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Linear Motion Review

Total questions: 81

Worksheet time: 2hrs 18mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
A dog runs on the sidewalk 9 mi/hr.
a)
Speed
b)
Acceleration
c)
Velocity
2.
While going to school, a student walks an average of 5 km/hr west for 12 blocks.
a)
Speed
b)
Acceleration
c)
Velocity
3.
While on a trip, a family travels east from San Antonio to Houston going 70 mph.
a)
Speed
b)
Acceleration
c)
Velocity
4.
Speed in a given direction is the definition of ____. 
a)
Speed
b)
Velocity
c)
Acceleration
d)
Direction
5.
A car traveling 300 miles in 5 hours is an example of _____. 
a)
Speed
b)
Velocity
c)
Acceleration
d)
Direction
6.
A ball rolling west at 5 cm per second is an example of ____. 
a)
Speed
b)
Velocity
c)
Acceleration
d)
Direction
7.
Distance over Time is the definition of ___. 
a)
Speed
b)
Velocity
c)
Acceleration
d)
Direction
8.
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
9.
A car travels 30 miles/hr for 3 hours, calculate the distance it will travel
a)
90 miles
b)
10 miles
c)
600 miles
d)
90 km
10.
Which of the following is a unit of speed?
a)
km/hr
b)
hr
c)
km
d)
s
11.
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 
12.
88 m/s north
a)
Speed
b)
Velocity
c)
Acceleration
13.
88 m/s
a)
Speed
b)
Velocity
c)
Acceleration
14.
Which of the following is a unit of speed ?
a)
sec
b)
mi
c)
m/s
d)
min
15.
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
16.
A roller coasters accelerates from an initial velocity of 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
17.
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
18.
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 
19.
Acceleration only takes place when things speed up. 
a)
True
b)
False
20.
You are walking in a straight line at a consistent speed. Do you have acceleration? 
a)
no
b)
yes 
21.
As you walk you make a right turn. Do you have acceleration? 
a)
yes 
b)
no
22.
You are walking and start to slow down. Do you have acceleration? 
a)
yes
b)
no 
23.
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
24.

What is Acceleration?

a)

Speeding up

b)

Slowing down

c)

How fast something is moving

d)

Changing direction

25.
If a car going 30 m/s approaches a traffic jam and the driver hits the brakes, how long will it take for them to slow to a stop with at a rate of -6.25m/s2? 
Which equation will help you solve this problem?
a)
Vf = (a•t) + vi
b)
Vi = vf- (a•t)
c)
a = (vf-vi)/t
d)
t = (vf-vi)/a
26.
The equation for finding average acceleration is
a)
(final velocity - initial velocity)
÷ time
b)
(initial velocity - final velocity) 
∞ time
c)
initial velocity + final velocity + time
d)
initial velocity + final velocity - time
27.
A dog runs with an initial speed of 7.5 m/s on a waxed floor.  It slides to a stop in 15 seconds.  What is the acceleration?
a)
-7.5 m/s
b)
-7.5 m/s2
c)
-0.5 m/s2
d)
7.5 mi//hr
28.
Why does a car accelerate as it round a corner at a constant speed?
a)
Its direction changes
b)
It doesn't
c)
It slows down
d)
Its speeds up  
29.
The metric unit for acceleration is ______.
a)
m
b)
m/s
c)
m/s2
d)
s
30.
A golf ball rolls up a hill towards the hole. If the golf ball starts with a speed of 2 m/s and slows at a constant rate of 0.5 m/s2, what is its velocity after 2 s?
a)
0 m/s
b)
0.5 m/s
c)
1 m/s
d)
1.5 m/s
31.
Acceleration occurs when an object changes its speed or ______.
a)
direction
b)
force
c)
inertia
d)
mass
32.
Which runner stopped for a rest?
a)
Albert
b)
Bob
c)
Charlie
33.
How long did one of the runner's rest?
a)
8 seconds
b)
13 seconds
c)
5 seconds
d)
50 seconds
34.
Which runner won the race?
a)
Albert
b)
Bob
c)
Charlie
35.
Velocity is
a)
speed and acceleration
b)
constant speed
c)
a frame of reference
d)
speed in a given direction
36.
Acceleration is
a)
increasing speed
b)
decreasing speed
c)
changing direction
d)
all of the above
37.
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
38.
What does this graph represent?
a)
Constant speed
b)
Acceleration
c)
Not moving
39.
What does this graph represent?
a)
Constant Speed
b)
Acceleration
c)
Not moving
40.
What does this graph represent?
a)
Constant speed
b)
Acceleration
c)
Not moving
41.
What is happening at E?
a)
Stationary
b)
Accelerating
c)
Fast steady speed; moving away from the starting position
d)
Steady speed; returning to start position
42.
Which runner had a head start?
a)
A
b)
B
c)
C
43.
 Every morning, Tom walks along a straight road from his home to the bus stop. Below, is a graph representing Tom’s trip to school.
- What is the distance covered through the second segment, which is between 50 seconds, and 70 seconds?
a)
40 meters
b)
60 meters
c)
80 meters
d)
20 meters
44.
Which graph shows the object standing still?
a)
A
b)
B
c)
C
d)
D
45.

