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Motion & Motion Graphs Quiz Review 24

Total questions: 37

Worksheet time: 42mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
Which object is fastest?
a)
Runner
b)
Walker
c)
Biker
2.
Who won the race?
a)

Ashok

b)
Cameron
c)
Juanita
d)
Angela
3.

How far from Bristol is Anne at 08:00?

a)

2O MILES

b)

1O MILES

c)

30 MILES

4.

How far does the cyclist travel between A and B?

a)

600 meters

b)

800 meters

c)

1200 meters

5.
What two measurements are necessary for calculating speed?
a)
Mass and time
b)
Temperature and mass
c)
Mass and distance
d)
Distance and time
6.
A measurement of how fast an object is moving
a)
Velocity
b)
Speed
c)
Vector
d)
Acceleration
7.
65 miles per hour North is an example of an objects what?
a)
Speed
b)
Velocity
c)
Average Speed
d)
Constant Speed
8.

Match the description to the graph:

"The car is traveling at a constant speed."

a)
b)
c)
9.

In which of the following cases does a car have zero acceleration?

a)

A car speeding up after a stoplight turns green.

b)

A car slowing down when it approaches a stop sign.

c)

A car set on cruise control so that is maintains 45 mi/hr.

d)

A car turning a curve at a constant speed.

10.

Which of the following is an example of deceleration?

a)

a car approaching a stop sign and slowing down

b)

a plane increasing speed down the runway and then taking flight

c)

a roller coaster moving down a steep hill 

d)

an airplane cruising in a straight flight plan

11.
Why does a car accelerate as it round a corner at a constant speed?
a)
Its direction changes
b)
It doesn't
c)
It slows down
d)
Its speeds up  
12.

An object with increasing acceleration is also increasing in which other property?

a)

mass

b)

temperature

c)

velocity

d)

volume

13.

If a train went past you while standing on a platform, your frame of reference might be:

a)

the background

b)

a car moving in the opposite direction

c)

a man on a pogo stick traveling at the same speed as the train in the same direction

14.

Match the following

a)

When the speed of an object remains the same, it does not increase or decrease, represented by a straight diagonal line on a distance vs. time graph

1.

constant speed

b)

the change in distance over a specific amount of time

2.

speed

c)

An object is at rest, represented by a straight horizontal line on a distance vs. time graph

3.

no speed

d)

an average of all speeds over a given time

4.

average speed

15.

Velocity

a)

The rate at which the position changes

b)

The rate and direction of an object's movement.

c)

The speed of something in a given distance.

d)

quickness of motion or action

16.

In order to determine an object’s location, you need a _____.

a)

time

b)

displacement

c)

speed

d)

reference point

17.

20 km/hr is an example of

a)

direction

b)

velocity

c)

speed

d)

distance

18.

You are in a car going 20 km/h and another car passes you going in the opposite direction at 20 km/h. Do both cars have the same velocity?

a)

Yes, because they are both going 20 km/h

b)

No, because they are going in different directions

19.
The picture of the position vs. time graph shows an object that is...
a)
accelerating/speeding up
b)
moving at a constant speed 
c)
not moving 
d)
accelerating/slowing down. 
20.

At what point is the speed the greatest?

a)

C-D

b)

B-C

c)

A-B

d)

D-E

21.

A negative acceleration means that your object is _____.

a)

doing nothing

b)

moving in circles

c)

speeding up

d)

slowing down

22.

Match the graph to the description:

"The car is accelerating."

a)
b)
c)
d)
23.

What is this graph showing?

a)

Constant speed

b)

Gradually speeding up

c)

Gradually slowing down

d)

At rest

24.

What is this graph showing?

a)

Fast constant speed

b)

Slow constant speed

c)

At rest

d)

Accelerating

25.
Which graph is showing a faster constant speed?
a)
B
b)
F
c)
They show the same speed
26.
Which graph is showing deceleration (getting slower)
a)
D
b)
E
c)
both D and E
d)
neither D or E
27.

What is this line of this graph showing?

a)

moving away from starting point at a constant speed

b)

moving back towards the starting point at a constant speed

c)

acceleration (getting faster)

d)

deceleration (getting slower)

28.
At 60 seconds, how far had this object traveled? 
a)
0 m
b)
10 m
c)
20 m
d)
40 m
29.

What is the difference between speed and velocity?

a)

One involves acceleration, the other doesn't

b)

One involves direction, the other doesn't

c)

One involves time, the other doesn't

d)

One involves force, the other doesn't

30.
You ride your bike in a straight line at a constant speed of 10 km/h.
a)
Acceleration occurred because speed increased.
b)
Acceleration did not occur because neither speed nor direction changed.
c)
Acceleration occurred because you changed directions.
d)
Acceleration occurred because speed decreased.
31.
What is happening to the car's motion?
a)
It did not travel at a constant speed for the entire trip
b)
the total time for the car trip was 50 minutes
c)
It did not slow down during the trip
d)
It returned to where it had started the trip at the end of the trip
32.

In which of the following situations is the object’s acceleration zero?

a)

A sprinter taking off at the beginning of a race.

b)

A car traveling at a constant speed down a straight road.

c)

A skateboarder slowing and then rolling to a stop.

d)

A ball falling after being dropped from the top of a building.

33.

Which of the following examples accurately describes an object that is accelerating?

a)

A race car moving at 150 miles/hour.

b)

A sailboat moving west, then north.

c)

A train halfway from New York to Houston.

d)

A book sitting motionless on the bookshelf.

34.

Which of the following best describes an object that is accelerating?

a)

A basketball sits motionless on the gymnasium floor.

b)

A hockey puck slows down as it hits the net.

c)

A soccer ball travels at 3 m/s.

d)

A bird travels 100 km to the northeast.

35.

Two objects traveling at the same speed have different velocities if they

a)

start at different times.

b)

travel different distances.

c)

move in different directions.

d)

have different masses.

36.
Liza is swimming laps from one end of a 50 meter pool to the other. Going from one end to the other is considered one lap. If she swims four complete laps, which statement is TRUE?
a)
Her distance and displacement are both zero.
b)
Her distance is zero, but her displacement is 200 meters.
c)
Her distance is 200 meters, but her displacement is zero.
d)
Her distance and displacement are both 200 meters.
37.

This graph represents an object moving at a _________ speed, __________ from the reference point

a)

increasing , away

b)

constant , away

c)

increasing , towards

d)

constant , towards