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Motion Graph Review

Total questions: 67

Worksheet time: 1hrs 9mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
Acceleration occurs when an object changes its speed or ______.
a)
direction
b)
force
c)
inertia
d)
mass
2.
Which runner stopped for a rest?
a)
Albert
b)
Bob
c)
Charlie
3.
How long did one of the runner's rest?
a)
8 seconds
b)
13 seconds
c)
5 seconds
d)
50 seconds
4.
Which runner won the race?
a)
Albert
b)
Bob
c)
Charlie
5.
Velocity is
a)
speed and acceleration
b)
constant speed
c)
a frame of reference
d)
speed in a given direction
6.
Acceleration is
a)
increasing speed
b)
decreasing speed
c)
changing direction
d)
all of the above
7.
A car driving at 50 miles per hour drives for 2 hours. What distance did it cover?
a)
50 miles
b)
25 miles
c)
100 miles
d)
75 miles
8.
What does this graph represent?
a)
Constant speed
b)
Acceleration
c)
Not moving
9.
What does this graph represent?
a)
Constant Speed
b)
Acceleration
c)
Not moving
10.
What does this graph represent?
a)
Constant speed
b)
Acceleration
c)
Not moving
11.
What is happening at E?
a)
Stationary
b)
Accelerating
c)
Fast steady speed; moving away from the starting position
d)
Steady speed; returning to start position
12.
Which runner had a head start?
a)
A
b)
B
c)
C
13.
 Every morning, Tom walks along a straight road from his home to the bus stop. Below, is a graph representing Tom’s trip to school.
-
 What is the distance covered through the second segment, which is between 50 seconds, and 70 seconds?
a)
40 meters
b)
60 meters
c)
80 meters
d)
20 meters
14.
Which graph shows the object standing still?
a)
A
b)
B
c)
C
d)
D
15.

What is this line of this graph showing?

a)

moving away from starting point at a constant speed

b)

moving back towards the starting point at a constant speed

c)

acceleration (getting faster)

d)

deceleration (getting slower)

16.
Acceleration occurs when an object changes its speed or ______.
a)
direction
b)
force
c)
inertia
d)
mass
17.
Which runner won the race?
a)
Albert
b)
Bob
c)
Charlie
18.
How long did one of the runner's rest?
a)
8 seconds
b)
13 seconds
c)
5 seconds
d)
50 seconds
19.
Velocity is
a)
speed and acceleration
b)
constant speed
c)
a frame of reference
d)
speed in a given direction
20.
Acceleration is
a)
increasing speed
b)
decreasing speed
c)
changing direction
d)
all of the above
21.
What does this graph represent?
a)
Constant speed
b)
Acceleration
c)
Not moving
22.
What does this graph represent?
a)
Constant Speed
b)
Acceleration
c)
Not moving
23.
What is happening at E?
a)
Stationary
b)
Accelerating
c)
Fast steady speed; moving away from the starting position
d)
Steady speed; returning to start position
24.
Which runner had a head start?
a)
A
b)
B
c)
C
25.

This is a velocity-time graph. What is the object doing in segment A?

a)

Speeding up

b)

Slowing down

c)

Constant Velocity

d)

Not moving

26.
This is a velocity-time graph.  What is the object doing in segment B?
a)
Positive acceleration
b)
Negative acceleration
c)
Constant Velocity
d)
Not moving
27.
What is this graph showing?
a)
Constant Speed
b)
Acceleration (speeding up)
c)
Deceleration (slowing down)
d)
No motion
28.
Which graph represents the greatest acceleration?
a)
A
b)
B
c)
C
d)
D
29.

What is occurring on this graph?

a)

Negative acceleration

b)

moving at a constant speed in the positive direction

c)

positive acceleration

d)

negative net force

30.

An object is __________ when its distance from a reference point is changing.

a)

in motion

b)

speeding

c)

not moving

d)

at rest

31.

________ can be calculated if you know the distance an object traveled and the unit of time. (distance ÷ time)

a)

Speed

b)

Motion

c)

Opportunity

d)

Velocity

32.

What is the formula for speed?

a)

speed = distance · time

b)

speed = distance ÷ time

c)

speed = time - distance

d)

speed = distance + time

33.
Which line represents an object moving at a faster speed?
a)
A
b)
B
34.
Which line represents an object moving at a slower speed?
a)
A
b)
B
35.

The graph represents the motion of a car over 10 seconds. What is the average speed of the car during the first 4 seconds? (Hint: distance 10 meters and time 4 seconds)

a)

.4 m/s

b)

2.5 m/s

c)

10 m/s

d)

40 m/s

36.

What is this line of this graph showing?

a)

moving away from starting point at a constant speed

b)

moving back towards the starting point at a constant speed

c)

acceleration (getting faster)

d)

deceleration (getting slower)

37.

What happened during E to F point?

a)

not moving

b)

increasing speed at a constant rate

c)

constant speed

d)

acceleration

38.

