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Motion Study Guide

Total questions: 22

Worksheet time: 11mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The slope of a DISTANCE vs time graph shows...

a)

speed

b)

acceleration

c)

distance

2.

The slope of a SPEED vs time graph shows...

a)

speed

b)

acceleration

c)

distance

3.

Acceleration

a)

the speed of an object AND the direction of its motion

b)

the rate of change of velocity of an object

c)

the rate of change of an objects position

4.

velocity

a)

the speed of an object AND the direction of its motion

b)

the rate of change of velocity of an object

c)

the rate of change of an objects position

5.

speed

a)

the speed of an object AND the direction of its motion

b)

the rate of change of velocity of an object

c)

the rate of change of an objects position

6.

How do you calculate speed?

a)

d/t (distance divided by time)

b)

d/s (distance divided by speed)

c)

s x t (speed times time)

d)

s/t (speed divided by time)

7.

How do you calculate distance?

a)

d/t (distance divided by time)

b)

d/s (distance divided by speed)

c)

s x t (speed times time)

d)

s/t (speed divided by time)

8.

How do you calculate time?

a)

d/t (distance divided by time)

b)

d/s (distance divided by speed)

c)

s x t (speed times time)

d)

s/t (speed divided by time)

9.

Is the object accelerating? A car slowing to a stop at a stop sign.

a)

yes

b)

no

10.

Is the object accelerating? A car moving at a constant speed in a straight line.

a)

yes

b)

no

11.

Is the object accelerating? battery operated car we used in lab (no turns)

a)

yes

b)

no

12.

Is the object accelerating? battery operated car we used in lab (WITH turns)

a)

yes

b)

no

13.

What is the person doing from time 0 to 50 seconds?

a)

walking toward home

b)

walking away from home

c)

standing still

14.

What is the person doing from time 50 to 70 seconds?

a)

walking toward home

b)

walking away from home

c)

standing still

15.

What is the person doing from time 70 to 100 seconds?

a)

walking toward home

b)

walking away from home

c)

standing still

16.

What is the person doing from time 100 to 120 seconds?

a)

walking toward home

b)

walking away from home

c)

standing still

17.

I understand that the numbers will be different, and I'll have to show my work on the calculation problems on the test.

a)

got it

b)

not this one

c)

or this one

18.

A car moves 6 meters in 2 seconds, its speed is

a)

3 m/s

b)

.33 m/s

c)

12 m/s

19.

A car going 20 m/s travels 80 meters. How long did this take?

a)

4 minutes

b)

4 seconds

c)

.25 seconds

d)

1600 seconds

20.

A car going 25 m/s travels for 5 seconds. How far did it go?

a)

125 m

b)

5 m

c)

0.2 m

21.

The SI units for speed are...

a)

m/s

b)

m/s2

22.

The SI units for acceleration are...

a)

m/s

b)

m/s2