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Motion PreTest Study Guide

Total questions: 24

Worksheet time: 2hrs 57mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

A man walks 3.2 km East in 4 hours and then 4.8 km West in 3.5 hour then stops. What is the man's displacement for the whole journey?

a)
1.6 km East
b)
4.8 km East
c)
1.6 km West
d)
3.2 km East
2.

Scott travels north 5 miles and then goes west 3 miles before coming straight back south 2 miles. What is his DISTANCE?

a)

10 mi

b)

7 mi

c)

8 mi

d)

6 mi

3.

Alex travels 100 miles east and then turns around and travels 40 miles west.

What is his displacement?

a)

140 miles

b)

60 miles east

c)

40 miles

d)

100 miles east

4.

This diagram shows how a ball on this pool table rolled to get to the pocket. The black line shows the actual path that the ball rolled.


What was the displacement of the ball when it fell into the pocket?

a)

6 ft

b)

7 ft

c)

14 ft

d)

5 ft

5.

This diagram shows how a ball on this pool table rolled to get to the pocket. The black line shows the actual path that the ball rolled.


What was the distance traveled by the ball when it fell into the pocket?

a)

6 ft

b)

7 ft

c)

14 ft

d)

5 ft

6.

This diagram shows how a ball on this pool table rolled to get to the pocket. The black line shows the actual path that the ball rolled. It took 45 seconds to fall in the pocket.


What was the velocity ball when it fell into the pocket?

a)

0.30 ft/s NW

b)

0.90 ft/s NE

c)

0.62 ft/s SW

d)

0.11 ft/s NE

7.

According to the graph what is the displacement after 12.5 seconds?

a)
2 m
b)
10 m
c)
0 m
d)
5 m
8.
What is the line on 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)
9.

What is the distance the object moves in the first 5 seconds?

a)

0 m

b)

8 m

c)

12 m

d)

16 m

10.

What is the rate of acceleration from 5 seconds to 10 seconds?

a)

6 m/s2

b)

1.25 m/s2

c)

0 m/s2

d)

3.33 m/s2

11.

A runner runs 40 meters in 8 seconds. What is the speed?

a)

6m/s

b)

5m/s

c)

3m/s

d)

10m/s

12.

What is the rate of acceleration during the 3rd line segment? (slope between 15 - 40 sec)

a)

0 m/s2

b)

2.7 m/s2

c)

6 m/s2

d)

- 4 m/s2

13.

Students were analyzing their graph.

Janae said the object isn't moving between 10 and 15 seconds.

JT said the object is moving fastest at 20 seconds.

Avery said the object is accelerating the fastest between 0 and 10 seconds.

Select the correct student or students.

a)

Janae

b)

JT

c)

Avery

14.

How far does the object move from 3 seconds to 6 seconds?

a)

6 meters

b)

4 meters

c)
2 meters
d)
3 meters
15.

What is the speed of the car between 0 and 3 seconds?

a)
1.67 m/s
b)
3.20 m/s
c)
1.00 m/s
d)
2.50 m/s
16.

Which statement is true about the movement of the object?

a)

The object is accecerating between 3 seconds and 5 seconds

b)

The object is moving at a constant velocity.

c)

The object is moving up an incline.

d)

The object's displacement is greater than the car’s distance.

17.

A car traveled at a constant velocity of 70 mph from noon to 2:00 pm. At 3:00 pm the velocity of the car was 80 mph. Finally at 4:30 pm the velocity of the car was 40 mph. Which statement accurately describes the acceleration of the car?

a)

The car had a positive acceleration the entire time.

b)

The car had a negative acceleration from noon to 2:00 pm.

c)

The acceleration of the car from 3:00 pm to 4:30 pm was zero

d)

The car had a positive acceleration between 2:00 pm and 3:00 pm.

18.
A golf ball accelerates off a tee at 15m/s2, changing its velocity from 0m/s to 50 m/s down the fairway. How long did it take the golf ball to accelerate?
a)
750 seconds
b)
35 seconds
c)
0.3 seconds
d)
3.3 seconds
19.
In each of the following cases, determine where the car has no acceleration ?
a)
A car shortly after a stoplight turns green.
b)
A car approaching a red light
c)
A car with the cruise control set at 80 km/h
d)
A car turning a curve at a constant speed
20.
A roller coasters accelerates from an initial velocity of 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
21.
Which graph represents the greatest acceleration?
a)
A
b)
B
c)
C
d)
D
22.

Students were collecting data during a toy car lab.

Some forgot to collect all the data- distance, final velocity, initial velocity, and acceleration. Then they needed to find time.

To calculate time, a student must have what factors? Choose all that apply.

a)

final velocity

b)

initial velocity

c)

acceleration

d)

distance

23.
A drag racer accelerated from rest ( 0 m/s ) to 195 m/s in 6.5 s.  What was the acceleration?
a)
10 m/s
b)
30 m/s2
c)
-3 m/s2
d)
26 m/s
24.

According to THIS CHART which car has the greatest speed in the quarter mile distance? (Sorry, not sorry Hellcat fans)

a)

Bugatti Tourbillon

b)

Chevrolet Corvette

c)

Porsche 911

d)

Lamborghini Huracan