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g9 motion by khayrattee yasser

Total questions: 40

Worksheet time: 40mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Acceleration occurs when an object changes its speed or ______.

a)

direction

b)

force

c)

inertia

d)

mass

2.
During which interval is the object slowing down?
a)
A to B
b)
D to E
c)
E to F
d)
G to H
3.
Which runner stopped for a rest?
a)
Albert
b)
Bob
c)
Charlie
4.
Which runner won the race?
a)
Albert
b)
Bob
c)
Charlie
5.
Acceleration: is the rate of change in ___________.
a)
speed
b)
distance
c)
velocity 
d)
displacement 
6.
The SI unit for acceleration is
a)
mph
b)
m/s
c)
m/s2
7.

What is the speed of a runner who runs 400 meters in 40 seconds?

a)

10 meters/second

b)

40 meters/second

c)

100 meters/second

d)

1,600 meters/second

8.
Which information is needed to determine how fast a truck is traveling?
a)
direction and mass
b)
distance and time
c)
size and speed
d)
time and weight
9.
Calculate the speed of a sprinter who ran 200 meters in 20 seconds.
a)
10m/s
b)
10km/s
c)
10m/hr
d)
10km/hr
10.

Distance and direction of an object's change in position from a starting point

a)

displacement

b)

distance

c)

motion

d)

reference point

11.

David walks 3 km north, and then turns east and walks 4 km. What is the distance?

a)

7 km

b)

3 km

c)

4 km

d)

1 km

12.

What is speed?

a)

It is how far you go

b)

It is the distance traveled over a period of time

c)

It is how fast you accelerate

d)

It is the change in the postilion of a object

13.
What is velocity?
a)
the quickness of an object
b)
the location of an object
c)
acceleration
d)
speed in a specific direction
14.
Which of the following is a unit of time?
a)
sec
b)
mi
c)
m/s
d)
km
15.
Reese can run 10 meters in 5 seconds. What is her speed?
a)
5 meters/sec
b)
2 meters/sec
c)
5 miles/hour
d)
2 miles/hour
16.
What is the formula to calculate speed?
a)
Speed = time/distance
b)
Speed = distance/time
c)
Speed = distance x time
d)
Speed = time x distance
17.

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

18.

An old lady rolls down a hill at 3 meters/second. The hill is 36 meters long. How many seconds does it take the old lady to reach the bottom of the hill?

a)

39 seconds

b)

12 seconds

c)

15 seconds

d)

33 seconds

19.
Which of the following is a unit of speed ?
a)
sec
b)
mi
c)
m/s
d)
min
20.
The scientific (SI) unit for measuring distance is the ________ .
a)
mile
b)
foot
c)
kilometer
d)
meter
21.
Because displacement has a magnitude and direction it is called a ______. 
a)
distance
b)
vector
c)
arrow
d)
length
22.

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

23.

Natalie drops her skateboard into a bowl speeding up from 0 m/s to 4 m/s in 2.5 s. What is her average acceleration?

a)

4 m/s

b)

1.6 m/s/s

c)

1.6 m

d)

2.5 m/s/s

24.

The SI unit for acceleration is

a)

mph

b)

ft/sec

c)

m/s2

d)

m/s

25.
A negative acceleration means that your object is _____. 
a)
not accelerating
b)
not moving
c)
speeding up 
d)
slowing down 
26.

A positive acceleration means that your object is _____.

a)

not accelerating

b)

not moving

c)

speeding up

d)

slowing down

27.
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
28.

The equation for acceleration is...

a)
b)
c)
d)
29.

The rate that a car's velocity changes is its

a)

speed

b)

force

c)

gravity

d)

acceleration

30.
A drag racer accelerated from 0 m/s to 200 m/s in 5 s.  What was the acceleration?
a)
0 m/s
b)
40 m/s2
c)
-40 m/s2
d)
40 m/s
31.

A scalar quantity has . . .

a)

magnitude only

b)

direction only

c)

both magnitude and direction

d)

neither

32.

A vector quantity has . . .

a)

magnitude only

b)

direction only

c)

both magnitude and direction

d)

neither

33.

Temperature is an example of a

a)

scalar

b)

vector

34.

Acceleration is an example of a

a)

scalar

b)

vector

35.

Time is an example of a

a)

scalar

b)

vector

36.

Which of the following is a scalar quantity?

a)

distance

b)

displacement

37.

Which of the following is a vector quantity?

a)

distance

b)

displacement

38.
A deer running 15 meters per second due west.Vector or scalar?
a)
Scalar
b)
Vector
39.
30 m/sec, East. Scalar or Vector
a)
Scalar
b)
Vector
c)
Neither
40.
A quantity that has both magnitude and direction is called a scalar quantity.
a)
True
b)
False