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Speed & Motion

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

In order to determine whether an object is moving and in what direction, you need to compare its motion to...

a)

Another moving object

b)

An arbitrary reference point

c)

A graph

d)

The sun

2.

This is the total length of a path travelled.

a)

Displacement

b)

Speed

c)

Distance

d)

Velocity

3.

The shortest length between an object's starting and stopping point in a given direction.

a)

Speed

b)

Velocity

c)

Distance

d)

Displacement

4.

The distance an object travels in a given amount of time is known as....

a)

Displacement

b)

A reference point

c)

Speed

d)

Velocity

5.

An object's speed at a given instant in time is known as....

a)

Instantaneous Speed

b)

Average Speed

c)

Velocity

d)

Displacement

6.

Speed in a given direction is also known as...

a)

Average Speed

b)

Instantaneous Speed

c)

Displacement

d)

Velocity

7.

During a race, a runner travels four times around a circular track and finishes back at the starting line. If the track is 400 meters long, what is the runner's DISTANCE?

a)

0 meters

b)

400 meter

c)

800 meters

d)

1600 meters

8.

During a race, a runner travels four times around a circular track and finishes back at the starting line. If the track is 400 meters long, what is the runner's DISPLACEMENT?

a)

0 meters

b)

400 meters South

c)

800 meters Northwest

d)

1600 meters East

9.

What is the speed formula?

a)

speed = displacement/distance

b)

speed = distance/time

c)

speed = time/distance

d)

speed = distance/displacement

10.

It takes a car 4 hours to travel 360 km. What is the car's speed?

a)

90 km/hr

b)

0.01 km/hr

c)

364 km/hr

d)

1440 km/hr

11.

On a distance vs. time graph, the slope of the line represents the object's ____________

a)

Distance

b)

Time

c)

Speed

d)

Displacement

12.

According to this graph, what is the speed of the object?

a)

10 m/s

b)

5 m/s

c)

0.5 m/s

d)

2 m/s

13.

According to this graph, what is true about the motion of this object? Check all that apply.

a)

It is travelling at a constant speed.

b)

Its speed is increasing.

c)

It is getting further away from its reference point.

d)

The object is not moving.

14.

According to this graph, what is true about the object's motion between 5 & 15 seconds?

a)

The object is not moving.

b)

The object is speeding up.

c)

The object is slowing down.

d)

The object is getting closer to their reference point.

15.

According to this graph, what is happening to the object's motion between 15 & 30 seconds?

a)

The object is not moving.

b)

The object is speeding up.

c)

The object is slowing down.

d)

The object is getting closer to its reference point.