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MOTION-IX

Total questions: 138

Worksheet time: 3hrs 23mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

How is displacement different from distance?

a)

displacement is a vector, it must have magnitude and direction

b)

displacement is a vector, it must have magnitude only

c)

displacement is a scalar, it must have magnitude and direction

d)

displacement is a scalar, it must have magnitude only

2.
The Standard Units for Speed is ?
a)
m/s (meters per second)
b)
ms (meters times seconds)
c)
mskg (meters times seconds kilograms)
d)
m/s*kg (meters per second kilograms)
3.
Runner A (blue) has the same displacement as Runner B (black).
a)
False
b)
True
4.
Acceleration: is the rate of change in ___________.
a)
speed
b)
distance
c)
velocity 
d)
displacement 
5.

How can you find the distance around a circle?

a)

2πr

b)

d/t

c)

v2

d)

T

6.
An object is _____ if its position changes relative to another object.
a)
in motion
b)
at reset
c)
a frame of refence
d)
magical
7.

A truck driving at 60 km per hour travels 150 km. How long is it driving for?

a)

9000 hours

b)

0.4 hours

c)

210 hours

d)

2.5 hours

8.

Which of the following is a vector quantity?

a)

Work

b)

Speed

c)

Velocity

d)

Force

e)

Accelaration

9.

Ram travels at a speed of 20 km/hr while going to school. While coming back, he travels at a speed of 30 km/hr(due to less traffic). What his it’s average speed?

a)

25km/hr

b)

26km/hr

c)

20km/hr

d)

24km/hr

e)

Cant be determined

10.
When something has speed in a certain direction it is called ___________.
a)
motion
b)
position
c)
velocity
d)
speed
11.

Which of the following is a vector quantity?

a)

Work

b)

Speed

c)

Velocity

d)

Force

e)

Accelaration

12.

What is the rate of change in velocity known as?

(a)  

13.
An object is _____ if its position changes relative to another object.
a)
in motion
b)
at reset
c)
a frame of refence
d)
magical
14.
Speed =
a)
distance / time
b)
time / distance
c)
distance * time
15.
You walk 10 meters to math class in 20 seconds. Your average speed is
a)
2 m/s
b)
0.5 m/s
c)
200 m/s
d)
5 m/s
16.
This graph shows
a)
An object stopped
b)
An object slowing down
c)
An object speeding up
d)
An object moving at constant speed
17.
The Standard Units for Speed is ?
a)
m/s (meters per second)
b)
ms (meters times seconds)
c)
mskg (meters times seconds kilograms)
d)
m/s*kg (meters per second kilograms)
18.
What does this graph represent?
a)
Constant speed
b)
Acceleration
c)
Not moving
19.
Acceleration is
a)
increasing speed
b)
decreasing speed
c)
changing direction
d)
all of the above
20.
This is a velocity-time graph.  What is the object doing in segment C?
a)
Positive acceleration
b)
Negative acceleration
c)
Constant Velocity
d)
Not moving
21.

The slope of speed - time graph gives

a)

speed

b)

velocity

c)

momentum

d)

acceleration

22.
Which line represents an object moving at a slower speed?
a)
A
b)
B
23.
A car starts from rest at a stop light and reaches 20 m/s in 3.5 s. Determine the acceleration of the car.
a)
2.2m/s2
b)
7.0m/s2
c)
5.7m/s2
d)
70m/s2
24.
What is the formula to calculate speed?
a)
S = t/d
b)
S = d/t
c)
S = d x t
d)
S = t x d
25.
What is velocity?
a)
the quickness of an object
b)
the location of an object
c)
acceleration
d)
speed in a specific direction
26.
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
27.
You walk 10 meters to math class in 20 seconds. Your average speed is
a)
2 m/s
b)
0.5 m/s
c)
200 m/s
d)
5 m/s
28.

How can you find the distance around a circle?

a)

2πr

b)

d/t

c)

v2

d)

T

29.

Which of the following BEST describes the difference between "distance" and "displacement"?

a)

Distance measurements can't be negative, while displacement measurements can be negative

b)

Distance measures the change of position of an object in motion, while displacement measures the direction in which an object traveled.

c)

Distance is a measure of the total length of the motion, while displacement is the difference in position between starting and ending positions including direction.

d)

Distance measurements are recorded in meters, while displacement measurements are recorded in feet.

30.

The area under a velocity-time graph represents the...

a)

...acceleration.

b)

...distance travelled.

c)

...displacement.

d)

...average speed.