What is this line of this graph showing?

a)

moving away from starting point at a constant speed

b)

moving back towards the starting point at a constant speed

c)

acceleration (getting faster)

d)

deceleration (getting slower)

46.

Billy runs 400 meters to Andy's house, turns around, and runs 400 meters back home. What is Billy's distance?

a)

0 meters

b)

400 meters

c)

800 meters

d)

1600 meters

47.

Billy runs 400 meters to Andy's house, turns around, and runs 400 meters back home. What is Billy's displacement?

a)

0 meters

b)

400 meters

c)

800 meters

d)

1600 meters

48.

Jerry walked from home to school, then from the school to the park. What is his total displacement?

a)

2 km

b)

5 km

c)

8 km

d)

10 km

49.

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

50.

From the figure, what is the displacement?

a)

20 meters

b)

25 meters

c)

15 meters

d)

25 meters NE

51.

The change in an objects position from the final position to initial position.

a)

displacement

b)

distance

c)

motion

d)

reference point

52.

Two people walk across a parking lot. Their paths are shown in the image. Who traveled with a larger displacement?

a)

Person A

b)

Person B

c)

They both had the same displacement.

53.
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
54.
Ronaldo runs across a soccer field, moving 10 meters north, then 8 meters west. His displacement would be:
a)
10.2 m, NW
b)
12.8 m, NW
c)
15.4 m, NW
d)
18.0 m, NW
55.
Because displacement has a magnitude and direction it is called a ______. 
a)
distance
b)
vector
c)
arrow
d)
length
56.
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
57.

Which of the following is correct?

a)

Initial Position = -5 m

Final Position = -5 m

Distance = 22 m

Displacement = 0 m

b)

Initial Position = -5 m

Final Position = -5 m

Distance = 0 m

Displacement = 22 m

c)

Initial Position = -5 m

Final Position = 6 m

Distance = 22 m

Displacement = 0 m

d)

Initial Position = -5 m

Final Position = 6 m

Distance = 0 m

Displacement = 22 m

58.

Which of the following is correct?

a)

Initial Position = -2 m

Final Position = 0 m

Distance = 14 m

Displacement = 2 m

b)

Initial Position = 0 m

Final Position = -2 m

Distance = 14 m

Displacement = -2 m

c)

Initial Position = -2 m

Final Position = 0 m

Distance = -2 m

Displacement = -2 m

d)

Initial Position = -2 m

Final Position = 0 m

Distance = 14 m

Displacement = 14 m

e)

None are correct.

59.

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

a)

1 km

b)

3 km

c)

4 km

d)

5 km

60.

What distance did the creature travel?

a)

23 m

b)

9 m

c)

-9 m

d)

-23 m

61.

What is the creature's final displacement?

a)

23 m

b)

9 m

c)

-9 m

d)

-23 m

62.
Object C had an initial position of 2 m and a final position of 10 m. The displacement of object C can be shown with this equation: Displacement = final position - initial position
What was the displacement of object C?
a)
+6 m
b)
+8 m
c)
-4 m
d)
-2 m
63.
Object B had an initial position of 12 m and a final position of 7 m. The displacement of object C can be shown with this equation: Displacement = final position - initial position
What was the displacement of object B?
a)
+5 m
b)
- 6 m
c)
-5 m
d)
+6 m
64.
What was the total distance traveled by object C?
a)
8 m
b)
10 m
c)
12 m
d)
14 m
65.

Which is the length of the path an object has traveled?

a)

displacement

b)

distance

c)

motion

d)

reference point

66.
A scalar is a magnitude _____.
a)
With direction.
b)
Without direction.
67.

What is a magnitude?

a)

A numeric value.

b)

A direction.

68.
Which statement describes a vector?
a)
It has magnitude but no direction
b)
It has direction but no magnitude
c)
It has both direction and magnitude
d)
It has constant magnitude but no
 direction
69.

Velocity is a

a)

Vector

b)

Scalar

70.

Distance is a

a)

Vector

b)

Scalar

71.

Displacement is a

a)

scalar

b)

vector

72.
A measurement of how fast an object is moving
a)
Velocity
b)
Speed
c)
Vector
d)
Acceleration
73.
What is velocity?
a)
the quickness of an object
b)
the location of an object
c)
acceleration
d)
speed in a specific direction
74.

Speed is

a)

Vector

b)

Scalar

75.

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

76.
Is this a scalar quantity or a vector quantity?
A deer running 15 meters per second due west
a)
Scalar
b)
Vector
77.
Which of the following is a unit of time?
a)
sec
b)
mi
c)
m/s
d)
km
78.
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
79.
Which of the following is a unit of speed ?
a)
sec
b)
mi
c)
m/s
d)
min
80.
Because displacement has a magnitude and direction it is called a ______. 
a)
distance
b)
vector
c)
arrow
d)
length
81.
After completing one trip on a roller coaster, the roller coaster's ________ is zero.
a)
displacement
b)
reference point
c)
length
d)
distance

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