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Unit 3 Constant velocity

Total questions: 97

Worksheet time: 3hrs 45mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
Which runner had a head start?
a)
A
b)
B
c)
C
d)
none
2.
What is this graph showing?
a)
Constant Speed
b)
Acceleration (speeding up)
c)
Deceleration (slowing down)
d)
No motion
3.
In which of the following graphs (click the image) are both runners moving at the same speed (note that graph c is the bottom right graph, and graph d is the bottom left graph)? 
a)
Graph A
b)
Graph B
c)
Graph C
d)
Graph D
4.
from 3rd second to 5th second, the object is
a)
moving at a constant speed
b)
speeding up
c)
not moving
d)
slowing down
5.
Which runner won the race?
a)
A
b)
B
c)
C
d)
all of the above
6.
What does this graph represent?
a)
Constant speed
b)
Acceleration
c)
Not moving
d)
Constant
7.
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
8.
Velocity is 
a)
speed
b)
direction
c)
speed with a direction
d)
scalar
9.
On a distance vs. time graph, the steeper the slope _____
a)
the slower the speed
b)
the faster the speed
c)
less acceleration
d)
greater acceleration
10.
What is happening at E?
a)
Stationary
b)
Accelerating
c)
Fast steady speed; moving away from the starting position
d)
Steady speed; returning to start position
11.
What is this graph showing?
a)
Constant Speed
b)
Acceleration (speeding up)
c)
Deceleration (slowing down)
d)
No motion
12.
What is the object's velocity at 3 seconds?
a)
+3 m
b)
+5 m
c)
+5 m/s
d)
+1 m/s
13.

What does the slope of a position vs time graph tell you?

a)

Displacement

b)

Distance traveled

c)

Velocity

d)

Acceleration

14.

When was Marie driving the fastest?

a)

C to D

b)

D to E

c)

E to F

15.

During what period of time was Marie stopped?

a)

0-5 minutes

b)

5-10 minutes

c)

10-25 minutes

d)

25-30 minutes

16.

What could account for Marie’s motion at 27 minutes?

a)

She was late so she broke the speed limit

b)

She forgot something at home and ran back to get it

c)

She was stopped at a red light

d)

She was driving across the top of a hill

17.

How far away is Marie's work from her house? (Hint: Think straight line distance not actual path traveled.)

a)

40 mi

b)

25 mi

c)

20 mi

d)

5 mi

18.

How does her speed at 3 minutes compare with her speed at 7 minutes?

a)

She is driving faster at 3 minutes.

b)

She is driving faster at 7 minutes.

c)

She is driving the same speed just opposite directions.

d)

She is going uphill at 3 minutes and downhill at 7.

19.

How far did Marie go before she turned around?

a)

20 mi

b)

5 mi

c)

10 mi

d)

25 mi

20.

Which of these position vs. time graphs shows an object changing direction?

a)
b)
c)
d)
21.

According to the graph, what was the velocity for the first 5 seconds?

a)

1 m/s

b)

0.5 m/s

c)

5 m/s

d)

2 m/s

22.

According to the graph, what was the average speed from 0-10 seconds?

a)

1 m/s

b)

0.5 m/s

c)

5 m/s

d)

0 m/s

23.

What is the change in position from 0-4 seconds?

a)

3-1 = 2 meters

b)

1-3 = -2 meters

c)

0-1 = -1 meters

d)

1-0 = 1 meter

24.

What is the total distance traveled over the whole trip (0-9 seconds)?

a)

5 meters

b)

2 meters

c)

1 meter

d)

3 meters

25.

What is the displacement for the whole trip?

a)

1 meter

b)

-1 meter

c)

0 meters

d)

3 meters

26.

What is the average velocity for the whole trip?

a)

-0.11 m/s

b)

0.33 m/s

c)

0 m/s

d)

-0.20 m/s

27.

What is the average speed for the whole trip?

a)

0.56 m/s

b)

0.33 m/s

c)

0 m/s

d)

0.67 m/s

28.

The location of an object related to a zero point.

a)

position

b)

speed

c)

distance

d)

displacement

29.

It usually takes Marie 30 minutes to get to work. Did her trip take...

a)

The average amount of time.

b)

Longer then average amount of time.

c)

Shorter then average amount of time.

30.

