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Motion and Speed Final

Total questions: 25

Worksheet time: 1hrs 1mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
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
2.
A runner races in the 100 meter dash.  It takes her 10 seconds to finish.  What is her average speed?
a)
10 m/s
b)
1000 m/s
c)
100 seconds
d)
10 seconds
3.
What does this graph represent?
a)
Constant Speed
b)
Acceleration
c)
Not moving
4.
Which runner won the race?
a)
A
b)
B
c)
C
d)
It was a tie
5.
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
6.
What is the person doing from 5 seconds to 10 seconds?
a)
Walking 
b)
Running
c)
Standing Still 
d)
Walking Fast
7.
Velocity is both ____ and _____. 
a)
speed , direction 
b)
direction, mass
c)
volume, density 
d)
direction, magnitude 
8.
Which of the following represents a velocity?
a)
40 m
b)
40 m north
c)
40 m/s
d)
40 m/s north
9.
When you look at the speedometer of your car, it tells you your....
a)
Average speed
b)
Instantaneous speed
10.
What is the speed of a cheetah that travels 112.0 m in 4.0 s?
a)
0.0357 m/s
b)

2.8 m/s

c)
0.036 m/s
d)
28.0 m/s
11.
How do you calculate distance?
a)
Distance divided by time.
b)
Displacement divided by time.
c)
Speed multiplied by time.
d)
Displacement divided by velocity.
12.
A cheetah runs with an average speed of 32 m/s for 30 seconds.  How far did the cheetah run?
a)
960 m
b)
1.07 m
c)
0.94 m
d)
62 m
13.
What does this graph represent?
a)

Constant speed of 10m/s

b)
Acceleration
c)
Not moving
14.
What is the speed of the red line?  
a)
4 m/s 
b)
16 m/s 
c)
32 m/s 
d)
2 m/s 
15.

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

16.

Determine the scenario that matches with the graph shown.

a)

A skier going down a slope

b)

A skydiver jumping out of a plane and free falling

c)

A ball being thrown upward and then falling back down.

17.

Determine the scenario that matches with the graph shown.

a)

A car driving home at a constant speed, stops at a stop sign and then continues to drive home.

b)

A bird flying and then landing on a branch and then flies back where it came from.

c)

A boat moving forward and then turning around.

18.
Find the velocity of a plane that traveled 3000 miles west in 5 hours.
a)
65 mph west
b)
6 mph west
c)
600 mph west
d)
6000 mph west 
19.
A person walks 50 meters directly north, stops, and then travels 32 meters directly south.  What is their displacement?
a)
82 meters
b)
18 meters
c)
28 meters
d)
1.6 meters
20.

The rate at which velocity changes over time. (Either in speed, direction or both.)

a)

Velocity

b)

Motion

c)

Speed

d)

Acceleration

21.

If you ride your bike up a hill, then ride down the

other side, your acceleration is probably____.

a)

all positive

b)

all negative

c)

first positive, then negative

d)

first negative, then positive

22.
What is the difference between instantaneous speed and average speed?
a)
Average speed happens in a particular instant, Instantaneous speed is the speed of an object over a longer period of time.
b)
Instantaneous speed is never right, average speed is always right
c)
Instantaneous speed happens in a particular instant, Average speed is the speed of an object over a longer period of time.
d)
Do not pick this answer
23.
Which of the following is a unit for acceleration?
a)
km/s
b)
m/s2
c)
mi/hr
d)
ft
24.
Which graph represents the greatest acceleration?
a)
A
b)
B
c)
C
d)
D
25.
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