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Motion Test Prep

Total questions: 140

Worksheet time: 3hrs 25mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
During which interval is the object not moving?
a)
B to C
b)
C to D
c)
D to E
d)
only at point A
2.
During which interval is the object traveling at a constant velocity?
a)
B to C
b)
D to E
c)
F to G
d)
it traveling at a constant velocity during all of the intervals shown.
3.
During which interval is the object speeding up?
a)
A to B
b)
B to C
c)
D to E
d)
E to F
4.
During which interval is the object slowing down?
a)
A to B
b)
D to E
c)
E to F
d)
G to H
5.
Acceleration occurs when an object changes its speed or ______.
a)
direction
b)
force
c)
inertia
d)
mass
6.
Which runner stopped for a rest?
a)
Albert
b)
Bob
c)
Charlie
7.
Which runner won the race?
a)
Albert
b)
Bob
c)
Charlie
8.
This is a velocity-time graph.  What is the object doing in segment A?
a)
Positive acceleration
b)
Negative acceleration
c)
Constant Velocity
d)
Not moving
9.
This is a velocity-time graph.  What is the object doing in segment C?
a)
Positive acceleration
b)
Negative acceleration
c)
Constant Velocity
d)
Not moving
10.
Calculate the acceleration for segment A.
a)
2 m/s2
b)
20 m/s2
c)
-2 m/s2
d)
0 m/s2
11.
A car driving at 50 miles per hour drives for 2 hours. What distance did it cover?
a)
50 miles
b)
25 miles
c)
100 miles
d)
75 miles
12.
A truck driving at 60 miles per hour travels 150 miles. How long is it driving for?
a)
9000 hours
b)
0.4 hours
c)
210 hours
d)
2.5 hours
13.
What does this graph represent?
a)
Constant speed
b)
Acceleration
c)
Not moving
14.
What does this graph represent?
a)
Constant Speed
b)
Acceleration
c)
Not moving
15.
What does this graph represent?
a)
Constant speed
b)
Acceleration
c)
Not moving
16.
According to the graph how fast does the person travel in the first 5 seconds?
a)
2 m/s
b)
10 m/s
c)
12.5 m/s
d)
1 m/s
17.
The speed of the vehicle between points A-B is...
a)
12m/s
b)
8m/s
c)
10m/s
d)
16m/s
18.
Acceleration of an object happens when things ________
a)
slow down
b)
go faster
c)
change direction (turn)
d)
All of the above
19.
The SI unit for acceleration is
a)
mph
b)
m/s
c)
m/s2
20.
Two cars are in motion for the same amount of time. What will determine which car covers more distance?
a)
the starting position of the each car
b)
the speed of each car
c)
the direction in which each car moves
d)
the length of the car
21.
A car is driven for 3 hours. What else do you need to know to describe this car’s speed?
a)
the road the car in driven on
b)
the time of day
c)
the distance the car is driven
d)
the number of passengers in the car
22.
What is speed?
a)
how much an object’s position changes
b)
how far an object moves
c)
how long an object moves
d)
how far an object moves in a certain amount of time
23.
Wind pushes a toy sailboat across a pond. The boat moves in a straight path. What is changing?
a)
the boat’s direction
b)
the boat’s path
c)
the wind’s direction
d)
the boat’s position
24.

Label each as a "scalar" or a "vector"

a)

scalar (kg)

1.

mass

b)

scalar (s)

2.

time

c)

scalar (kg/m^3)

3.

density

d)

vector (N)

4.

force

e)

vector (m/s)

5.

velocity

25.

Scalars have ____ but no ____

a)

Magnitude -

Direction

b)

Direction - Magnitude

c)

Speed - Space

d)

Measurement - scale

26.

Vectors have ____ and ____

a)

Magnitude - Direction

b)

Value - Speed

c)

Acceleration - Mass

d)

Mass - volume

27.

Speed is a ____ quantity

a)

Scalar

b)

Vector

28.

Velocity is a ____ quantity

a)

Scalar

b)

Vector

29.

Mass is a ____ quantity

a)

Scalar

b)

Vector

30.

A quantity that needs both magnitude and direction to be fully described.

a)

Vector

b)

Scalar

31.

A quantity described by magnitude and does not need direction

a)

Vector

b)

Scalar

32.

Distance is

a)

Vector

b)

Scalar

33.

Displacement is

a)

Vector

b)

Scalar

34.