31.

A particle is moving in a circular path of radius r. The displacement after half circle will be

a)

r

b)

2r

c)

zero

d)

2.ƛ r

32.

Which of the following is most likely not a case of uniform circular motion?

a)

(a) Motion of the earth around the sun

b)

(b) Motion of a toy train on a circular track

c)

(c) Motion of a racing car on a circular track

d)

(d) Motion of hours’ hand on the dial of a clock

33.

From the given υ – t graph, it can be inferred that the object is

a)

uniform motion

b)

at rest

c)

in non-uniform motion

d)

moving with uniform acceleration

34.

Four cars A, B, C and D are moving on a levelled road. Their distance versus time graphs are shown in the adjacent figure. Choose the correct statement.

a)

Car A is faster than car D.

b)

Car B is the slowest.

c)

Car D is faster than car C.

d)

Car C is the slowest.

35.

Which of the following figures correctly represents uniform motion of a moving object?

a)

a

b)

b

c)

c

d)

d

36.

Velocity-time graph of an object is given below. The object has

a)

Uniform velocity

b)

Uniform speed

c)

Uniform retardation

d)

Variable acceleration

37.

Which one of the following graphs shows the object to be stationary?

a)

a

b)

b

c)

c

d)

d

38.

A worker covers a distance of 40 km from his house to his place of work, and 10 km towards his house back. Then the displacement covered by the worker in the whole trip is

a)

zero km

b)

10 km

c)

30 km

d)

50 km

39.

Rate of change of displacement is called

a)

Speed

b)

Deceleration

c)

Acceleration

d)

Velocity

40.

SI Unit of measurement of acceleration is

a)

m/s

b)

m/s2

c)

m/hr

d)

M

41.

An object is said to be in __________ if its position changes with time.

a)

rest

b)

motion

c)

both

42.

The motion of Earth around the sun is

a)

Circular motion

b)

translatory motion

c)

non uniform motion

43.

The motion of molecules of a liquid is

a)

random

b)

non random

c)

uniform

44.

The rate of change of velocity is called _______________.

a)

Speed

b)

Acceleration

c)

Motion

d)

None of them

45.

The rate of change of displacement is called _______________.

a)

Speed

b)

Acceleration

c)

Motion

d)

None of them

46.

The S.I unit of acceleration is:

a)

m/s

b)

ms-2

c)

cm/s

d)

ft/s

47.
D-Lo watches a red buggy car, which is his favorite activity. He watches the car cover 2 meters every second. Which graph would represent this?
a)
A (upper left)
b)
B (bottom left)
c)
C (upper right)
d)
D (bottom right)
48.
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
49.
Which graph shows an object not moving?
a)
A
b)
B
c)
C
d)
D
50.
Which graph shows an object moving at a constant rate?
a)
A
b)
B
c)
D
d)
E
51.
Which graph shows an object increasing speed?
a)
A
b)
B
c)
D
d)
E
52.
Which graph shows an object slowing down?
a)
A
b)
B
c)
C
d)
E
53.
Morgan walks 10 miles South. Trevor walks 10 miles North in the same amount of time.  They have:
a)
Different average speeds
b)
Different velocities
c)
Same velocity
d)
Same motion
54.
How long will your trip take (in hours) if you travel 350 km at an average speed of 80 km/hr? 
a)
80 hours
b)
.22 hours
c)
4.38 hours
d)
6
55.
A car starts from a stoplight and is traveling with a velocity of 10 m/sec east in 20 seconds.  What is the acceleration of the car?
a)
.5 m/s/s
b)
.5 m/s
c)
2 m/s/s
d)
2 m/s
56.
A ball is rolled at a velocity of 12 m/sec.  After 36 seconds, it comes to a stop.  What is the   acceleration of the ball?
a)
3 m/s/s
b)
-3 m/s/s
c)
.33 m/s/s
d)
-.33 m/s/s
57.
This graph shows
a)
An object speeding up
b)
An object slowing down
c)
An object stopped
d)
An object moving at constant speed
58.

Which type of speed does the speedometer of a car measures?

a)

Average speed

b)

Instantaneous speed

c)

Uniform speed

d)

Increasing speed

59.

The odometer of a car reads 5000 km at the start of a trip and 5600 km at the end of the trip. If the trip took 3 hour, Calculate the average speed of a car.

a)

100 km/hr

b)

200 km/hr

c)

300 km/hr

d)

400 km/hr

60.

