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2.1

Total questions: 54

Worksheet time: 2hrs 20mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The rate of change of velocity is called:

a)

Distance

b)

Acceleration

c)

Speed

d)

Displacement

2.

When speed and direction of motion of a body do not change then the body will have:

a)

Uniform velocity

b)

Uniform acceleration

c)

Negative velocity

d)

Negative acceleration

3.

The distance covered by a moving object per unit time is called:

a)

Velocity

b)

Acceleration

c)

Speed

d)

Displacement

4.

Can an object's average velocity equal zero when object's speed is greater than zero?

a)

Yes, when the object moves in a straight line at a constant rate.

b)

Yes, when the object returns to its original position.

c)

No, it is impossible because they are always equal

d)

No, it is impossible because the magnitude of the velocity is always greater than speed.

5.

A ball which has been dropped vertically downward on to the floor rebounds upward. Which of the following graph shows the variation of velocity with time?

a)
b)
c)
d)
6.

An object is moving with a uniform acceleration of 5 m s-2. A graph of displacement against time shows the motion of this object having a gradient which

a)

increases with time.

b)

decreases with time

c)

remain constant with time

7.
The speedometer on your car tells you
a)
average velocity
b)
instantaneous velocity
c)
average speed
d)
instantaneous speed
8.

At 100 seconds, how much distance had this object traveled?

a)

0 m

b)

10 m

c)

40 m

d)

80 m

9.

A car is traveling south for 250 meters over the course of 100 seconds. What was the car's average velocity?

a)

0.4 m/s south

b)

0.4 m/s

c)

2.5 m/s

d)

2.5 m/s south

10.

What is the average velocity of the object between 0 and 10 seconds?

a)

6.0 m/s

b)

1.5 m/s

c)

-4 m/s

d)

0 m/s

11.
What is this graph representing?
a)
Constant Speed
b)
Acceleration (speeding up)
c)
Deceleration (slowing down)
d)
No motion
12.
What two measurements are necessary for calculating speed?
a)
Mass and time
b)
Temperature and mass
c)
Mass and distance
d)
Distance and time
13.
What is happening in this graph from point B to C?
a)
The object is going down a hill.
b)
The object is returning to its starting location.
c)
The object is slowing down.
d)
The object is staying still.
14.
What is happening in this graph from point A to B?
a)
The object is accelerating.
b)
The object is not moving.
c)
The object is decelerating.
d)
The object is moving at a constant speed.
15.

If you run around the football field (which is 2 miles) 3 times, what is your distance?

a)

0 miles

b)

2 miles

c)

6 miles

d)

9 miles

16.
What does this graph represent?
a)
Constant speed
b)
Acceleration
c)
Not moving
17.
A measurement of how fast an object is moving
a)
Velocity
b)
Speed
c)
Vector
d)
Acceleration
18.

A car travels 240 km in 2 hours and a sprinter travels 100 m in 9.5 sec. Who is traveling faster?

a)

the car

b)

the sprinter

c)

they are traveling the same speed

d)

not enough information to answer this question

19.
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
20.
Total distance divided by total time is
a)
average speed
b)
constant speed
c)
instantaneous speed
d)
acceleration
21.

Aliff drove 50 km. What additional information does Aliff need to figure out his average speed?

a)

The reading on his speedometer when he finished his journey.

b)

The duration of his journey.

c)

The exact time when he finished his journey.

d)

The direction he was driving.

22.
An elevator traveled 15 floors (150 ft) at a speed of 4.5 m/s. What additional information is needed to determine the velocity of the elevator?
a)
the direction the elevator traveled
b)
how long the elevator was stationary
c)
how many times the elevator stopped
d)
the total distance the elevator traveled
23.
Which runner had a head start?
a)
A
b)
B
c)
C
24.

______ is the shortest path between two positions.

a)

Distance

b)

Displacement

c)

Length

d)

Breadth

25.
Which section of the graph shows decreasing velocity?
a)
CD
b)
DE
c)
EF
d)
GH
26.

Acceleration can be... (select all that apply)

a)

speeding up

b)

slowing down

c)

staying at constant velocity

d)

changing directions

27.

What can you know from the slope of this position vs time graph?

a)

Constant velocity

b)

Increasing velocity

c)

Constant acceleration

d)

Increasing acceleration

28.

