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Motion

Total questions: 27

Worksheet time: 22mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
A change in velocity over time is
a)
Scalar
b)
Speed
c)
Acceleration
d)
Motion
2.
Rank from slowest to fastest,
a)
A B C
b)
B C A
c)
C A B 
d)
B A C
3.
Which is an example of zero acceleration?
a)
A merri-go-round moving at a constant rate
b)
A car coming to a stop
c)
A boat speeding up
d)
A person running on a treadmill at a rate of 6 MPH
4.
Which graph shows an object not moving?
a)
A
b)
B
c)
C
d)
D
5.
Which graph shows an object moving at a constant rate?
a)
A
b)
B
c)
D
d)
E
6.
What causes a change in motion on an object?
a)
balanced force
b)
unbalanced force
c)
balanced mass
d)
unbalanced mass
7.

The pace an object travels in a certain amount of time

a)

speed

b)

acceleration

c)

Velocity

d)

motion

8.

What two things do you need to find speed (select both)

a)

distance

b)

time

c)

velocity

d)

direction

9.

What does velocity include

a)

speed

b)

direction

c)

distance

d)

height

10.

24km/hr South is an example of

a)

speed

b)

direction

c)

velocity

d)

acceleration

11.

Increase rate of speed over time

a)

Acceleration

b)

Velocity

c)

speed

d)

fast

12.

How do you tell if an object is in motion

a)

touching it

b)

reference points

c)

timing it

d)

pushing on it

13.
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
14.
A horizontal line on a distance vs. time graph means the object's speed is
a)
increasing
b)
decreasing
c)
zero
15.
What is another word used for negative acceleration?
a)
speeding up
b)
accelerating
c)
deceleration
d)
velocity
16.
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
17.

The distance between your final position and your starting position is displacement.

a)

true

b)

false

18.

Average speed is an average of all of the speeds during a trip/distance

a)

True

b)

False

19.
Why does a rolling ball stop?
a)
Gravity
b)
Friction
c)
Waterfalls
d)
Sand
20.
What are 2 factors that determine the amount of friction between 2 objects?
a)
Force and roughness between surfaces
b)
hills and valleys and how smooth or rough the surface is
c)
Amount of force and amount of surface the comes in contact
d)
The force and the weight exerted on the surfaces
21.
What is the net force on an object when you combine a force of 25 N West with a force of 10 N East?
a)
35 N West
b)
15 N East
c)
15 N West
d)
35 N East
22.
A car driving at 50 miles per hour drives for 2 hours. What distance did it cover?
a)
50 miles
b)
25 miles
c)
100 miles
d)
75 miles
23.
What does this graph represent?
a)
Constant Speed
b)
Acceleration
c)
Not moving
24.
What does this graph represent?
a)
Constant speed
b)
Acceleration
c)
Not moving
25.

If I walk 20 miles in 5 hours, what is my speed?

a)

5 miles per hour

b)

0.25 miles per hour

c)

4 miles per hour

d)

20 miles per hour

26.
The formula:
 ? = D/T with direction 
is used to find
a)
Velocity
b)
Speed
c)
Force 
d)
Acceleration
27.

What is the difference between Weight and Mass?

a)

Weight stays the same; Mass depends upon gravity

b)

Mass and Weight both stay the same

c)

Mass and Weight both change due to gravity

d)

Mass stays the same; Weight depends upon gravity