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Speed, velocity, acceleration, and motion graphs test review

Total questions: 45

Worksheet time: 50mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
1. 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.
2.
Avery likes to walk 30 feet in 10 seconds. What is her speed?
a)
3 feet/sec
b)
6 feet/sec
c)
10 feet/sec
d)
2 feet/sec
3.
65mi/hr South is an example of...
a)
Speed
b)
Velocity
c)
Acceleration
d)
Direction
4.

Find the velocity of a plane that traveled 3000 miles west in 5 hours.

a)

65 mph

b)

600 mph

c)

600 mph west

d)

600 mph

5.
Describe the speed of the object from 4-6 seconds using the distance vs. time graph.
a)
Increasing speed
b)
Decreasing speed
c)
Not moving
d)
Constant speed
6.

A stopped car begins moving and reaches a speed of 25m/s in 5 seconds. What is its acceleration?

a)

+25m/s2

b)

-0m/s2

c)

+5m/s2

d)

5m/s

7.

A helicopter flies south 200 miles in 2 hours. What is its velocity?

a)

99 mph

b)

100 mph south

c)

400 mph south

d)

297 mph south

8.
If you travel 7.5 km and walk for 1.5 h, what is your average speed?
a)
5 km/h
b)
11.25 km/h
c)
0.2 km/h
9.
You are riding your bike at 9 km/h. Ten minutes later, your speed is 6 km/h.
a)
Acceleration occurred because speed increased.
b)
Acceleration occurred because speed decreased.
c)
Acceleration occurred because you changed directions.
10.

What two things must you know to determine speed?

a)

distance and direction

b)

direction and time

c)

speed and direction

d)

time and distance

11.

What is your acceleration if you are riding your bike at 9 km/hr, and 10 minutes later your speed is 6 km/hr.

a)

0.3 km/hr

b)

30 km/hr

c)

0.3 km/hr/hr

d)

300 km/hr

12.

Which of the following is an example of potential energy?

a)

A glass jar sitting on a shelf

b)

A flag waving in the wind

c)

A ball rolling along the sidewalk

d)

A battery powering a radio

13.

At what speed would a car have to move in order to travel 20 kilometers in 2 hours.

a)

5 km/hr

b)

10 km/hr

c)

20 km/hr

d)

40 km/hr

14.

The location on the track where the train has the greatest potential energy is....

a)

1

b)

2

c)

3

d)

4

15.

Which of the following is an example of kinetic energy?

a)

A baseball moving from the pitcher to the catcher

b)

A rock sitting on top of a large hill

c)

A pendulum at the top of it's swing

d)

A new flashlight battery

16.

Which of the following best describes the acceleration of an object?

a)

50 m/s

b)

50 m east

c)

50 m/s east

d)

50 m/s2

17.

Dave runs 2000 m in 25 minutes. What is the speed?

a)

90 mph

b)

80 m/m

c)

50 m/s

d)

90 m/s

18.

How do you calculate average speed?

a)

distance divided by time

b)

time divided by speed

c)

speed divided by time

d)

total distance divided by total time

19.

A car travels 120 miles in 12 hours. What is the car's speed?

a)

10 mph

b)

10 m/s

c)

240 mph

d)

240 m/s

20.

Speed in a given direction

a)

acceleration

b)

speed

c)

velocity

d)

average speed

21.

Miles per hour north is an example of

a)

average speed

b)

acceleration units

c)

velocity units

d)

calculating speed

22.

Change in speed or velocity over a specific amount of time

a)

acceleration

b)

velocity

c)

average speed

d)

speed

23.

Which of the following best describes the velocity of an object?

a)

50 m/s

b)

50 m east

c)

50 m/s east

d)

50 m/s2

24.

What are the units for acceleration?

a)

m/s2

b)

m

c)

sec

d)

s/m

25.

Match the following graphs to the right description.

a)
1.

Speeding up

b)
2.

No acceleration (constant speed)

c)
3.

Slowing down

26.
What does this graph represent?
a)
Constant Speed
b)
Acceleration
c)
Not moving
27.
What does this graph represent?
a)
Constant speed
b)
Acceleration
c)
Not moving
28.
What does this graph represent?
a)
Constant speed
b)
Acceleration
c)
Not moving
29.
Which runner had a head start?
a)
A
b)
B
c)
C
30.
What two measurements are necessary for calculating speed?
a)
Mass and time
b)
Temperature and mass
c)
Mass and distance
d)
Distance and time
31.

In which of the following graphs below are both runners moving at the same speed?

a)
b)
c)
d)
32.

Why do the values on the graph form a straight line?

a)

The speed is constant

b)

The distance remains unchanged.

c)

The direction of motion stays the same.

d)

The speed gradually increases over time.

33.

Describe the motion in the graph:

a)

Constant Speed (positive slope)

b)

Stopped (at rest)

c)

Acceleration (increasing speed)

d)

Return Home (negative slope)

34.
Which runner won the race?
a)
Albert
b)
Bob
c)
Charlie
35.

Which person moved the fastest in 3 seconds?

a)

biker

b)

runner

c)

walker

d)

they are all moving equally

36.
What is this graph showing?
a)
Constant Speed
b)
Acceleration (speeding up)
c)
Deceleration (slowing down)
d)
No motion
37.
Which graph shows an object not moving?
a)
A
b)
B
c)
C
d)
D
38.

Use the graph above and pick the most accurate description of the object's motion

a)

object is moving at constant speed

b)

object is speeding up

c)

object is at rest

d)

object is slowing down

39.

Use the picture above to choose the most accurate description of the object's motion

a)

object is at rest

b)

object is slowing down

c)

object is moving at a constant speed

d)

object is speeding up

40.

The slope of the velocity-time graph tells us the

a)

acceleration

b)

displacement

c)

velocity

d)

direction of travel

41.

In which of the following situations, is the object accelerating?

a)
b)
c)
d)
42.
Which section of the graph shows decreasing velocity?
a)
CD
b)
DE
c)
EF
d)
GH
43.
Which section of the graph shows increasing velocity?
a)
AB
b)
BC
c)
DE
d)
EF
44.
Which section of the graph shows constant velocity?
a)
AB
b)
BC
c)
EF
d)
GH
45.
Which section of the graph shows deceleration?
a)
AB
b)
BC
c)
EF
d)
GH

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