you down in water

c)

The force of the water

d)

The upward current in a lake

38.

What produces upthrust?

a)

Gravity

b)

liquid pressure

c)

Liquid temperature

d)

All of these

39.

What happens to an object when the area in contact with the water is too small? (Select 3 answers)

a)

There is not enough upthrust

b)

The object will not float

c)

There is no upthrust

d)

The object will sink

40.

The force that pushes a submarine up to the surface is called...

a)

Gravity

b)

Liquid pressure

c)

Upthrust

d)

Water waves

41.

Where is water pressure the lowest on the dam?

a)

D

b)

C

c)

B

d)

A

42.

The figure shows a pond with two fish P and Q.

What is the correct relation of the water pressures on fish P and fish Q?

a)

Water pressure on fish Q > Water pressure on fish P.

b)

Water pressure on fish Q < Water pressure on fish P.

c)

Water pressure on fish Q = Water pressure on fish P.

43.
Arrange the density of spheres, W, X, Y and Z, in descending order.
a)

X, Y, W, Z

b)

Y, X, W, Z

c)

X, W, Y, Z

d)

W, Z, X, Y

44.

which hole has the longest distance?

a)

highest one

b)

the middle one

c)

the deepest one

d)

all of them have the same distance

45.

Which two forces act on an object in water?

a)

gravity

b)

friction

c)

weight

d)

upthrust

46.

What happens if the weight of an object is equal to or less than the upthrust?

a)

It floats

b)

It sinks

c)

It spins

d)

It explodes!

47.

What happens if the weight of an object is greater than the upthrust?

a)

it floats

b)

it sinks

c)

it bounces

d)

it vibrates

48.

When you increase your depth under water, the water pressure on your body

a)

increases

b)

decreases

c)

stays the same

49.

A 20N weight is hung from a spring balance which reads 17N when it is completely submerged in water. What is the upthrust of the body of water?

a)

37N

b)

20N

c)

17N

d)

3N

50.
Objects A-D are in water. Which is the most dense?
a)
A
b)
B
c)
C
d)
D