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MOTION REVIEW

Total questions: 23

Worksheet time: 22mins

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Class
Date
1.

Imagine you're a superhero flying at 3 m/s towards the north! This is an example of what?

a)

velocity

b)

time

c)

speed

d)

acceleration

2.

Imagine you're a race car driver, zooming around a wide turn at a steady 45 mi/hr. Your car maintains a constant__________.

a)

velocity

b)

acceleration

c)

direction

d)

speed

3.

Imagine you're a superhero flying through the sky! What changes when you're in motion?

a)

Your position in the sky

b)

Your velocity

c)

The time

d)

Your speed

4.

Imagine you're a superhero, flying through the sky! What would you call the indicator that helps you know your direction when you're soaring and twisting?

a)

Your super-speed

b)

Your internal clock

c)

Your point of motion

d)

Your trusty reference point

5.

Imagine you're a superhero who can fly at a speed of 25 m/s! How long would it take you to zoom a distance of 125 meters to save the day?

a)

0.2 s

b)

0.2 min

c)

5 s

d)

5 m

6.

Imagine you're on a high-speed train zooming across the countryside at an average speed of 227 km/hr. You're on this thrilling ride for 2 hrs. Can you guess how far you've traveled?

a)

454 km

b)

113.5 km

c)

0.0088 km

d)

225 km

7.

Imagine you're a cross-country runner, sprinting through the woods and fields. You cover a distance of 10 km in 40 minutes. Can you figure out your average speed?

a)

You're as fast as a cheetah, running at 454 km

b)

You're like a race car, zooming at 30 km/min

c)

You're steady and consistent, moving at .25 km/min

d)

You're like a snail, crawling at 0.0088 km

8.

Imagine you're a detective and you're looking at a distance vs. time graph. What secret does the slope of the graph reveal to you?

a)

the speed of the mysterious object

b)

the acceleration of the object

c)

the time it took for the object to complete its journey

d)

the total distance the object traveled

9.

Imagine you're a scientist observing a velocity vs. time graph. You notice the line is completely flat! What does this tell you about the object's acceleration?

a)

It's not accelerating at all - the acceleration is zero!

b)

The acceleration is constantly changing

c)

The object is accelerating in a positive direction

d)

The object is accelerating in a negative direction

10.

Imagine you're in a spaceship zooming through the cosmos! What would you say acceleration is the rate of change of?

a)

the spaceship's velocity

b)

the spaceship's speed

c)

the time it takes to reach a star

d)

the spaceship's position in space

11.

Imagine you're on a merry-go-round, feeling the wind in your hair as the horses gallop in a circle. Can you tell why these carousel horses are accelerating?

a)

Is it because the speed of the horses is constantly decreasing?

b)

Or maybe the travel time is different for every ride?

c)

Could it be because the direction of the horses' motion is constantly changing?

d)

Or is it because the speed of the horses is constantly increasing?

12.

Imagine you're in a race car, zooming down the track at an exhilarating speed. You cover a distance of 98 meters in just 10 seconds. Can you figure out the average speed of your race car?

a)

4.9 m/s

b)

49 m/s

c)

98 m/s

d)

9.8 m/s

13.

Imagine you're on a road trip, cruising west in your car. You cover a distance of 240 km in 4 hours. Can you figure out how fast you're going?

a)

60 km/hr west

b)

60 km/hr

c)

.016666 km/hr

d)

1.67 km/hr west

14.

Imagine you're on a road trip, cruising at a steady speed of 50 mi/hr. If you keep this up for 3 hours, how far would you have traveled on your adventure?

a)

150 miles

b)

15 miles

c)

1500 miles

d)

0 mile

15.

Imagine you're a super cool scientist observing an object in motion. You realize that observers using different ___________________ may measure different velocities for the same object. What could that be?

a)

a super scientific frame of reference

b)

relatives of motion (sounds like a band name, right?)

c)

projectile motions (like in a video game)

d)

constant velocity (sounds boring, doesn't it?)

16.

Imagine you're a stationary observer, watching a train zoom past. Can you guess the speed of the train?

a)

40 mph - as fast as a racing horse

b)

50 mph - like a cruising dolphin

c)

10 mph - similar to a running human

d)

30 mph - as swift as a deer

17.

Imagine you're observing a walker. Can you guess the speed of the walker from your perspective?

a)

10 mph

b)

40 mph

c)

50 mph

d)

30 mph

18.

Imagine you're a walker, and a train is zooming past you. Can you guess your speed compared to that of the train?

a)

30 mph

b)

10 mph

c)

40 mph

d)

50 mph

19.

Let's play a fun game! Can you arrange these in order from the slowest to the fastest?

a)

A B C

b)

B C A

c)

C A B 

d)

B A C

20.

Imagine D-Lo, a little boy who absolutely loves watching his red buggy car zoom around. It's his favorite pastime! He notices that the car covers 2 meters every second. Can you help him figure out which graph would best represent this exciting car race?

a)

A (upper left)

b)

B (bottom left)

c)

C (upper right)

d)

D (bottom right)

21.

Can you guess a scenario where there is zero acceleration?

a)

A merri-go-round spinning at a steady pace

b)

A car slowing down to a halt

c)

A boat picking up speed

d)

A person jogging on a treadmill at a steady 6 MPH

22.

Imagine you're a detective and you've got four graphs in front of you. Can you tell which one shows a stationary object, just chilling and not moving at all?

a)

Graph A

b)

Graph B

c)

Graph C

d)

Graph D

23.

Imagine you're a detective and you've got four graphs in front of you. Can you tell which one represents a sneaky thief moving at a constant speed to escape?

a)

Graph A

b)

Graph B

c)

Graph D

d)

Graph E