The graph shows

a)

positive velocity that's getting faster

b)

negative velocity that's getting faster

c)

negative velocity that's getting slower

d)

positive velocity that's getting slower

39.

The graph shows

a)

positive velocity that's getting faster

b)

negative velocity that's getting faster

c)

negative velocity that's getting slower

d)

positive velocity that's getting slower

40.

The graph shows

a)

positive velocity that's getting faster

b)

negative velocity that's getting faster

c)

negative velocity that's getting slower

d)

positive velocity that's getting slower

41.

The graph shows

a)

positive velocity that's getting faster

b)

negative velocity that's getting faster

c)

negative velocity that's getting slower

d)

positive velocity that's getting slower

42.

The graph shows

a)

positive velocity that's getting faster

b)

negative velocity that's getting faster

c)

negative velocity that's getting slower

d)

positive velocity that's getting slower

43.

The graph shows

a)

positive velocity that's getting faster

b)

negative velocity that's getting faster

c)

negative velocity that's getting slower

d)

positive velocity that's getting slower

44.

Select the description of motion from A - B.

a)

Slowing down away from the origin

b)

Speeding up away from the origin

c)

Constant velocity away from the origin

d)

Constant velocity towards the origin

45.

What segment of the graph shows no motion, or standing still?

a)

A - B

b)

B - C

c)

C - D

d)

None

46.

Describe the motion from B - C.

a)

Standing still

b)

Constant velocity of 60 m/min

c)

Constant velocity of 0 m/min

d)

Accelerating

47.

Describe motion of C - D.

a)

Constant velocity away from the origin

b)

Slowing down away from the origin

c)

Slowing down away from the origin and then slowing down towards the origin

d)

Slowing down away from the origin and then speeding up towards from the origin

48.

These toy cars are designed to keep a constant speed. Are the toy cars in the picture accelerating during a race on this track? If so, why?

a)

Yes, they are accelerating every time they go around a turn. A change in direction is acceleration.

b)

Yes, they are accelerating because the speed will change.

c)

No, their speed did not change so they did not accelerate.

d)

No, their direction changed which is not an acceleration.

49.

A car travels 300 km in 6 hours. What is the average speed of the car?

a)

0.02 km/hr

b)

1,800 km/hr

c)

50 km/hr

d)

50 km

50.

A storm is moving toward your house at a speed of 20 km/hr. It is now 60 km away from your house. What time will the storm reach your house?

a)

0.3 hours

b)

1200 hours

c)

3 km

d)

3 hours

51.

A hot air balloon traveled 2.5 hours at a speed of 450 km/hr. What distance did it travel?

a)

87 m/s

b)

1300 m/s

c)

180 km

d)

1,125 km

52.

What happened during point D to point E?

a)

increasing speed

b)

decreasing speed

c)

moving at a constant speed

d)

not moving

53.

What happened during point B to point C?

a)

increasing speed

b)

decreasing speed

c)

moving at a constant speed

d)

not moving

54.

What is happening between point B to point D

a)

increasing speed

b)

decreasing speed

c)

constant speed

d)

no motion

55.

What is the net force acting on the rope?

a)

20N to the left

b)

1,080N to the right

c)

0N

d)

20 N to the right

56.

What can you determine using the information in the table?

a)

The velocity of each car

b)

The acceleration of each car

c)

The average speed of each car

d)

The direction traveled by each car

57.

The geese fly 22 mph south when they migrate for winter.

a)

Speed

b)

Velocity

c)

Acceleration

58.

If a cyclist travels 120 km in 4 hours, what is their average speed?

a)

30 km/hr

b)

480 km/hr

c)

96 km/hr

d)

24 km/hr

59.

A train moves with a speed of 80 km/hr for 0.5 hours. How far does it travel in that time?

a)

40 km

b)

160 km

c)

80 km

d)

20 km

60.

What does a flat section on a distance-time graph indicate?

a)

Increasing speed

b)

Decreasing speed

c)

Constant speed

d)

No motion

61.

If a bird flies 150 km west in 3 hours, what is its average speed?

a)

50 km/hr

b)

100 km/hr

c)

45 km/hr

d)

30 km/hr

62.

What is the average speed between point C and point D

a)

10

b)

20

c)

8.33

d)

0

63.

What is the average speed between point B and point C

a)

10

b)

20

c)

8.33

d)

0

64.

What is the average speed between point A and point B

a)

10

b)

20

c)

8.33

d)

0

65.

What is the average speed for the entire trip

a)

10

b)

20

c)

8.33

d)

0

66.

All vehicles are moving at 70 km/hr. Which vehicle has a changing velocity?

a)

G

b)

H

c)

J

d)

X

67.

The table shows information about a student training for the track team. If the student had the same average speed in both trials, how many km did the student run in trial 2?

a)

.16

b)

6.25

c)

16

d)

62.5