Area under (v-t) graph represents a physical quantity which has the unit

a)

m2

b)

m

c)

m3

d)

ms-1

61.

Calculate the total displacement travelled by the object in a given graph.

a)

200 m

b)

240 m

c)

300 m

d)

340 m

62.
During which interval is the object not moving?
a)
B to C
b)
C to D
c)
D to E
d)
only at point A
63.
Which runner stopped for a rest?
a)
Albert
b)
Bob
c)
Charlie
64.
This is a velocity-time graph.  What is the object doing in segment A?
a)
Positive acceleration
b)
Negative acceleration
c)
Constant Velocity
d)
Not moving
65.
Calculate the acceleration for segment A.
a)
2 m/s2
b)
20 m/s2
c)
-2 m/s2
d)
0 m/s2
66.
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
67.
According to the graph how fast does the person travel in the first 5 seconds?
a)
2 m/s
b)
10 m/s
c)
12.5 m/s
d)
1 m/s
68.
Acceleration of an object happens when things ________
a)
slow down
b)
go faster
c)
change direction (turn)
d)
All of the above
69.

If a puppy runs for 50 meters in 10 seconds , what was the puppies speed in kilometer per hour?

a)

5 m/s

b)

18m/hr

c)

18 km/s

d)

18 km/hr

70.

A car’s initial velocity was 10m/s and the final velocity was 25m/s. Which type of acceleration is this?

a)

a. Positive acceleration.

b)

b. Negative acceleration.

c)

c. Zero Acceleration

d)

d. None

71.

I am a scalar quantity, my S.I. unit is m/s. Who am I?

a)

a. Speed.

b)

b. Velocity

c)

c. Acceleration

d)

d. Distance

72.

An object started from rest at point “A” moved to point “B”. It’s final velocity was 30m/s. What was it’s initial velocity?

a)

a. 30m/s

b)

b. 0m/s

c)

c. 40m/s

d)

d. 60m/s

73.

Which of the following statement is correct regarding velocity and speed of a moving body?

a)

(a) Velocity of a moving body is always higher than its speed

b)

(b) Speed of a moving body is always higher than its velocity

c)

(c) Speed of a moving body is its velocity in a given direction

d)

(d) Velocity of a moving body is its speed in a given direction

74.

If speed of a body is continuously decreasing, the body is said to ……………

a)

a. Retarding

b)

b. Accelerating

c)

c. Constant

d)

d. None

75.

Speed with direction is a ________________ quantity.

a)

a. Scalar

b)

b. Vector

c)

c. Both a. and b.

d)

d. None

76.

How fast or slow does an object move is called ____________.

a)

a. Distance

b)

b. Displacement

c)

c. Speed

d)

d. Acceleration

77.

If the velocity changes at a non-uniform rate, then it is called ______________.

a)

a. Uniform motion

b)

b. Non-uniform Motion

c)

c. Non-uniform acceleration

d)

d. Non-uniform speed

78.

Which of the following are vector quantity?

a)

a. Displacement

b)

b. Speed

c)

c. Velocity

d)

d. Both a. and c.

79.

I have both magnitude and direction. I'm also known as "Speed with direction". Who am I ?

a)

a. Distance

b)

b. Acceleration

c)

c. Velocity

d)

d. Both b. and c.

80.

A player completes a circular path of radius r in 40 s. At the end of 2 minutes 20 seconds. Displacement will be:

a)

7πr

b)

Zero

c)

2r

d)

2πr

81.

A particle is moving in a circular path of radius r. The displacement  after half a circle would be: 

a)

Zero  

b)

πr

c)

 2r 

d)

2πr

82.

Which of the following can sometimes be ‘zero’ for a moving body?

i. Average velocity

ii. Distance travelled

iii. Average speed

iv. Displacement

a)

Only (i)

b)

(i) and (ii)

c)

(i) and (iv)

d)

Only (iv)

83.

Which of the following statement is correct regarding velocity and speed of a moving body?

a)

Velocity of a moving body is always higher than its speed

b)

Speed of a moving body is always higher than its velocity

c)

Speed of a moving body is its velocity in a given direction

d)

Velocity of a moving body is its speed in a given direction

84.

When a car driver travelling at a speed of 10 m/s applies brakes and brings the car to rest in 20 s, then the retardation will be:

a)

+ 2 m/s2

b)

− 2 m/s2

c)

− 0.5 m/s2

d)

+ 0.5 m/s2

85.

Slope of distance time graph represents-

a)

speed

b)

acceleration

c)

displacement

d)

none of these

86.