Rhee Verse walks 6m east, then 4m west. Rhee has a displacement of (a)   m.

35.

Rhee Verse walks 6m east, then 4m west. Rhee has walked a distance of (a)   m.

36.

What is the displacement of the cross-country team if they begin at the school, run 10 miles and finish back at the school?

a)

10 miles

b)

0 miles

c)

displacement can not be determined

37.
Distance over Time is the definition of ___. 
a)
Speed
b)
Velocity
c)
Acceleration
d)
Direction
38.
A car travels 30 miles/hr for 3 hours, calculate the distance it will travel
a)
90 miles
b)
10 miles
c)
600 miles
d)
90 km
39.
Find the velocity of a plane that traveled 3000 miles west in 5 hours.
a)
65 mph west
b)
6 mph west
c)
600 mph west
d)
6000 mph west 
40.
You walk 10 meters to math class in 20 seconds. Your average speed is
a)
2 m/s
b)
0.5 m/s
c)
200 m/s
d)
5 m/s
41.

Jerry walked from home to school, then from the school to the park. What is his total distance?

a)

2 km

b)

5 km

c)

8 km

d)

10 km

42.

Jerry walked from home to school, then from the school to the park. What is his total displacement?

a)

2 km

b)

5 km

c)

8 km

d)

10 km

43.
What is the speed of a man who runs 10 miles in 1 hr?
a)
20 miles
b)
10 m/min
c)
10 miles/hr
d)
20 hrs
44.
_____ is how fast an object moves in a specific direction.
a)
velocity
b)
speed
c)
displacement
d)
distance
45.

Which of the following is an acceptable velocity measurement?

a)

25 m/s North

b)

25 m/s

c)

25 m

d)

25 m North

46.
What is the speed of a car that travels 400 m in 20 minutes?
a)
20 miles/hr
b)
20 m/min
c)
800 m/min
d)
200 miles/hr
47.
Which of the following is a unit of speed?
a)
km/hr
b)
hr
c)
km
d)
s
48.
Velocity is both ____ and _____. 
a)
speed , direction 
b)
direction, mass
c)
volume, density 
d)
direction, magnitude 
49.

What is the object's displacement during the 10.0 s of motion?

a)

22 m

b)

4 m

c)

-4 m

d)

-9 m

50.

Rank each stage from most positive velocity to most negative velocity.

a)

A, C, B = D, E

b)

A, C, B, D, E

c)

E, B = D, C, A

d)

E, A, C, B = D

51.

Rank the stages of the graph in order from greatest speed to least speed.

a)

C, A, E, B = D

b)

A, C, E, B = D

c)

E, A, C, B = D

d)

E, C, A, B = D

52.

A track athlete runs the 1600 meter race (4 laps around the track) in 6 minutes. What is their average velocity?

a)

267 m/min

b)

400 m/min

c)

0 m/min

d)

4.45 m/sec

53.
What is the speed of a car that travels 400 m in 20 minutes?
a)
20 miles/hr
b)
20 m/min
c)
800 m/min
d)
200 miles/hr
54.

What letters are where the car stopped moving?

a)

e and f

b)

f and g

c)

g and h

d)

f and h

55.

Which line is moving faster?

a)

A

b)

B

56.

What motion is shown in the graph above?

a)

Acceleration

b)

Constant Speed

c)

Slowing down

d)

No movement

57.

Find the velocity of a plane that traveled 3000 miles west in 5 hours.

a)

65 mph West

b)

600 mph West

c)

6000 mph West

d)

15,000 mph West

58.

What is the distance of the cross country skier from point A to point B?

a)

40 m

b)

140 m

c)

180 m

d)

220 m

59.

A track athlete runs the 1600 meter race (4 laps around the track) in 6 minutes. What is their average speed?

a)

267 meters/min

b)

400 meters/min

c)

4 meters/min

d)

800 meters/min

60.

Adam runs 50 meters in 10 secs. What is his average speed?

a)

0.5 m/s

b)

5 m/s

c)

50 m/s

d)

500 m/s

61.

From 20 to 30 seconds, what is the motion of the object doing?

a)

At rest

b)

Going backwards

c)

Constant speed

d)

Slowing down

62.

At the end of the blue line, what is the speed of the object?

a)

2 m/s

b)

5 m/s

c)

10 m/s

d)

20 m/s

63.

