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Motion in One Dimension

Total questions: 45

Worksheet time: 2hrs 4mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
The scientific (SI) unit for measuring distance is the ________ .
a)
mile
b)
foot
c)
kilometer
d)
meter
2.
Reese can run 10 meters in 5 seconds. What is her speed?
a)
5 meters/sec
b)
2 meters/sec
c)
5 miles/hour
d)
2 miles/hour
3.

Billy runs 400 meters to Andy's house, turns around, and runs 400 meters back home. What is Billy's distance traveled?

a)

0 meters

b)

400 meters

c)

800 meters

d)

1600 meters

4.

Billy runs 400 meters to Andy's house, turns around, and runs 400 meters back home. What is Billy's displacement?

a)

There is no displacement

b)

400 meters

c)

800 meters

d)

1600 meters

5.

Which of these are scalar quantities?

a)

12 m

b)

5 m/s

c)

10 m/s right

d)

150 m North

6.

Which of these are vector quantities?

a)

500 m South

b)

30 m left

c)

20 N

d)

15 kg

7.

Which of these could represent the velocity of an object?

a)

32 m

b)

32 m/s

c)

12 m/s forward

d)

25 m/s/s south

8.

An object that was initially at rest accelerates to a velocity of 60 m/s forward in 10 seconds. What is its average acceleration?

a)

60 m/s/s forward

b)

60 m/s

c)

6 m/s/s forward

d)

6 m/s

9.
88 m/s
a)
Speed
b)
Velocity
c)
Acceleration
10.
speed with direction
a)
Speed
b)
Velocity
c)
Acceleration
11.
change in velocity
a)
Speed
b)
Velocity
c)
Acceleration
12.
What is speed?
a)
how far you go
b)
how much distance is covered over a period of time
c)
how fast you accelerate
d)
the change in the location of a object
13.
What is the formula to calculate speed?
a)
Speed = time/distance
b)
Speed = distance/time
c)
Speed = distance x time
d)
Speed = time x distance
14.
What is velocity?
a)
the quickness of an object
b)
the location of an object
c)
acceleration
d)
speed in a specific direction
15.
When a car goes around a corner at 20 mph, why do we say it  accelerates?
a)
The car is accelerating because of the velocity is constant
b)
The car accelerates because it's going 20 mph
c)
Cars always accelerate when they are in motion
d)
The car is accelerating because it's changing direction
16.
Acceleration can be classified as _______________
a)
Speeding up
b)
Slowing Down
c)
Changing directions
d)
All of the above
17.

What is this?

"The car has to go from 40mph to 60mph when entering the freeway"

a)

Speed

b)

Velocity

c)

Acceleration

18.

What is needed to determine velocity?

a)

time

b)

distance and time

c)

distance, time, and direction

d)

time and direction

19.
If you slow down on your bicycle, you accelerate.
a)
TRUE
b)
FALSE
20.
Which of the following is NOT an example of acceleration?
a)
a person jogging at 3 m/s along a winding path
b)
a car stopping at a stop sign
c)
a cheetah running 27 m/s east
d)
a plane taking off
21.
What kind of quantity has both a magnitude and a direction?
a)
scalar
b)
vector
c)
frame of reference
d)
time
22.

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

23.

What is the speed of an object standing still?

a)

0 m/s

b)

2 m/s

c)

4 m/s

d)

6 m/s

24.

Which equation would you choose if you know speed and time and want to find distance.

a)

v=d/t

b)

d=vt

c)

t=d/v

d)

d=v/v

25.

If Emma is running for 8 minutes at 2 miles/min, how far did she run?

a)

4 miles

b)

16 min

c)

16 miles

d)

0.5 min

26.

​ Identify all of the scalar quantities​. Place them in alphabetical order. ​ (a)   (b)   ​ (c)   ​ (d)  

Choose from the below words
Distance
Speed
Temperature
Time
Velocity
Acceleration
27.

Match the following values with their corresponding measurement.

50 m, East

Velocity

50 s

Distance

50 m/s

Time

50 m

Displacement

28.

Select the Vector Quantities.

a)

Speed

b)

Velocity

c)

Displacement

d)

Acceleration

e)

Time

29.

  1. (a)   is the slope of the distance vs. time graph.

30.

  1. (a)   is the slope of the velocity vs. time graph.

31.

  1. When the acceleration of an object is equal to zero, then its velocity is (a)   .

32.

  1. An object can have an acceleration of zero and still be in motion.

a)

True

b)

False

33.

  1. If a car initially at rest accelerates at a rate of 2 m/s2 for 10 seconds, what is its final velocity?

  2. Vf = (a)  

34.

  1. If a rock is dropped from the edge of a cliff 100 meters in height, how long does it take for the rock to hit the ground?

  2. t = (a)  

35.

Measured in seconds (s)

a)

Distance

b)

Time

c)

Speed

d)

Acceleration

36.
Velocity is both ____ and _____. 
a)
speed , direction 
b)
direction, mass
c)
volume, density 
d)
direction, magnitude 
37.
Which of the following is a unit for acceleration?
a)
km/s
b)
m/s2
c)
mi/hr
d)
ft
38.
Which of the following could never be negative?
a)
a distance
b)
a velocity
c)
a displacement
d)
a vector
39.
The speed at any single instant of time?
a)
speed
b)
average speed
c)
instantaneous speed
d)
velocity
40.
Alan travels 100 km in 5hrs. Find his average speed in km/h
a)
5km/hr
b)
10km/hr
c)
50km/hr
d)
20km/hr
41.
Final position minus the initial position is called 
a)
displacement
b)
distance
c)
magnitude
d)
time interval
42.
A common symbol for a time interval uses the Greek letter ________ to represent a change in quantity.
a)
alpha
b)
beta
c)
delta
d)
gamma
43.
The speedometer on your car measures
a)
average speed.
b)
average velocity
c)
instantaneous speed.
d)
instantaneous velocity.
44.
Which would hit the ground first if dropped from the same height in a vacuum—a feather or a metal bolt?
a)
the feather
b)
the metal bolt
c)
They would hit the ground at the same time.
d)
They would be suspended in a vacuum.
45.
What is the value of g on Earth?
a)
9.81 m/s^2
b)
9.81 N
c)
9.81 m
d)
9.81 s/m^2

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