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Motion Final Revision Quiz

Total questions: 69

Worksheet time: 56mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
 Jermaine runs exactly 2 laps around a 400 meter track. What is the displacement?
a)
800
b)
400
c)
0
d)
200
2.
Bill runs 400 meters to Andy's house, turns around, and runs 400 meters back home.  What is Bill's distance?
a)
0 meters
b)
400 meters
c)
800 meters
d)
1600 meters
3.
Bill runs 400 meters to Andy's house, turns around, and runs 400 meters back home.  What is Bill's displacement?
a)
0 meters
b)
400 meters
c)
800 meters
d)
1600 meters
4.

Jerry walked from home to school, then from the school to the park. What is his total distance?

a)

2 km

b)

5 km

c)

8 km

d)

10 km

5.

Jerry walked from home to school, then from the school to the park. What is his total displacement?

a)

2 km

b)

5 km

c)

8 km

d)

10 km

6.
Sara walks from Point A to Point B. Which is true?
a)
Distance and displacement are EQUAL
b)
Distance is less than displacement
7.
After completing one trip on a roller coaster, the roller coaster's ________ is zero.
a)
displacement
b)
reference point
c)
length
d)
distance
8.

Velocity includes what and what?

a)

speed over time

b)

speed and acceleration

c)

Speed and direction

d)

Mass and motion

9.

Homer was riding his bike at 250 meters/minute. After being chased by a dog for 2 minutes, he sped up and traveled 300 meters/minute. What was his acceleration?

a)

45 meters/minute2

b)

25 meters/minute2

c)

-50 meters/minute2

d)

160 meters/minute2

10.

What is the formula to calculate velocity?

a)

a.Time x distance

b)

Distance – time

c)

Time + distance

d)

Distance / time

11.

______________________ is speed with direction

a)

Speed

b)

Velocity

c)

Acceleration

d)

Force

12.

If a bicyclist travels 30 kilometers in two hours, her average speed is ____.

a)

30 km/h

b)

60 km/h

c)

15 km/h

d)

2 km/h

13.

What is this an example of?

Ms Acosta walks 1 mile in 14 minutes.

a)

Speed

b)

Velocity

c)

Acceleration

14.
The gees fly 23 mph to the south when they migrate for the winter. 
a)
speed
b)
velocity
c)
acceleration
15.
How far will a person go if they jog for 2 hours at a speed of 12 km/hr?
a)
6 km
b)
0.5 km
c)
10 km
d)
24 km
16.

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

17.

A truck slowing down to stop at a red light is an example of ____.

a)

Speed

b)

Velocity

c)

Acceleration

d)

Direction

18.
Describe the speed of the rocket in the speed vs. time graph.
a)
Constant speed
b)
Decreasing speed
c)
Increasing speed
d)
Not moving
19.
Describe the speed of the object from 4-6 seconds using the distance vs. time graph.
a)
Increasing speed
b)
Decreasing speed
c)
Not moving
d)
Constant speed
20.

the tendency of an object to resist a change in its motion

a)

acceleration

b)

inertia

c)

mass

d)

frame of reference

21.

Inertia is the tendency of an object to resist a change in its ___________.

a)

temperature

b)

shape

c)

size

d)

motion

22.
Objects with greater _________ also have greater inertia.
a)
speed
b)
mass
c)
temperature
d)
friction
23.
Because of inertia, a moving object will keep ________.
a)
at rest
b)
moving
c)
in one spot
d)
inertia 
24.

Inertia is a force

a)

True

b)

False

25.

What is the relationship between heavy objects and inertia?

a)

Only heavy objects have inertia.

b)

Heavy objects have more inertia.

c)

Heavy objects have less inertia.

d)

Heavy objects have no inertia.

26.

Inertia tells us that we need ____________ to get an object moving or to make it stop.

a)

a force

b)

gravity

c)

friction

d)

strength

27.

Diagram 3 shows a cat chasing a rat. The inertia of the cat is bigger than the rat because.

a)

The size of the cat is bigger than the rat

b)

The length of the cat is more than the rat

c)

The mass of the cat is bigger than the rat

28.

Which phenomenon shows the effect of Inertia?

a)
b)
c)
d)
29.

Which of the objects listed below have the greatest inertia?

a)

A 500 kg object that is not moving.

b)

A 300 kg object that is not moving on the Moon.

c)

A 250 kg object moving at 25 m/s.

d)

A 700 kg object moving at 3 m/s.

30.

While you’re ice-skating with your friends, you push off from one end of the rink and slide forward. Based on Newton’s first law of motion, what is true?

a)

You will lose your balance and fall over before you reach the middle of the ice rink.

b)

You will continue to slide across the ice until a force makes you stop or change direction.

c)

The force of gravity will make you keep your velocity until your friend makes you stop.

d)

The size of your ice skates will determine how quickly or slowly you travel across the ice.

31.
Which of the following is an example of inertia?
a)
Slamming on the breaks in your car and flying forward.
b)
An apple falling off of a tree. 
c)
Running at a cross country event. 
32.

Seat belt is needed for safety purpose in a vehicle. What is the use of the seat belt?

a)

To increase the effect of inertia

b)

To reduce the effect of inertia

c)

To increase the effect of momentum

d)

To decrease the effect of momentum

33.