Which of the following scenarios provides the best example of an accelerating object?

a)

A car driving at a constant speed on a straight highway

b)

A book sitting on top of a high shelf

c)

A toy train traveling in a circle

29.
When a car goes around a corner at 20 mph, why do we say it  accelerates?
a)
The car is accelerating because of the velocity is constant
b)
The car accelerates because it's going 20 mph
c)
Cars always accelerate when they are in motion
d)
The car is accelerating because it's changing direction
30.

These graphs both represent:

a)

decreasing speed

b)

constant speed

c)

acceleration

d)

object at rest

31.

Which person moved the fastest in 3 seconds?

a)

biker

b)

runner

c)

walker

d)

they are all moving equally

32.
How long did it take this object to travel back to its reference/starting point?
a)
20 s
b)
30 s
c)
60 s
d)
100 s
33.
This graph demonstrates an object that is -
a)
Increasing speed
b)
At a constant speed
c)
Decreasing speed
d)
Stationary
34.

What is happening between 2 and 3 seconds?

a)

The object is not moving.

b)

The object is not accelerating.

c)

The object is slowing down.

d)

The object is speeding up.

35.

This graph show that

a)

the object is throw upward

b)

the object throw downward

c)

the object release from high building

36.

This graph show that

a)

the ball decelerates and then accelerates after bounces off the floor

b)

the ball decelerates and then accelerates after bounces off the wall

c)

The ball stays at rest at the left of the origin, then switches position and continues to stay at rest at the right of the origin.

d)

The ball moves to the left with constant velocity toward the wall and then bounces off the wall with constant velocity.

37.

What is occurring on this graph?

a)

speeding up in the positive direction

b)

moving at a constant speed in the positive direction

c)

not moving

d)

moving at a constant speed in the negative direction

38.

S2 - S1 / t2 - t1 is defined as

a)

average velocity

b)

instantaneous velocity

c)

displacement

d)

instantaneous acceleration

39.

Which of these velocity-time graph is correlated to the displacement-time graph above?

a)
b)
c)
40.

Which of these acceleration-time graph is correlated to the velocity-time graph above?

a)
b)
c)
41.

Slope of velocity time graph is:

a)

Acceleration

b)

Displacement

c)

Distance

d)

Speed

42.

Which graph represents zero acceleration (constant velocity)?

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

43.

When is the average velocity of an object equal to the instantaneous velocity?

a)

Always

b)

Never

c)

Only when the velocity is constant

d)

Only when the velocity is increasing at a constant rate

44.

The area between the velocity-time graph is numerically equal to:

a)

Speed

b)

Displacement

c)

Time

d)

Acceleration

45.

Can an object's velocity change direction when its acceleration is constant? Support your answer with an example.

a)

No, this is not possible because it is always speeding up.

b)

No, this is not possible because it is always speeding up or always slowing down, but it can never turn around.

c)

Yes, this is possible, and a rock thrown straight up is an example

d)

Yes, this is possible, and a car that starts from rest, speeds up, slows to a stop, and then backs up is an example.

46.

An object is moving with constant non-zero acceleration in the +x axis. The position versus time graph of this object is

a)

A horizontal straight line.

b)

A vertical straight line

c)

A straight line making an angle with the time axis.

d)

A parabolic curve

47.

An object is moving with constant non-zero velocity in the +x axis. The velocity versus time graph of this object is

a)

A horizontal straight line.

b)

A vertical straight line

c)

A straight line making an angle with the time axis

d)

A parabolic curve.

48.

The area under a curve in a velocity versus time graph gives

a)

Acceleration

b)

Velocity

c)

Displacement

d)

Position

49.

The area under a curve in an acceleration versus time graph gives

a)

Acceleration

b)

Velocity

c)

Displacement

d)

Position

50.

The slope of a position versus time graph gives

a)

Position.

b)

Velocity.

c)

Acceleration.

d)

Displacement.

51.

Which of the following five acceleration versus time graphs is correct for an object moving in a straight line at a constant velocity of 20 m/s?

a)
b)
c)
d)
52.

A body covering equal displacement in equal interval of time possesses:

a)

Variable velocity

b)

Uniform acceleration

c)

Uniform velocity

d)

None of above

53.

When velocity time graph is a straight line parallel to time axis then:

a)

Acceleration is const

b)

Acceleration is variable

c)

Acceleration is zero

d)

Velocity is zero

54.

A change in velocity over time is known as:

a)

Acceleration

b)

Average speed

c)

Constant speed

d)

Displacement