WorksheetsUnit 5
Total questions: 80
Worksheet time: 1hrs 13mins
Motion can be defined as
The rate of change of speed
An object's traveled distance over time
Velocity divided by speed
To change an object's position over time
The slope of the line in the displayed graph will be equivalent to the _______ of the object it represents.
Speed
Motion
Acceleration
Reference Point
Which object is the best object to use as a reference point to determine the red car's motion?
The blue car
The clouds in the sky
The person driving the red car
The tree on the side of the road
The slope of this line will tell you the object's (a) .
Which line (top or bottom) reached the 30-meter mark first?
Top
Bottom
They both reached 30 meters at the same time
Neither line reaches 30 meters
Which of the following is used to measure speed?
meters
seconds
seconds per meter
meters per second
A bird flies 50 meters in 10 seconds. What is its speed?
0.2 second per meter
0.2 meters per second
5 seconds per meter
5 meters per second
A car travels 4 blocks in 1 minute at a constant speed. Which of the following graphs shows the car’s speed?
a
b
c
d
A flat horizontal line on a distance-vs.-time motion graph shows
increasing speed
decreasing speed
no speed
acceleration
Which segment of the motion graph below shows the object moving the fastest?
A-B
B-C
C-D
D-E
Which graph shows an object speeding up?
a
b
c
d
The following graph shows the motion of an object. Describe the object’s motion during the 10-20 second time interval.
The object is moving forward at 2 m/s
The object is not moving
The object is moving forward at 1 m/s
The object is moving backward at 1 m/s
___________ is the rate of change in velocity.
Speed
Displacement
Acceleration
Distance
If velocity is constant, in a velocity vs. time graph there will be a
line curved with an upward slope.
line curved with an downward slope.
straight line, with no slope.
Which of the following is an example of acceleration?
A bus traveling north at 25 m/s
A car traveling south with cruise control set
A helicopter stopped waiting to take off
A bicyclist turning around a corner.
Which units are used to measure velocity and speed?
m/s
d/t
lph
km/h
mph
In a position vs. time graph, the x-axis is __________.
position
time
How is speed calculated?
displacement divided by time
time divided by distance
time divided by displacement
distance divided by time
A negative slope in a position vs time graph means.....
an object is moving towards the origin (starting point).
an object is moving away from the origin (starting point).
there can't be a negative slope
What does a reference point provide?
a position from which to measure future distance
a set of standard units for measuring displacement
a standard method for evaluating variables
a way to detect an object's motion
A horizontzal line on a distance-time graph represents
an object that is moving inconsistently
An object that is moving very quickly
An object that is moving slowly
An object that is not moving
30 mph west is an example of _________.
force
speed
acceleration
velocity
A car traveling 65 mph is an example of its ________.
force
speed
acceleration
velocity
Which of Newton’s Laws explains a rocket’s movement during launch?
Newton's First Law of Motion
Newton's Second Law of Motion
Newton's Third Law of Motion
Newton's Fourth Law of Motion
What is the name of Newton's 1st Law of Motion?
Law of Force and Acceleration
Law of Action / Reaction
Law of Inertia
from 3rd second to 5th second, the object is
moving at a constant speed
speeding up
not moving
slowing down
According to the graph how far does the person travel in the first 5 seconds?
2 m
10 m
0 m
5 m
An old lady rolls down a hill at 3 meters/second. The hill is 36 meters long. How many seconds does it take the old lady to reach the bottom of the hill?
39 seconds
12 seconds
15 seconds
33 seconds
Match the description to the graph:
"The car is traveling at a constant speed."
How long did Bob take to complete the race?
17 seconds
12 seconds
14 seconds
15 seconds
Which of the following would be an acceptable unit to measure speed.
Meters
Seconds
Meters/Second
Hours
How long would it take a Jet travelling at 500 mph to reach 4500 miles?
9 Minutes
9 Miles
9 Hours
9 Km
How long did Bob take to complete the race?
17 seconds
12 seconds
14 seconds
15 seconds
How would you describe the motion of the object?
The object is accelerating or speeding up
The object is stationary
The object moving at a constant speed
The energy related to the motion of an object is called —
potential energy
kinetic energy
electrical energy
chemical energy
According to the above diagram, at what point would the roller coaster car have the greatest potential energy?
3
4
5
6
According to the above diagram, at what point would the roller coaster car have the greatest kinetic energy?
3
4
5
6
A rock that falls off a cliff represents both potential and kinetic energy. Which statement best represents the energy transformation involved in this scenario?
As the potential energy decreases, the kinetic energy decreases.
As the potential energy increases, the kinetic energy increases.
As the potential energy decreases, the kinetic energy increases.
As the potential energy increases, the kinetic energy stays the same.
5.
The graph below shows the position of a moving object from 0 to 5 seconds.
According to the above information and graph, which of the following statements is true for the moving object?
A.The moving object is accelerating and changing its speed throughout the measurement.
The moving object is traveling at a constant speed throughout the measurement.
The moving object is slowing down and finally stops at the 5 second mark.
The distance the moving object travels is the same for each second.
A student hit a high fly ball over second base in a championship softball game.
As the ball rises in the air, it is acted on by the force of gravity.This force causes the ball to —
slow down, change direction, and then speed up until it falls to the ground
speed up, keep its same direction, and then slow down as it falls to the ground
travel at the same speed until it hits the ground
travel in the same direction until it hits the ground
During an investigation, students placed a toy car at the top of a ramp and recorded the distance and time at different intervals. The graph shown above is a record of their data.
What is the average speed of the toy car in the investigation?
0.25 m/s
4.0 m/s
5.0 m/s
20 m/s
The diagram represents two students pushing and pulling an object in the same direction.
Which statement best describes the result of the forces?
The object will not move because the forces are not the same.
The object will move in the direction of the combined forces.
The lesser force applied is not enough to move the object.
The combined forces on the object cancels each other out.
The model shows the forces applied when two students push on a box.
Which statement does the model NOT accurately represent?
The forces on the box are acting in opposite directions.
The two forces acting on the box are unequal.
The box will move in the direction of the greater force.
The two forces acting on the box are equal.
If both forces are going in the same direction you should______ those forces
Add
Subtract
Divide
Multiply
When forces are going in the opposite direction of each other you should do what do find the net force
Subtract
Add
Divide
Multiply
There is a gravitational force between you and your desk. This gravitational force is very small because _____.
the masses are tiny compared to Earth's mass
it doesn't need to be large
the distance between the objects is small
it is a noncontact force
This diagram shows three models that represent the gravitational force, F, between objects.
Which model is displaying the most gravitational force of attraction?
Model 1
Model 2
Model 3
On Earth, the gravitational pulls humans towards the center of Earth. What force is acting as gravity's "pair" when someone is standing on the ground?
friction force
normal force
buoyancy force
applied force
