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Motion

Total questions: 73

Worksheet time: 48mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is the speed of a car travelling 50m in 4s?

a)

200 m/s

b)

12.5 m/s

c)

12.5 m

d)

200m

2.

How far does a lorry move if it is travelling at 12m/s for 180s?

a)

2160 m

b)

0.06 m

c)

15 m

d)

21.6 m

3.

How long does it take a car to travel 40m at 12m/s?

a)

4.8 s

b)

480 s

c)

3.33 s

d)

33.3 s

4.

The team of 8 rowers row 500 m in 180 s. If they keep going at the same speed, how long does it take them to row 2 km?

a)

2.78 s

b)

12 min

c)

725 s

d)

90000 s

5.
What is the equation to calculate speed?
a)
speed = distance/time
b)
speed = time/distance
c)
speed = time x distance 
d)
speed = speed/time 
6.

1. Change in speed = 14 m/s; time taken = 2 seconds. The acceleration is....

a)

6 m/s2

b)

7 m/s

c)

7m/s2

d)

6 m/s

7.

A car accelerates from rest (zero speed) up to a speed of 30 m/s in 12 seconds. Its acceleration is...

a)

2.5 m/s2

b)

360 m/s2

c)

0.4 m/s2

d)

0.4 m/s

8.

A cyclist accelerates from 0 m/s to 8 m/s in 3 seconds. What is his acceleration?

a)

24 m/s2

b)

2.67 m/s2

c)

0.375 m/s2

d)

11 m/s2

9.
How long did it take this object to travel 10 m?
a)
0 s
b)
10 s
c)
15 s
d)
20 s
10.
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
11.
At 60 seconds, how far had this object traveled? 
a)
0 m
b)
10 m
c)
20 m
d)
40 m
12.
What does this graph represent?
a)
Constant speed
b)
Acceleration
c)
Not moving
13.

Match the description to the graph:

"The car is coming back."

a)
b)
c)
d)
14.

Match the description to the graph:

"The car is traveling at a constant speed."

a)
b)
c)
d)
15.

Match the description to the graph:

"The car is traveling at a constant speed."

a)
b)
c)
d)
16.
a)
b)
c)
d)
17.
a)
b)
c)
d)
18.
According to the graph how far does the person travel in the first 5 seconds?
a)
2 m
b)
10 m
c)
0 m
d)
5 m
19.
a)

Opposite Tom's home is a hill. Tom climbed slowly up the hill, walked across the top, and then ran quickly down the other side.

b)

Tom walked home then he stopped and waited to watch the sky. After that, he ran to get home .

c)

Tom was walking to the park. He stopped and waited so the baby chicks could pass.

20.

What variable should be placed on the x axis?

a)

Distance

b)

Time

c)

Speed

d)

Velocity

21.

The gradient of a velocity-time graph represents (a)   .

22.

The area under a velocity-time graph represents (a)   .

23.

A flat section of a velocity-time graph represents (a)   .

24.

Describe the motion in section D.

(a)  

25.

A curve on a velocity-time graph shows that the acceleration is (a)   .

26.

Which section represents a steady speed?

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

27.

Calculate the acceleration in section A

(a)  

28.

Calculate the acceleration in section C.

(a)  

29.

State the size of the acceleration in section B.

(a)  

30.

Calculate the distance travelled in section B.

(a)  

31.

Calculate the distance travelled in section D

(a)  

32.

Calculate the distance travelled in section C.

(a)  

33.
What kind of acceleration is shown here?
a)
positive
b)
negative
c)
none
d)
varies
34.
What kind of acceleration is shown here?
a)
positive
b)
negative
c)
none
d)
varies
35.
What is the velocity?
a)
positive
b)
negative
c)
decreasing
d)
increasing
36.
Is the speed constant or non-constant?
a)
constant
b)
non-constant
37.
Is the speed constant or non-constant?
a)
constant
b)
non-constant
38.
Which section of the graph shows decreasing velocity?
a)
CD
b)
DE
c)
EF
d)
GH
39.
Which section of the graph shows increasing velocity?
a)
AB
b)
BC
c)
DE
d)
EF
40.
Which section of the graph shows constant velocity?
a)
AB
b)
BC
c)
EF
d)
GH
41.
Which section of the graph shows acceleration?
a)
AB
b)
BC
c)
EF
d)
FG
42.
Which section of the graph shows deceleration?
a)
AB
b)
BC
c)
EF
d)
GH
43.
What is happening from point D to E?
a)
The object is moving SLOWLY
b)
The object is moving FAST
c)
The object is decelerating
d)
The object is NOT moving
44.
What is happening in the graph from point O to A?
a)
The object is moving SLOWLY
b)
The object is moving FAST
c)
The object is NOT moving
d)
The object is accelerating
45.

