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Motion
Test Description: Review of distance, displacement, speed, velocity, and acceleration
Instructions: Answer all questions to get your test result.
1) _________ is a unit of speed
A
s
B
hr
C
kg
D
m/s
2) Distance is
A
how far you actually travel.
B
a vector quantity.
C
always in a straight line.
D
how far you end up from your starting point.
3) Displacement is
A
how far you end up away from your starting point.
B
always a straight line.
C
all of the above.
D
a vector quantity.
4) George walks 5 blocks east, then turns around and walks 4 blocks back toward his starting point. What is the distance that George travels?
A
1 block east
B
1 block west
C
9 blocks
5) George walks 5 blocks east, then turns around and walks 4 blocks back toward his starting point. His displacement is
A
9 blocks south
B
9 blocks
C
1 block east
D
1 block west
6) A ____________ quantity can be described with a magnitude alone.
A
scalar
B
vector
C
physical
D
large
7) A ____________ quantity requires both magnitude and direction.
A
physical
B
scalar
C
vector
D
large
8) ___________ describes how fast something is going, whereas, _____________ describes how fast something is going in a certain direction.
A
rate, speed
B
speed, acceleration
C
speed, velocity
D
rate, velocity
9) If a total distance of 750m is covered in a time interval of 25s, the average speed is
A
3,974 mph
B
30 mph
C
3 mph
D
30 m/s
10) Which of the following is a measure of velocity?
A
30 m/s
B
30s
C
30 South
D
30 m/s South
11) If a person walked at 2 m/s for 12 s, they would travel a distance of
A
24m
B
6m
C
none of the above
D
4m
12) Average speed can be found by
A
dividing distance traveled by time.
B
dividing time by distance traveled.
C
dividing the change of velocity by time traveled.
D
multiplying time by distance traveled.
13) The _________ of a distance-time graph is speed.
A
none of these answers
B
slope
C
y-intercept
D
origin
14) In a distance-time graph, a line with a slope of 0 means
A
the speed is constant
B
the object is not moving.
C
time has stopped.
D
the velocity is constant.
15) In a speed-time graph, a line with a slope of 0 means
A
the speed of the object is constant.
B
the object is not moving.
C
the object is accelerating.
D
the object has returned to its point of origin.
16) The rate at which the velocity of an object is changing is known as:
A
rate
B
acceleration
C
velocity
D
speed
17) If a car is going 100 m/s and slows down to 50 m/s in 20s, what is the rate of acceleration?
A
-2.5 m/s/s
B
50 m/s
C
25 m/s/s
D
-5 m
18) Motion that is occurring under the influence of gravity ONLY is known as
A
negative velocity
B
gravitational speed
C
free fall
D
gravitational motion
19) Acceleration is calculated by
A
multiplying distance by time.
B
dividing change in velocity by time.
C
dividing distance by time.
D
dividing time by change in velocity.
20) Acceleration can describe
A
a change in direction.
B
a decrease in speed.
C
all of the above
D
an increase in speed.
*select an answer for all questions
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