If a person walks 20 meters to the East, and walks back 5 meters to the West. What is the displacement of the walker?

a)

4 meters

b)

5 meters

c)

15 meters

d)

25 meters

64.

If a walker goes 50 meters to the West and comes back 25 meters to East. What would the velocity be if the walker took 10 seconds? (Velocity = Displacement/Time)

a)

2.5 m/s West

b)

2.5 m/s East

c)

5 m/s West

d)

5 m/s East

65.

Two people walk across a parking lot. Their paths are shown in the image. Who traveled with a larger displacement?

a)

Person A

b)

Person B

c)

They both had the same displacement.

66.

A person walks 50 meters directly north, stops, and then travels 32 meters directly south.  What is their distance and displacement?

a)

distance = 82 meters

displacement = 32 meters

b)

distance = 82 meters

displacement = 18 meters

c)

distance = 18 meters

displacement = 82 meters

d)

distance = 82 meters

displacement = 82 meters

67.

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

68.

Joe rides his bike from point A to point B and then on to point C. What is the total distance traveled?

a)

12 m

b)

43 m

c)

7 m

d)

12 m

69.

Joe rides from point A to B to C. What is the displacement?

a)

7 m

b)

12 m

c)

5 m

d)

2 m

70.

The distance between Dallas and Houston is about 385 kilometers. It takes about 3.35 hours to drive between each city. What is the average speed in kilometers per hour?


Solve to the thousandth's place. You may round up to the hundredth's place. Record the number only.

(a)  

71.

Students complete a lab to graph motion. A student has to walk 20 meters and record the time every 5 meters. The distance and time are shown in the table. What was the average speed of the total walk in meters per second?


Solve to the thousandth's place. You may round up to the hundredth's place. Record the number only.

(a)  

72.
Question Image

Match the following "Kick" trials to the accurate speed values.

a)

Kick 1

1.

11 m/s

b)

Kick 2

2.

10 m/s

c)
3.

2.0 seconds

d)

Speed

4.

The rate at which an object travels within a certain time frame.

e)

Acceleration

5.

Speeding up, slowing down, and/or changing direction.

73.

Match the following average speeds to the correct graph.

a)
1.

0.2

b)
2.

1.66

c)
3.

0.12

d)
4.

0.15

e)
5.

5.2

74.

What is the horse's average speed in kilometers per minute?

(a)  

75.
a)

b)

c)

d)

76.

A bus travels 20 km in 30 minutes. What is the average speed of the bus?

a)

20 km/min

b)

30 km/min

c)

40 km/min

d)

50 km/min

77.
a)

1.4 m/s

b)

0.71 m/s

c)

22.4 m/s

d)

35 m/s

78.

If a car travels 400 m in 20 seconds, how fast is it going?

a)

20 m/s

b)

2 m/s

c)

32 m/s

79.

It takes a freight train 2.3 seconds to move 26 meters. Calculate its average speed.

a)

11.3 m/s

b)

1.13 m/s

c)

22 m/s

80.

You arrive in my class 45 seconds after leaving math, which is 90 meters away, How fast did you travel?

a)

3 m/s

b)

2 m/s

c)

4 m/s

81.

Vocabulary Check:

What is the difference between speed and velocity

a)

Speed is based on time and velocity is not

b)

Velocity has distance and speed does not

c)

Speed has direction

d)

Velocity has direction

82.

Steve runs 20 m North in 4 seconds. What is his velocity

a)

5 m/s

b)

4 m/s south

c)

5 m/s south

d)

5 m/s north

83.
1. An airplane leaves California and flies to North  Carolina.  The airplane travels 5 hours at a speed of 804 km per hour.  Which  statement about this trip is true?  (speed = distance/time) 
a)
California is about  4,020 km from North Carolina.  
b)
California  is about  800 km from North Carolina. 
c)
California is about 160 km from North  Carolina.  
84.
A car is traveling 50 mph .  It leaves Boston , Massachusetts at 5 a.m. and is traveling to Hartford, Connecticut, which  is 100  miles away.  Without traffic problems or stops, about what  time should the car arrive in Hartford?  
a)
6:00 a.m. 
b)
6:50 a.m.
c)
7:00 a.m.
d)
7:50 a.m.
85.
Car W is traveling at 70 miles per hour.   Car X is traveling at 65 miles  per hour. Which statement is true about  the movement of the two cars?  
a)
Car W will travel farther  than Car X in the  same amount  of time.  
b)
Car X will  travel farther than Car W in  the same amount of  time.  
c)
Both Car X and  Car  W will travel the same distance in  the same amount of time. 
86.
Rebecca and  Sara raced  each  other over  a distance of 100 meters.  Rebecca and Sarah  reached the end of the  100 meters at the same time.   Which best  describes the  motion of the  girls? 
a)
Rebecca ran faster  than  Sarah. 
b)
Sarah ran faster  than  Rebecca. 
c)
The  girls ran  in  opposite  directions.  
d)
The  girls ran at the exact same  average speed. 
87.
How far will a person go if they jog for 2 hours at a speed of 12 km/hr?
a)
6 km
b)
0.5 km
c)
10 km
d)
24 km
88.