Which phenomenon shows the effect of inertia on a moving object?

a)

A racing car can go faster than an ordinary car

b)

An aeroplane can fly higher than a helicopter

c)

A smaller car takes shorter time to stop the car completely compare to a lorry

d)

Bigger effect on the small vehicle in an accident

34.

Which action increases the inertia?

a)

Use a rougher card /

b)

Use a smooth card /

c)

Pull the card with greater force /

d)

Change the coin to a heavier coin /

35.
If an object has a kinetic energy, it must be _____.
a)
at rest
b)
in motion
36.
If an external force is applied, the velocity will change because of the force.
a)
True
b)
False
37.
The tendency of an object to resist change in motion.
a)
Force
b)
Motion
c)
Friction
d)
Inertia
38.
Objects with more mass or heavier have LESS inertia.
a)
True
b)
False
39.
____ is a force that occurs when an object rubs against another object.
a)
Motion
b)
Friction
c)
Velocity
d)
Speed
40.
Friction can make a moving object slow down or stop.
a)
True
b)
False
41.
_____ is an object’s speed in a given direction.
a)
Friction
b)
Motion
c)
Speed
d)
Velocity
42.
Jasmyn can run 50 yards in 10 seconds and Jaylah can run 100 yards in 20 seconds. Who has a faster speed? (speed is distance divided by time; S = d/t)
a)
Jasmyn
b)
Jaylah
c)
Both have the same speed.
43.
Scalar quantity has ____.
a)
magnitude (size)
b)
magnitude and direction
44.
Vector quantity has magnitude (size) and direction.
a)
True
b)
False
45.
An object will remain at rest or in uniform motion in a straight line unless acted upon by an external force.
a)
Newton's First Law of Motion
b)
Newton's Second Law of Motion
c)
Newton's Third Law of Motion
d)
Newton's Fourth Law of Motion
46.
Objects with more mass (or heavier) have greater gravitational pull.
a)
True
b)
False
47.
A vector quantity has ______.
a)
magnitude only
b)
magnitude and direction
48.
____ means that an object in motion will stay in motion in the same direction, or it will stay at rest,  unless another force acts upon it.
a)
Inertia
b)
Friction
c)
Motion
d)
Gravity
49.

What is this graph showing?

a)

The object is moving away from starting point at a constant speed

b)

The object is moving back towards the starting point at a constant speed

c)

The object is increasing its velocity

d)

The object is decreasing its velocity

50.
What does this graph represent?
a)
Constant speed
b)
Acceleration
c)
Not moving
51.

The picture of the position vs. time graph shows an object that is...

a)

speeding up

b)

moving at a constant speed

c)

not moving

d)

slowing down.

52.

What does either line on this graph represent?

a)

Constant Speed

b)

Speeding up

c)

Not moving

53.

What does a negative sloped line mean on a position vs time graph?

a)

The object is not moving at all

b)

The object is slowing down.

c)

The object is moving at a constant back to where it started.

54.
During which interval is the object speeding up?
a)
A to B
b)
B to C
c)
D to E
d)
E to F
55.
The momentum of an object depends upon the object's ___________&_____________.  
a)
size and shape
b)
mass and speed
c)
mass and veloctiy
d)
mass and energy
56.
Determine the momentum of 1000-kg car moving northward at 20 m/s......... 
a)
20000 N
b)
20000 Joules
c)
20000 Kg * m/s
d)
20000 kg * m/s north
57.
The definition of momentum is
a)
Mass in Motion
b)
The size of an object
c)
The velocity of an object
d)
A comparison between two objects
58.
The equation to calculate momentum is
a)
p=mv
b)
p=1/2mv2
c)
p=mgh
d)
p=mg
59.
In any collision (crash) the ______ is ALWAYS constant
a)
Total Momentum
b)
total speed
c)
total Velocity
d)
Energy
60.
A 9300 kg railroad car traveling at a velocity of 5 m/s strikes a second boxcar that weighs 5000 kg at rest. At what speed will the second boxcar move?
a)
18.6 m/s
b)
9.3 m/s
c)
7.5 m/s
d)
1.86 m/s
61.
When the speed of an object is doubled, its momentum
a)
remains unchanged in accord with the conservation of momentum.
b)
doubles
c)
quadruples
d)
decreases
62.
An open cart on a level surface is rolling without frictional loss through a vertical downpour of rain. As the cart rolls, an appreciable amount of rainwater accumulates in the cart. The speed of the cart will
a)
increase because of conservation of mechanical energy
b)
decrease because of conservation of momentum
c)
decrease because of conservation of mechanical energy
d)
remain the same because the raindrops are falling perpendicular to the direction of the cart's motion
63.

Which type of friction is shown in the picture?

a)

rolling

b)

fluid

c)

static

d)

sliding

64.

Which type of friction is shown in the picture?

a)

fluid

b)

static

c)

rolling

d)

sliding

65.

This photo represents...

a)

Air resistance

b)

water resistance

c)

friction force between 2 solid bodies

66.

Dolphins have streamline shape to.............

a)

increase water resistance.

b)

Decrease water resistance.

c)

No answer

67.

What does the strength of the force depend on? Check the answers that apply.

a)

The types of surfaces

b)

The weather

c)

How hard the surfaces push together

d)

motion

68.

Sliding friction is when two _____________ surfaces slide over one another.

a)

liquid

b)

oil

c)

solid

69.
Wheels on a skateboard most likely experiences-
a)
Rolling Friction
b)
Sliding Friction
c)
Fluid Friction
d)
Static Friction

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