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Motion Graphs

Total questions: 25

Worksheet time: 39mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
What is the speed this motion?
a)
constant speed
b)
not moving
c)
speed increasing
d)
speed increasing at a constant rate
2.
What happened during A to B point?
a)
not moving
b)
increasing speed at a constant rate
c)
moving at a constant speed
d)
moving at 10 m/s2 acceleration
3.

What happened during C to D point?

a)

not moving

b)

increasing speed at a constant rate

c)

moving at a constant speed

d)

decreasing speed

4.

What happened during E to F point?

a)

not moving

b)

increasing speed at a constant rate

c)

moving at a 5 m/s

d)

slowing down

5.

What happened during A to B point?

a)

standing still

b)

moving at a constant speed

c)

speeding up

d)

moving at 0 m/s

6.
which part of the line shows the constant speed?
a)
C to D
b)
all of above
c)
E to F
d)
A to B
7.

which part of the line shows the motion stopped?

a)

E to F

b)

C to D

c)

all of above

d)

A to B

8.
what is the motion described in the graph 
a)
all of above
b)
constant speed
c)
constant acceleration
d)
constant position
9.
What does this graph represent?
a)
Constant speed
b)
Acceleration
c)
Not moving
10.

Which runner went the fastest?

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

11.
Which runner had a head start?
a)
A
b)
B
c)
C
12.
How long did it take this object to travel 10 m?
a)
0 s
b)
10 s
c)
15 s
d)
20 s
13.
At 60 seconds, how far had this object traveled? 
a)
0 m
b)
10 m
c)
20 m
d)
40 m
14.
Which graph represents the greatest acceleration?
a)
A
b)
B
c)
C
d)
D
15.
How many times does this object STOP moving?
a)
None
b)
Once
c)
Twice
d)
Three times
16.

What is the total distance that the object travels?

a)

40m

b)

80m

c)

100

d)

100m

17.
What is the objects average speed from 0-20 seconds?
a)
0.5m/s
b)
10m/s
c)
2m/s
d)
10m
18.

What is the average speed (total distance/total time) for this graph?

a)

0,8 m/s

b)

0.4 m/s

c)

1.25 m/s

d)

2.5 m/s

19.

The graph shows the distance a toy car travelled over time. What was the average speed of the toy car represented in the graph?

a)

125 km/min

b)

12.5 km/min

c)

0.1 km/min

d)

0.05 km/min

20.

The motion of a ball is shown in the graph. Calculate the average speed of the ball represented in the graph.

a)

0.2 m/s

b)

0.1 m/s

c)

0.5 m/s

d)

5.0 m/s

21.

A ball rolls 144 cm in 12 sec. What is its speed in meters per second?

a)

12 cm/sec

b)

12 m/s

c)

1.2 m/s

d)

0.12 m/s

22.

Students observed a turtle in the schoolyard. They measured the distance that the turtle traveled in 30 minutes. If the turtle walked 40 meters in that time, what was its average speed in m/h?

a)

0.75 m/h

b)

20 m/s

c)

80 m/h

d)

1,200 m/h

23.
Acceleration describes how an object’s velocity is changing.  Which of the following scenarios provides the best example of an accelerating object?
a)
A car driving at a constant speed
b)
A book sitting on top of a high shelf
c)
A toy train traveling in a circle
d)
A toy boat floating in a bathtub
24.

Which of the following statements about speed and velocity is correct?

a)

Velocity only describes an object’s rate of motion.

b)

Speed describes how an object is changing its velocity.

c)

Speed and velocity both describe how an object is speeding up.

d)

Only velocity includes the direction an object is traveling.

25.

Which of these is Acceleration?

a)

Turning a corner

b)

Slowing down

c)

Running faster

d)

Jogging at constant speed