A girl on a bike rides down a hill 500 meters long in 50 seconds. What is her speed?

a)

100 m/s

b)

10 m/s

c)

1,000 m/s

d)

10 mph

89.

A trip to Florida takes 10 hours. The distance is 816 km. Calculate the average speed.

a)

81.6 km/hr

b)

81.6 mph

c)

82 m/s

d)

816 km/h

90.
A car travels 30 miles/hr for 3 hours, calculate the distance it will travel
a)
90 miles
b)
10 miles
c)
600 miles
d)
90 km
91.
A boat travels at 22 km/hr for 10 hrs, what distance will it travel?
a)
220 miles
b)
2.2 km
c)
220 km
d)
22 km
92.
Mr. Rudman drives his speed boat 22 km at 45 km/hr how, how long will it take him to go the 22 km?
a)
48 hrs 
b)
0.48 hrs
c)
990 hrs
d)
45 min
93.
How long will your trip take (in hours) if you travel 350 km at an average speed of 80 km/hr? 
a)
80 hours
b)
.22 hours
c)
4.38 hours
d)
6
94.
Dave runs a 400 m race with a speed of 4 m/s. What time will it take him to finish the race?
a)
400 minutes
b)
100 minutes
c)
100 seconds 
d)
.25 seconds 
95.

Starting speed: 5 m/s

Final speed: 10 m/s

Time: 2 s

What is the acceleration?

*Use the FORMULA!*

a)

100 m/s/s

b)

25 m/s/s

c)

2.5 m/s/s

96.

Starting speed: 10 m/s

Final speed: 20 m/s

Time: 5 s

What is the acceleration?

*Use the FORMULA!*

a)

40 m/s/s

b)

2 m/s/s

c)

35 m/s/s

97.

Starting speed: 30 m/s

Final speed: 50 m/s

Time: 5 s

What is the acceleration?

*Use the FORMULA!*

a)

5 m/s/s

b)

4 m/s/s

c)

80 m/s/s

98.

Why does a car accelerate as it round a corner at a constant speed?

a)

Its direction changes

b)

It doesn't

c)

It slows down

d)

Its speeds up  

99.

From home to school, the car drove 15 meters west and 20 meters north.

Distance = _________________

Displacement = ____________________

a)

20 meters

b)

25 meters

c)

15 meters

d)

25 meters NE

100.

A swimmer swims 3 back and forth laps in a 50 m Olympic size swimming pool.

Distance = ____________________

Displacement =______________________

a)

300 m; 0 m

b)

150 m; 0 m

c)

0 m; 150 m

d)

0 m; 300 m

101.

Calculate the speed of the runner represented by the DOTTED line in Graph A.

a)

2.5 yd/sec

b)

5 yd/sec

c)

2.5 sec

d)

4 sec

102.

Calculate the speed of the runner represented by the SOLID line in Graph A.

a)

2.5 yd/sec

b)

5 yd/sec

c)

2.5 sec

d)

4 sec

103.

Calculate the speed of the runner represented by the SOLID line in Graph B.

a)

2.5 yd/sec

b)

5 yd/sec

c)

30 yd

d)

4 sec

104.

Calculate the speed of the runner represented by the DOTTED line in Graph B.

a)

2.5 yd/sec

b)

5 yd/sec

c)

7.5 yd/sec

d)

4 sec

105.

Calculate the speed of the runner represented by the DOTTED line in Graph C.

a)

2.5 yd/sec

b)

5 yd/sec

c)

10 yd/sec

d)

4 sec

106.