How far away is Marie's work from her house?

a)

40 mi

b)

25 mi

c)

20 mi

d)

5 mi

31.

What could be a possible explanation for why Marie turned around at point B.

a)

She arrived at work.

b)

She forgot her lunch

c)

She was waiting at a stop light.

d)

She was sick and went home to sleep.

32.

In Segment DE Marie was stopped at a red light. How long was she stopped for?

a)

1 min.

b)

10 min.

c)

30 min.

d)

5 min.

33.

from 3rd second to 5th second, the object is

a)

moving at a constant speed

b)

speeding up

c)

not moving

d)

slowing down

34.
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
35.

This position vs. time graph shows an object...

a)

not moving

b)

moving with constant velocity

c)

moving with changing velocity

36.

This position vs. time graph shows an object...

a)

not moving

b)

moving with constant velocity

c)

moving with changing velocity

37.

This position vs. time graph shows an object...

a)

not moving

b)

moving with constant velocity

c)

moving with changing velocity

38.

According to the graph, what was the Speed for the first 5 seconds?

a)

1 m/s

b)

0.5 m/s

c)

5 m/s

d)

2 m/s

39.
What is this object doing?
a)
speeding up
b)
slowing down
c)
not moving
d)
moving at a constant velocity
40.
What does the slope of a position vs. time graph represent?
a)
the car was going up a hill
b)
the velocity of the object
c)
how far the car moved
d)
how long it took the car
41.
What is the total distance covered by 2 pm?
a)
40 miles
b)
30 miles
c)
60 miles
d)
10 miles
42.
The SI unit for length or distance is
a)
foot (ft)
b)
inch (in)
c)
mile (mi)
d)
meter (m)
43.
The SI unit for time is
a)
second (s)
b)
minute (min)
c)
hour (hr)
d)
year (yr)
44.
Therefore, the SI unit for speed is
a)
miles per hour (mi/hr)
b)
meters per second (m/s)
c)
inches per year (in/yr)
d)
feet per second (ft/s)
45.
Negative velocity means an object is…
a)
Speeding up
b)
Slowing down
c)
Moving forwards 
d)
Moving backwards
46.
According to the graph what is the total displacement?
a)
2 m
b)
10 m
c)
0 m
d)
5 m
47.
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
48.

Describe the motion:

a)

constant velocity to the right

b)

not moving

c)

constant velocity to the left

49.

Describe the motion:

a)

constant velocity to the right

b)

not moving

c)

constant velocity to the left

50.

Describe the motion:

a)

constant velocity to the right

b)

not moving

c)

constant velocity to the left

51.

Which line shows an object moving to the right?

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

52.

Which line shows an object moving to the left?

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

53.

Which line shows an object that is stopped?

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

54.

What is the difference between the motion of object B and object D?

a)

B is moving faster than D

b)

D is moving faster than B

c)

B is moving to the right, D is moving to the left

d)

D is moving to the right, B is moving to the left

55.

Which object is moving the fastest?

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

56.

The (a)   the slope, the faster the object is moving.

57.

The (a)   the slope, the slower the object is moving.

58.

What is the object's starting position?

a)

20 m to the right

b)

20 m to the left

c)

60 m to the right

d)

60 m to the left

59.

What is the object's ending position?

a)

20 m to the right

b)

20 m to the left

c)

60 m to the right

d)

60 m to the left

60.

What is the object's motion between 0-1 seconds?

a)

not moving

b)

medium speed to the right

c)

medium speed to the left

61.

What is the object's motion between 1-3 seconds?

a)

not moving

b)

medium speed to the right

c)

medium speed to the left

62.

What is the object's motion between 3-5 seconds?

a)

not moving

b)

medium speed to the right

c)

medium speed to the left

63.

What is the object's motion between 5-6 seconds?

a)

not moving

b)

medium speed to the right

c)

medium speed to the left

d)

faster speed to the right

e)

faster speed to the left

64.

When is the object moving to the right?

a)

0-10 seconds

b)

10-15 seconds

c)

15-40 seconds

d)

40-60 seconds

65.

When is the object moving to the left?

a)

0-10 seconds

b)

10-15 seconds

c)

15-40 seconds

d)

40-60 seconds

66.

