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Unit #1: Intro to Motion

Total questions: 49

Worksheet time: 56mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Speed =

a)

Distance/Time

b)

Time/Distance

c)

Time * Distance

d)

Distance * Time

2.

Velocity is speed with...

a)

No friends

b)

A distance

c)

A direction

3.

Which graph shows: A car travelling at a constant speed.

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

4.

Which graph shows: a car slowing down and coming to a stop.

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

5.

A runner races in the 100 meter dash.  It takes her 10 seconds to finish.  What is her average speed?

a)

10 m/s

b)

1000 m/s

c)

100 seconds

d)

10 seconds

6.

Shona cycles at an average speed of 8km/h. How far has she travelled if she cycles for 4 hours?

a)

55km

b)

32km

c)

43km

d)

32miles

7.

Which graph represents zero acceleration (constant velocity)?

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

8.

Which graph represents the greatest acceleration?

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

9.

What kind of quantity has both a magnitude and a direction?

a)

scalar

b)

vector

c)

frame of reference

d)

time

10.

Which shows a velocity? 

a)

10 m

b)

10 m/s

c)

10 m/s north 

d)

10 m/s squared 

11.

How long did it take this object to travel back to its reference/starting point?

a)

20 s

b)

30 s

c)

60 s

d)

100 s

12.

The graph represents

a)

No motion

b)

Constant velocity

c)

Acceleration

d)

Deceleration

13.

The graph represents

a)

no motion

b)

constant velocity

c)

acceleration

d)

negative acceleration

14.

How much time does it take for a car travelling at 65 miles/hour to travel 300 miles?

a)

4.6 hours

b)

0.22 hours

c)

19,500 hours

d)

none of the above

15.

If a car is traveling forward at 15 m/s, how fast will it be going in 1.2 seconds if the acceleration is -10 m/s/s?

a)

27 m/s

b)

3 m/s

c)

-27 m/s

d)

-3 m/s

16.

1.  How far will a train moving at 5.7 km/min go in 45 minutes?

a)

256.5 km

b)

0.12 km

c)

7.89 km

17.

 Jermaine runs exactly 2 laps around a 400 meter track. What is the displacement?

a)

800 meters

b)

400  meters

c)

0 meters

d)

200 meters

18.

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

19.

A box sliding down an inclined plane attains a velocity of 27 m/s in 3 seconds from rest.  Find the acceleration.

a)

30 m/s

b)

24 m/s2

c)

9 m/s2

d)

81 km/hr

20.

Changes in our speed, direction, or both are called _________.

a)

gravity

b)

changes

c)

acceleration

d)

deceleration

21.

When are you undergoing an acceleration in a car? 

a)

speed up

b)

slow down

c)

make turns

d)

All of these

22.

A car accelerates from a standstill to 70 m/s in 10 seconds.  What is the acceleration?

a)

0.7m/s2

b)

7m/s2

c)

14m/s2

d)

none of the above

23.

A roller coasters accelerates from an initial velocity of 6.0 m/s to a final velocity of 70 m/s over 4 seconds.  What's the acceleration?

a)

24 m/s2

b)

18 m/s2

c)

16 m/s2

d)

16 m/s

24.

The picture of the position vs. time graph shows an object that is...

a)

accelerating/speeding up

b)

moving at a constant speed 

c)

not moving 

d)

accelerating/slowing down. 

25.

Describe the speed of the object from 5-6 seconds using the speed vs. time graph.

a)

Speeding up

b)

Slowing down

c)

Not moving

d)

Constant speed

26.

how are acceleration and velocity related?

a)

acceleration is the rate of change of velocity in time.

b)

time is the rate of change in velocity in acceleration.

c)

they are not related.

d)

they are the same thing.

27.

is a car stopping for a red light accelerating?

a)

yes, because its changing its velocity.

b)

no because its slowing down.

c)

yes, because its a car and all cars accelerate

d)

no because stopping is not moving, which means no acceleratio n.

28.

Kay walked 3 miles East to the store, bought millk, and then walked 1 mile West back toward her house. What is her displacement?

a)

3 miles

b)

4 miles

c)

2 miles

d)

2 miles East

29.

Cade walked 5 miles from his house to school, learned a lot of physics, then at the end of the day, turned around and walked 5 miles back to his house. What is his total distance?

a)

5 miles

b)

10 miles

c)

0 miles

30.

What is the total distance this boy travels from A to B to C to D and back to A?

a)

8 m

b)

4 m

c)

16 m

d)

24 m

31.
Which runner stopped for a rest?
a)
Albert
b)
Bob
c)
Charlie
32.
Which runner won the race?
a)
Albert
b)
Bob
c)
Charlie
33.
This is a velocity-time graph.  What is the object doing in segment A?
a)
Positive acceleration
b)
Negative acceleration
c)
Constant Velocity
d)
Not moving
34.
This is a velocity-time graph.  What is the object doing in segment C?
a)
Positive acceleration
b)
Negative acceleration
c)
Constant Velocity
d)
Not moving
35.
What does this graph represent?
a)
Constant Speed
b)
Acceleration
c)
Not moving
36.
What does this graph represent?
a)
Constant speed
b)
Acceleration
c)
Not moving
37.

What is the speed of a runner who runs 400 meters in 40 seconds?

a)

10 meters/second

b)

40 meters/second

c)

100 meters/second

d)

1,600 meters/second

38.
The correct equation for acceleration is?
a)
a = d/t
b)
a = s/vf
c)
a = vf - v/ t
d)
p = m/v
39.
The Standard Units for Speed is ?
a)
m/s (meters per second)
b)
ms (meters times seconds)
c)
mskg (meters times seconds kilograms)
d)
m/s*kg (meters per second kilograms)
40.
Which graph shows an object slowing down?
a)
A
b)
B
c)
C
d)
E
41.
Scott travels north 5 miles and then goes west 3 miles before coming straight back south 2 miles. What is his distance?
a)
10
b)
7
c)
8
d)
6
42.
Sara walks from Point A to Point B. Which is true?
a)
Distance and displacement are EQUAL
b)
Distance is less than displacement
43.
Find the distance Sara walks from A to B,  B to C then C to D?
a)
11m
b)
3m
c)
5m
44.
After completing one trip on a roller coaster, the roller coaster's ________ is zero.
a)
displacement
b)
reference point
c)
length
d)
distance
45.
Mr. Hoppe drives his race car for 4 hrs at 150 miles/hr. How far will he travel?
a)
600 km
b)
60 miles
c)
6 miles
d)
600 miles
46.
According to the graph how far does the person travel in the first 5 seconds?
a)
2 m
b)
10 m
c)
0 m
d)
5 m
47.

Suzie goes from Home to shopping to lunch to the movies to the gas station. What was her DISPLACEMENT?

a)

5 miles

b)

13 miles

c)

4 miles

d)

8 miles

48.
What is the speed of the object from 4-10 seconds?
a)
2 m/s
b)
3 m/s
c)
8 m/s
d)
16 m/s
49.

What is the distance the mouse travelled? What is the mouse's displacement?

a)

7 m; -1 m

b)

-1 m; 7 m

c)

8 m; 0 m

d)

0 m; -1 m