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Quiz# 3

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 1hrs 7mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The change in an object's position from the initial position to final position.

a)

displacement

b)

distance

2.

Nathaniel walks 50 meters directly north, stops, reverses direction, and then travels 32 meters directly south. What is is the distance travelled?

a)

82 meters

b)

18 meters

c)

32 meters

3.

Sara walks from Point A to Point B. Which is true about Sara's distance and displacement?

a)

Distance and Displacement are equal

b)

Distance is less than displacement

c)

Displacement is less than distance

4.

Find the distance Sara walks from A to B, B to C then C to D?

a)

11m

b)

3m

c)

5m

5.

Between distance and displacement, which one is a vector quantity?

a)

Distance

b)

Displacement

6.

In ____________ only the initial and final positions matters.

a)

Distance

b)

Displacement

7.

Mr. D decided that it was time to get his fat-self in shape so he decided to go and run a mile around the track (4 laps).  However, after running just one lap, he collapsed in the same spot he started.  

What was the displacement?

a)

0 mi

b)

1/4 mi

c)

1/4 mi east

d)

unknown

8.
Speed in a given direction is the definition of ____. 
a)
Speed
b)
Velocity
c)
Acceleration
d)
Direction
9.
A car traveling 300 miles in 5 hours is an example of _____. 
a)
Speed
b)
Velocity
c)
Acceleration
d)
Direction
10.
A ball rolling west at 5 cm per second is an example of ____. 
a)
Speed
b)
Velocity
c)
Acceleration
d)
Direction
11.
A car travels 30 miles/hr for 3 hours, calculate the distance it will travel
a)
90 miles
b)
10 miles
c)
600 miles
d)
90 km
12.
A truck driving at 60 miles per hour travels 150 miles. How long is it driving for?
a)
9000 hours
b)
0.4 hours
c)
210 hours
d)
2.5 hours
13.
What is the speed of an object that travels 60 meters in 4 seconds?
a)
240 m/s
b)
15 m/s
c)
0.067 m/s
d)
15 mph
14.

What motion is shown in this graph?

a)

Slowing down

b)

No movement

c)

Constant speed

d)

Moving backwards

15.

Which is an example of velocity?

a)

A car driving 55 miles per hour south.

b)

A bicyclist traveling 10 meters per hour.

c)

A roller coaster is traveling 10 meters per second.

d)

A rocket blasting off at 2,500 meters per second.

16.

Joe rides from point A to B to C. What is the displacement?

a)

7 m

b)

12 m

c)

5 m

d)

2 m

17.

Joe rides his bike from point A to point B and then on to point C. What is the total distance traveled?

a)

12 m

b)

43 m

c)

7 m

d)

12 m

18.

Natalie backstrokes at an average speed of 8 m/s. How long will it take her to complete the 200 meter race?

a)

1,600 s

b)

0.4 s

c)

25 s

d)

192 s

19.

A skateboarder rides 41 meters south along the sidewalk and then turns east for another 32 meters.  

Part A:  If the whole trip took 12 minutes, what was his displacement?  

a)

6 m/min

b)

6 m/min SE

c)

0.75 m/min

d)

52 m/min SE

20.

A skateboarder rides 41 meters south along the sidewalk and then turns east for another 32 meters.  

Part A:  If the whole trip took 12 minutes, what was his average speed?  

a)

6 m/min

b)

6 m/min SE

c)

0.75 m/min

d)

52 m/min SE