Calculate the speed of the runner represented by the SOLID line in Graph C.

a)

10 yd/sec

b)

5 yd/sec

c)

7.5 yd/sec

d)

4 sec

107.

Calculate the speed of the runner represented by the SOLID line in Graph D.

a)

2.5 yd/sec

b)

5 yd/sec

c)

7.5 yd/sec

d)

4 sec

108.

Calculate the speed of the runner represented by the DOTTED line in Graph D.

a)

2.5 yd/sec

b)

5 yd/sec

c)

7.5 yd/sec

d)

4 sec

109.

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

a)

Graph A

b)

Graph B

c)

Graph C

d)

Graph D

110.

Which of the graphs shows that one of runners started 10 yards further ahead of the other?

a)

Graph A

b)

Graph B

c)

Graph C

d)

Graph D

111.

Which runner had the fastest speed?

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

112.
Which runner had a head start?
a)
A
b)
B
c)
C
113.
At what time did runner A pass runner B?
a)
0 seconds
b)
1 second
c)
2 seconds
d)
3 seconds
114.
100 km/hr is an example of 
a)
speed
b)
velocity
115.

2,560 m/s WEST is an example of

a)

speed

b)

velocity

116.

Which of the graphs shows that one of runners started 10 yards further ahead of the other (note that graph c is the bottom right and graph d is the bottom left)?

a)

Graph A

b)

Graph B

c)

Graph C

d)

Graph D

117.

A rocket traveled 90 meters in 45 seconds. How fast did it travel?

a)

2 km/s

b)

2 m/s

c)

5 m/s

d)

1 m/s

118.

What is the speed of an object that travels 60 meters in 4 seconds?

a)

240 m/s

b)

15 m/s

c)

0.067 m/s

d)

15 mph

119.

Can be measured in meters (m), kilometers (km), centimeters (cm), etc...

a)

Distance

b)

Time

c)

Speed

d)

Acceleration

120.

Can be measured in seconds (s), minutes (min), hours (h), etc....

a)

Distance

b)

Time

c)

Speed

d)

Acceleration

121.
How many times does this object STOP moving?
a)
None
b)
Once
c)
Twice
d)
Three times
122.
At 60 seconds, how far had this object traveled? 
a)
0 m
b)
10 m
c)
20 m
d)
40 m
123.

Determine the speed of a golf ball that was hit 200meters in 5 seconds. Use the equation SPEED = DISTANCE/TIME

a)

1000 m/s

b)

40 m/s

c)

.025 m/s

d)

100 m/s

124.

Gina starts running at the 10 meter mark. She stops running at the 50 meter mark. It took her 10 seconds. How fast(speed) was she running?

a)

10m/10s=1m/s

b)

50m/10s=5m/s

c)

40m/10s=4m/s

d)

None of the above

125.
a)
b)
c)
d)
126.
a)
b)
c)
d)
127.
a)
b)
c)
d)
128.
a)
b)
c)
d)
129.
a)
b)
c)
d)
130.
Which runner won the race?
a)
A
b)
B
c)
C
131.
How long did it take this object to travel 10 m?
a)
0 s
b)
10 s
c)
15 s
d)
20 s
132.
How long did it take this object to travel back to its reference/starting point?
a)
20 s
b)
30 s
c)
60 s
d)
100 s
133.
At 60 seconds, how far had this object traveled? 
a)
0 m
b)
10 m
c)
20 m
d)
40 m
134.
What is happening at D?
a)
Stationary
b)
Accelerating
c)
Fast steady speed; moving away from the starting position
d)
Slower steady speed; moving away from the starting position
135.
What is happening at C?
a)
Stationary
b)
Accelerating
c)
Fast steady speed; moving away from the starting position
d)
Slower steady speed; moving away from the starting position
136.
What does this graph represent?
a)
Constant speed
b)
Acceleration
c)
Not moving
137.
If you travel 10 miles in 5 minutes, what is your speed?
a)
10 mi/min
b)
15 mi/min
c)
50 mi/min
d)
2 mi/min
138.
How many times does this object STOP moving?
a)
None
b)
Once
c)
Twice
d)
Three times
139.
What is this graph showing?
a)
Constant Speed
b)
Acceleration (speeding up)
c)
Deceleration (slowing down)
d)
No motion
140.
What is this graph showing?
a)
Constant Speed
b)
Acceleration (speeding up)
c)
Deceleration (slowing down)
d)
No motion

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