The gradient of a velocity-time graph represents (a)   .

46.

The area under a velocity-time graph represents (a)   .

47.

Calculate the distance travelled in section B.

(a)  

48.

Calculate the distance travelled in section C.

(a)  

49.

Just after she jumps out of the plane (before the parachute opens). The net force will be

a)

zero

b)

upward

c)

downward

50.
Describe the motion at point a. on the graph.
a)
constant speed
b)
accelerating
c)
decelerating
d)
stationary
51.

After the 60 seconds, the parachutist pulls the cord and opens her parachute.

Explain how the parachute reduces the speed of the parachutist when it is just opened.

a)

The friction force decreases

b)

The weight force decreases

c)

The weight force increases

d)

The friction force increases

52.

When a parachute canopy is opened more drag is created because:

a)

It has a large mass

b)

It has a large surface area

c)

It is travelling at terminal speed

d)

The person is now vertical

53.

Identify true statements:

a)

The parachutist has just left the plane

b)

Weight is increasing

c)

There is no drag

d)

Weight is constant

e)

Deceleration

54.
If this was the journey of a parachutist, what is happening at point e. ?
a)
He is decelerating
b)
He is accelerating
c)
He has reached a faster constant speed
d)
He has reached a lower constant speed. 
55.

The graph shows the vertical speed of a parachutist. At which point did they open the parachute?

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

56.

John, of 68kg dives out of an aeroplane

a) What is John's weight

b) What happens to John's weight as he falls?

a)

a) 0.68N

b) stays the same

b)

a) 680N

b) stays the same

c)

a) 680N

b) increases

d)

a) 0.68N

b) decreases

57.

When a skydiver is falling what happens to

a) her velocity

b) the air resistance?

a)

a) Increases

b) increases

b)

a) increases

b) decreases

c)

a) increases

b) stays the same

d)

a) stays the same

b) increases

58.

Explain why the skydiver will eventually stop accelerating

a)

The air resistance continues to increase as long as the velocity increases. When the air resistance reaches the same value as the weight there will be no resultant force, hence no acceleration (F=ma)

b)

The air resistance continues to decrease as long as the velocity increases. When the air resistance is larger than the weight there will be no resultant force, hence no acceleration (F=ma)

c)

The air resistance stays the same so the velocity increases. There will be no resultant force, hence no acceleration (F=ma)

d)

The air resistance continues to increase as long as the velocity increases. When the air resistance reaches the same value as the weight there will be an increase in acceleration

59.
What is the force that pulls us towards the Earth?
a)
gravity
b)
weight
c)
friction
d)
mass
60.
What is 'drag' another name for?
a)
dressing up
b)
air resistance
c)
friction
d)
weight
61.
Name two quantities that are vectors.
a)
force and speed
b)
speed and acceleration
c)
force and acceleration
d)
mass and weight
62.
What are balanced forces?
a)
forces of the same size, in opposite directions
b)
the same size in the same direction
c)
forces in opposite directions
d)
forces at right angles to each other
63.
What is the name for a single force on an object with the same effect as all the forces combined?
a)
big
b)
total
c)
resultant
d)
sum
64.
Is the car
a)
Stationary
b)
Moving at constant speed
c)
Accelerating
d)
Decelerating
65.
Is the car
a)
Stationary
b)
Moving at constant speed
c)
Accelerating
d)
Decelerating
66.
Is the car
a)
Stationary
b)
Moving at constant speed
c)
Accelerating
d)
Decelerating
67.
In a tug of war the left team pulls with a force of 200N. The right team pulls with a force of 150N.What is the resultant force?
a)
50N to the left.
b)
350N to the left.
c)
350N to the right.
d)
50N to the right.
68.
Two features of a vector?
a)
Size and direction
b)
Speed and distance
c)
Quantity and units
d)
Amount and magnitude
69.

The unit of force is...

a)

m/s

b)

m

c)

N

d)

kg

70.

What is the resultant force?

a)

40 N, Left

b)

0 N, Balanced

c)

400 N, Right

d)

40 N, Right

71.

What is the resultant force?

a)

400 N, Up

b)

400 N, Down

c)

800 N, Up

d)

800 N, Down

72.

What is the resultant force?

a)

17 N, Left

b)

6N, Right

c)

11N , Left

d)

12N, Left

73.

What is the resultant force?

a)

40N, Left

b)

40N, Right

c)

0N, Balanced

d)

75N, Right

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