SI unit of acceleration is-

a)

ms-1

b)

ms-2

c)

ms2

d)

none of these

87.

Which of the following is a scalar quantity?

a)

acceleration

b)

velocity

c)

distance

d)

displacement

88.

Rate of change of velocity is called-

a)

average speed

b)

average velocity

c)

acceleration

d)

none of these

89.

When an object travels equal distance in equal intervals of time, it is said to be in-

a)

uniform acceleration

b)

non uniform accelration

c)

uniform motion

d)

non uniform motion

90.

Displacement is represented by-

a)

slope of s-t graph

b)

slope of v-t graph

c)

area under s-t graph

d)

area under v-t graph

91.

Speed of an object is equal to the magnitude of velocity if-

a)

the object is travelling in uniform circular motion

b)

the object is travelling along a straight path

c)

the initial and final positions are same

d)

none of these

92.

An object moving in a circular path with uniform speed experiences a continuous change in its

a)

direction

b)

velocity

c)

speed

d)

both a and b

93.

The numerical ratio of distance to displacement is always

a)

more than 1

b)

equal to one

c)

less than or equal to 1

d)

more than or equal to 1

94.

The nature of s-t graph for rest -

a)

straight line passing through origin

b)

straight line parallel to time axis

c)

straight line perpendicular to time axis

d)

straight line overlapping time axis

95.

Position time graph for zero acceleration -

a)

straight line parallel to time axis

b)

straight line passing through origin

c)

curved line

d)

zig zag line

96.

Straight line overlapping time axis on v-t graph shows -

a)

uniform velocity

b)

uniform acceleration

c)

rest

d)

none of these

97.

WHAT I LEARNT?

a)

MOTION ALONG A STRAIGHT LINE

b)

RATE OF CHANGE OF VELOCITY

c)

GRAPHICAL REPRESENTATION OF MOTION

d)

UNIFORM CIRCULAR MOTION

98.

WHAT I FOUND INTERESTING?

a)

MOTION ALONG STRAIGHT LINE

b)

RATE OF CHANGE OF VELOCITY

c)

GRAPHICAL REPRESENTATION OF MOTION

d)

UNIFORM CIRCULAR MOTION

99.

WHAT I FOUND DIFFICULT?

a)

MOTION ALONG A STRAIGHT LINE

b)

RATE OF CHANGE OF VELOCITY

c)

GRAPHICAL REPRESENTATION OF MOTION

d)

UNIFORM CIRCULAR MOTION

100.
During which interval is the object not moving?
a)
B to C
b)
C to D
c)
D to E
d)
only at point A
101.

A runner races in the 100 meter dash. It takes him 10 seconds to finish. What is his average speed?

a)

10 m/s

b)

1000 m/s

c)

100 seconds

d)

10 seconds

102.
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
103.

What is the metric unit for speed?

a)

h/km

b)

m/s

c)

km

d)

cm3

104.
A distance vs. time graph shows an object's
a)
frame of reference
b)
speed
c)
acceleration
d)
favorite food
105.

During which segment did the car travel back toward its starting position?

a)

Segment A to B

b)

Segment B to C

c)

Segment C to D

d)

Segment D to E

106.

Which graph constant speed

a)
b)
c)
107.

If displacement(time)2, thenIf\ displacement\propto\left(time\right)^2,\ then  

a)

acceleration =0

b)

accelaration is constant

c)

accelaration is non uniform

d)

The body is at rest

e)

Velocity is non uniform

108.
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
109.
During which interval is the object traveling at a constant velocity?
a)
B to C
b)
D to E
c)
F to G
d)
it traveling at a constant velocity during all of the intervals shown.
110.
What is the equation to calculate speed?
a)
speed = distance/time
b)
speed = time/distance
c)
speed = time x distance 
d)
speed = speed/time 
111.
88 m/s
a)
Speed
b)
Velocity
c)
Acceleration
112.
Avery likes to walk 30 feet in 10 seconds. What is her speed?
a)
3 feet/sec
b)
6 feet/sec
c)
10 feet/sec
d)
2 feet/sec
113.

Find the velocity of a plane that traveled 3000 miles west in 5 hours.

a)

65 mph

b)

600 mph

c)

600 mph west

d)

600 mph

114.

Calculate the speed of a dog running through a field if he is covering 23.7 meters in 54 seconds.

a)

0.43 m/s

b)

1,279.8 m/s

c)

1.21 m/s

d)

4.08 m/s

115.

