WorksheetsDescribing Motion Physics
Total questions: 23
Worksheet time: 12mins
Displacement is the difference between the initial position of an object and its ________ position.
resting
motion
final
upright
Motion is the process of changing ___________.
displacement
dimension
acceleration
position
A starting point that can be used to locate a place or thing is...
reference point
dimension
position point
first position
Total distance traveled divided by total time traveled equals...
acceleration
deceleration
friction
average speed
A soccer ball takes 20 s to roll 10 m. What is the average speed of the ball?
10m/s
5.0m/s
0.5m/s
2m/s
Which describes how velocity changes with time?
acceleration
average speed
inertia
displacement
What is the term for speed at any instant in time?
constant speed
average speed
instantaneous speed
initial speed
To describe velocity, you need to know _________.
speed and acceleration
direction and acceleration
average acceleration
speed and direction
When graphing motion on a distance-time graph, _____ is on the horizontal axis and ______ is on the vertical axis.
time, speed
time, distance
distance, speed
speed, time
Acceleration involves change in _________.
time
speed
direction
both direction and speed
Acceleration is a change in __________.
speed
position
velocity
mass
Distance divided by time equals an object's _________.
speed
mass
momentum
displacement
Motion is a change in _________.
velocity
speed
mass
position
When a car slows down at a traffic light, it is _________.
changing direction
decreasing its displacement
increasing velocity
accelerating
You hear that a storm is moving 15 km/hr north. You have been given the storm's ________.
displacement
acceleration
speed
velocity
It takes 10 min for a 5 km ride home from school. Which of the following can you calculate using the information given?
velocity
average speed
instantaneous speed
displacement
How is constant velocity shown on a speed-time graph?
straight horizontal line
straight diagonal line
line curving up
line curving down
On a distance-time graph, speed is determined by ________.
finding the slope of the line on the graph
looking at the x-axis
finding the length of the line on the graph
picking 2 points on the line to use in your calculation
Acceleration involves a change in _________.
speed
position
velocity
displacement
On a distance-time graph, a car standing still is shown with ____.
a straight, horizontal line
a line curving up
a line curving down
a series of dots getting closer together
On a speed-time graph, a car with its decreasing is shown with _______.
a straight up and down line
a straight across line
a diagonal line going down from left to right
a curved line going up
On a distance-time graph, the faster the object, the _______ the slope of the line.
lower
steeper
flatter
curvier
A swimmer swims 20 meters in 40 seconds. What is the average speed?
2 m/s
0.5 m/s
4 m/s
5 m/s
