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Motion Speed Acceleration

Total questions: 25

Worksheet time: 25mins

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1.

Which of the following is NOT an example of acceleration?

a)

Driving at a steady speed and turning left.

b)

Driving at a steady speed and then slowing down.

c)

A change in velocity from 40km/h to 65 km/h

d)

A car moving at a steady speed of 60 km/hr.

2.

How do you calculate average acceleration of an object?

a)

Subtract the final velocity from the initial velocity and divide by time

b)

Subtract the initial velocity from the final velocity and divide by time

c)

Add the the two distances and divide by the total time

d)

Divide distance by time

3.

The rate at which velocity changes is called?

a)

Speed

b)

Acceleration

c)

Position

d)

Motion

4.

Calculate the average acceleration of a car given the following information:

Initial velocity 10 m /sec   
Final velocity  55 m /sec 

The change in velocity took 3 seconds 

a)

18.33 meters per second squared 

b)

21.67 meters / second squared 

c)

15 meters / second squared 

5.

Acceleration occurs when an object changes its speed or (a)  

Choose from the below words

direction

force

inertia

mass

6.

Acceleration occurs when an object changes its speed or ______.

a)

direction

b)

force

c)

inertia

d)

mass

7.

Acceleration: is the rate of change in ___________.

a)

speed

b)

distance

c)

velocity 

d)

displacement 

8.

The change in speed or direction something's motion in a single unit of time

(a)  

9.

An object is accelerating if what happens?

a)

Its speed changes

b)

It is slowing down

c)

Its direction changes

d)

All of the above

10.

Which two measurements do you need to determine the speed of an object?

a)

Position and Reference point

b)

Distance and Reference point

c)

Distance and Time

d)

Distance and Velocity

11.

What is motion?

a)

the location of an object

b)

the change in position over time

c)

distance divided by time

d)

the velocity of an object

12.

What is acceleration?

a)

A change in position over time.

b)

The rate at which one quantity distance changes compared to another quantity time 

c)

The rate at which velocity changes

d)

A measure of how far something moves in a given amount of time. 

13.

If a truck travels at a steady velocity, will there be any acceleration?

a)

Yes

b)

No

14.

In a race, Taylor ran the first 50 meters in 20 seconds and the second 50 meters in 12 seconds. What is his average speed during the race?   Speed = distance / time 

a)

4.54 m / sec

b)

4.55 m /sec 

c)

0.22 m / sec 

d)

2.5 m / sec 

15.

If a graph of an objects motion shows a line falling from left to right, the acceleration is ?

a)

Positive

b)

Negative

c)

Zero

16.

If the graph of an objects motion shows a horizontal line, the objects acceleration is

a)

Positive

b)

Negative

c)

Zero

17.

If the graph of an objects motion shows a line rising from left to right, the acceleration is

a)

Positive

b)

Negative

c)

Zero

18.

An object is in motion if it changes position relative to what?

a)

its speed

b)

a reference point

c)

its total distance

d)

its acceleration

19.

A measure of how far something moves in a given amount of time is called?

a)

distance

b)

acceleration

c)

speed

d)

motion

20.

Which of the following is an example of uniform motion?

a)

A car moving at a constant speed of 60 km/h on a straight road.

b)

A car accelerating from 0 to 60 km/h in 10 seconds.

c)

A car moving in a circle at a constant speed.

d)

A car slowing down to a stop.

21.

What is the formula for calculating speed?

a)

Speed=DistanceTime\text{Speed} = \frac{\text{Distance}}{\text{Time}}

b)

Speed=Distance×Time\text{Speed} = \text{Distance} \times \text{Time}

c)

Speed=TimeDistance\text{Speed} = \frac{\text{Time}}{\text{Distance}}

d)

Speed=Distance+Time\text{Speed} = \text{Distance} + \text{Time}

22.

If a car's velocity changes from 20 m/s to 30 m/s in 5 seconds, what is its acceleration?

a)

2 m/s²

b)

5 m/s²

c)

10 m/s²

d)

1 m/s²

23.

Which of the following graphs represents an object with constant acceleration?

a)

A straight line sloping upwards on a velocity-time graph.

b)

A horizontal line on a velocity-time graph.

c)

A curved line on a velocity-time graph.

d)

A straight line sloping downwards on a velocity-time graph.

24.

In an experiment, a ball is dropped from a height and its speed is measured at different points. What type of motion is the ball experiencing?

a)

Uniform motion

b)

Uniform acceleration

c)

Non-uniform motion

d)

Non-uniform acceleration

25.

A cyclist travels 100 meters in 20 seconds. What is the cyclist's average speed?

a)

5 m/s

b)

10 m/s

c)

20 m/s

d)

2 m/s