When is the object stopped?

a)

0-10 seconds

b)

10-15 seconds

c)

15-40 seconds

d)

40-60 seconds

67.

What is the object's initial position?

a)

0 m

b)

60 meters to the right

c)

40 meters to the left

68.

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

a)
b)
c)
d)
69.

Which position time graph matches the velocity time graph displayed above?

a)
b)
c)
d)
70.

Which of the following shows an object at rest? (PAY ATTENTION TO WHAT TYPE OF GRAPH YOU'RE LOOKING AT)

a)
b)
c)
d)
71.

Which VT graph matches this PT graph?

a)
b)
c)
d)
72.

Which VT graph matches this PT graph?

a)
b)
c)
d)
73.

A battery powered car is guided through an obstacle course. The graph shows how the car traveled over a period of time.


Between which two points was the speed of the car the fastest?

a)

P and Q

b)

Q and R

c)

R and S

d)

S and T

74.
Which runner won the race?
a)
A
b)
B
c)
C
75.
What does this graph represent?
a)
Constant Speed
b)
Acceleration
c)
Not moving
76.
What does this graph represent?
a)
Constant speed
b)
Acceleration
c)
Not moving
77.

Maria walked slowly to college along the road, she stopped to look at her watch, she realized she was going to be late for science lab, and she began running.

a)
b)
c)
d)
78.
Speed is equal to 
a)
Distance/Time
b)
Time/Distance
c)
Time x Distance
d)
Acceleration
79.
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
80.
Joshua can run 6 km in 30 minutes. What is his unit rate in km per minute?
a)
5 km per minute
b)
0.2 km per minute
c)
2 km per minute
d)
3.5 km per minute
81.
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
82.

The graph shows Ashley riding her bike to Maria's house.

What was occurring from point B to point C?

a)

She was increasing her speed.

b)

She stopped for 4 minutes

c)

She was decreasing in speed

d)

She was moving forward at a steady 800 m/s

83.

Which line represents a runner moving at a fast pace?

a)

Green

b)

Red

c)

Blue

d)

None of them

84.

Which line represents a runner moving at a slow pace?

a)

Green

b)

Red

c)

Blue

d)

None of them

85.

Which line represents a runner who is stopped?

a)

Green

b)

Red

c)

Blue

d)

None of them

86.

What is happening to the runner's velocity?

a)

Speeding up

b)

Slowing down

c)

Staying constant (stopped)

d)

Staying constant (moving)

87.

What is happening to the runner's velocity?

a)

Speeding up

b)

Slowing down

c)

Staying constant (stopped)

d)

Staying constant (moving)

88.

What does this motion map indicate?

a)

Forward at a constant velocity

b)

Backward at a constant velocity

c)

Forward getting faster

d)

Backward getting faster

e)

Forward slowing down then backwards getting faster.

89.

What does this motion map indicate?

a)

Forward at a constant velocity

b)

Backward at a constant velocity

c)

Forward getting faster

d)

Backward getting faster

e)

Forward slowing down then backwards getting faster.

90.

What does this motion map indicate?

a)

Forward at a constant velocity

b)

Backward at a constant velocity

c)

Forward slowing down

d)

Forward getting faster

e)

Backwards slowing down

91.

What does this motion map indicate?

a)

Forward at a constant velocity

b)

Backward at a constant velocity

c)

Forward slowing down

d)

Forward getting faster

e)

Backwards slowing down

92.

What does this motion map indicate?

a)

Forward at a constant velocity

b)

Backward at a constant velocity

c)

Forward slowing down

d)

Forward getting faster

e)

Backwards slowing down

93.

Which is TRUE?

a)

A is slower than C

b)

B is the fastest

c)

C is slowing down

d)

all are going forward

94.

Which is TRUE if the dots are 2 seconds apart and the scale is in meters?

a)

A has a speed of 2 m/s.

b)

B has a speed of 2 m/s.

c)

A is going in the negative direction

d)

A is moving slower than B

95.

At the beginning of the motion map the object is?

a)

moving at a velocity of 3 km/s

b)

moving at a velocity of 4 km/s

c)

at rest for 1 second

d)

at rest for 3 seconds

96.

Which describe the motion correctly?

a)

the object never changed speed

b)

the object returned to the start

c)

the object stopped for awhile

d)

the object always went forward

97.
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