If a runner covers a distance of 347 meters in 134 seconds, what is her speed?

a)

2.59 m/s

b)

46,498 m/s

c)

0.39 m/s

d)

6.78 m/s

116.
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
117.
Shona cycles at an average speed of 8km/h. How far has she travelled if she cycles for 4 hours?
a)
55km
b)
32km
c)
43km
d)
32miles
118.

A  car starts from rest and after  7 seconds it is moving at 42  m/s. What is the car’s acceleration?

a)

0.17 m/s2

b)

1.67 m/s2

c)

6 m/s2

d)

7 m/s2

119.
A car accelerates at 2 m/s2. Assuming the car starts from rest, how much time does it need to accelerate to a speed of 16 m/s?
a)
4 s
b)
8 s
c)
16 s
d)
1/16 s
120.
A car is traveling at 21.0 m/s. It slows to a stop at a constant rate over 5.00 s. How far does the car travel during those 5.00 seconds before it stops? 
a)
4.20 m
b)
52.5 m
c)
105 m
d)
158 m
121.
A car accelerates from a standstill to 70 m/s in 10 seconds.  What is the acceleration?
a)
0.7m/s2
b)
7m/s2
c)
14m/s2
d)
none of the above
122.
A roller coasters accelerates from an initial velocity of 6.0 m/s to a final velocity of 70 m/s over 4 seconds.  What's the acceleration?
a)
24 m/s2
b)
18 m/s2
c)
16 m/s2
d)
16 m/s
123.

A golf ball starts with a speed of 2 m/s and decelerates at a constant rate of -0.5 m/s2, what is its velocity after 2 s?

a)
0 m/s
b)

3 m/s

c)
1 m/s
d)
1.5 m/s
124.
A dog runs with an initial speed of 7.5 m/s to a stop in 15 seconds.  What is the dog's acceleration?
a)
-7.5 m/s
b)
-7.5 m/s2
c)
-0.5 m/s2
d)
7.5 mi//hr
125.

An airplane takes 25 seconds to lift off on a runway. It starts from rest and launches at 300m/s, how long is the runway?

a)

18 325 m

b)

2 025 m

c)

3 750 m

d)

2 100 m

126.
A golf ball accelerates off a tee at 15m/s2, changing its velocity from 0m/s to 50 m/s down the fairway. How long did it take the golf ball to accelerate?
a)
750 seconds
b)
35 seconds
c)
0.3 seconds
d)
3.3 seconds
127.
A box sliding down an inclined plane attains a velocity of 27 m/s in 3 seconds from rest.  Find the acceleration.
a)
30 m/s
b)
24 m/s2
c)
9 m/s2
d)
81 km/hr
128.

The SI unit for acceleration is

a)

mph

b)

ft/sec

c)

m/s2

d)

m/s

129.
A negative acceleration means that your object is _____. 
a)
not accelerating
b)
not moving
c)
speeding up 
d)
slowing down 
130.
What is velocity?
a)
the quickness of an object
b)
the location of an object
c)
acceleration
d)
speed in a specific direction
131.
A value that only has magnitude (a number)
a)
Scalar
b)
Vector
c)
Speed
d)
Velocity
132.
Of the following, which is a vector?
a)
Mass
b)
Time
c)
Speed
d)
Velocity
133.
Acceleration is defined as the CHANGE in 
a)
time it takes for one place to move to another place. 
b)
velocity of an object.
c)
distance divided by the time interval 
d)
velocity divided by the time interval 
134.
A ball is thrown up in the air with an initial velocity of 40 m/s. What is the ball's velocity after 2 seconds? 
a)
0 m/s 
b)
20 m/s traveling upward
c)
20 m/s traveling downward
d)
40 m/s traveling downward
135.

A ball is thrown upward in the air with an initial velocity of 40 m/s. How long does it take to reach the highest point?

a)
4 seconds 
b)
2 seconds 
c)
6 seconds 
d)
8 seconds 
136.
1.  An object free falls for 3.5 seconds. How far does it fall?
a)
120.05 m
b)
17.15 m
c)
60.03 m
d)
34.3 m
137.
If you throw a baseball straight up, what is its velocity at the highest point?
a)
9.8 m/s2
b)
9.8 m/s
c)
0 m/s2
d)
0 m/s
138.
A ball is thrown upwards and caught when it comes back down. In the absence of air resistance, the speed of the ball when caught would be 
a)
less than the speed it had when thrown upwards.
b)
more than the speed it had when thrown upwards.
c)
the same as the speed it had when thrown upwards.