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Position and Motion

Total questions: 22

Worksheet time: 36mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

An object's location or _______________ is the distance from a reference point.

a)

distance

b)

position

c)

acceleration

d)

displacement

2.
Speed=
a)
T/D
b)
D/T
c)
S x T
d)
D x T
3.
Which is an example of SPEED?
a)
5 SECONDS
b)
2 METERS PER SECOND
c)
4 METERS
d)
1 HOUR
4.
Slowing down is an example of...
a)
Constant speed
b)
Acceleration
5.
A train travels 90 km in an hour
a)
Speed
b)
Velocity
c)
Acceleration
6.

_______________ describes how fast something is going and _______________ describes how fast something is going in a particular direction.

a)

speed, velocity

b)

rate, speed

c)

rate, velocity

d)

speed, acceleration

7.

Unit for measuring time

a)

m

b)

s

c)

m/s

d)

m/s2

e)

km/hr west

8.

Unit for measuring distance

a)

m

b)

s

c)

m/s

d)

m/s2

9.

The difference between speed and velocity is...

a)

Speed has direction.

b)

Velocity has direction.

c)

They are the same thing.

10.

Speed = _______________

a)

Distance + time

b)

Distance – time

c)

Distance x time

d)

Distance / time

11.

Which of the following answer choices is the correct formula to calculate velocity?

a)

speed divided by time

b)

total distance divided by time

c)

time divided by distance

d)

distance divided by time

12.
Changing the speed and changing the direction of your bicycle are both examples of acceleration.
a)
TRUE
b)
FALSE
13.
What is speed?
a)
The rate at which an object changes position
b)
The direction an object is moving
c)
moving fast
d)
change in speed or direction
14.
Objects that are moving really fast have a lot of ________.
a)
Energy
b)
velocity
c)
knowlege
d)
gravity
15.
What is the fastest land mammal?
a)
horse
b)
cheetah
c)
peregrine falcon
d)
mouse
16.
How do we calculate speed?
a)
r = d / t
b)
d = s - p
c)
t = d x t
d)
r + d + t = s
17.
A person walked 10 miles.  It took them 2 hours.  How fast were they walking?
a)
8 mph
b)
5 mph
c)
2 mph
d)
10 mph
18.
What word describes direction?
a)
up
b)
now
c)
never
d)
4 o'clock
19.
When an object speeds up, slows down, stops, or starts is called?
a)
speed
b)
direction
c)
acceleration
d)
time
20.
What are the two things that must be measured in order to find an objects velocity?
a)
speed and direction
b)
acceleration and speed
c)
direction and time
d)
distance and rate
21.
What happens to the energy of an object as its speed decreases?
a)
It stays the same
b)
It increases
c)
It decreases
d)
It first decreases then increases again
22.
Which of the following is an example of velocity?
a)
running 20 mph
b)
running 20 miles
c)
running 20 mph quickly
d)
running 20 mph south

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