Chapter 10 Quiz Motion
This is the chapter 10 test. You may not use any items except for a calculator and a sheet of paper for working problems.
- 1.Speed in a specific direction is
- A.
Motion
- B.
Position
- C.
Locatoin
- D.
Velocity
- E.
Accleration
- 2.A change of position.
- A.
Motion
- B.
Location
- C.
Speed
- D.
Velocity
- E.
Acceleration
- 3.A change in position over time is....
- A.
Location
- B.
Position
- C.
Motion
- D.
Velocity
- E.
Acceleration
- 4.An object's location is
- A.
Motion
- B.
Position
- C.
Speed
- D.
Velocity
- E.
Acceleration
- 5.The location from where you measure the change in position is
- A.
Reference point
- B.
Position
- C.
Speed
- D.
Velocity
- E.
Acceleration
- 6.The rate at which velocity changes over time is
- A.
Motion
- B.
Location
- C.
Speed
- D.
Velocity
- E.
Acceleration
- 7.A quantity with both size and direction is
- A.
Speed
- B.
Velocity
- C.
Vector
- D.
Acceleration
- E.
Noodles
- 8.A position describes an object's location compared to
- A.
Its motion
- B.
A reference point
- C.
Its speed
- D.
A vector
- 9.Maria walked 2km in half an hour. What was her average speed during her walk?
- A.
0.5 km/hr
- B.
1 km/hr
- C.
2 km/hr
- D.
4 km/hr
- E.
60 km/hr
- 10.A vector is a quality that has
- A.
Speed
- B.
Acceleration
- C.
Size and direction
- D.
Position and distance
- 11.Mary and Keisha run with the same constant speed but in opposite directions. The girls have
- A.
The same position
- B.
Different accelerations
- C.
Different speeds
- D.
Different velocities
- 12.A swimmer increases her speed as she approaches the end of the pool. Her acceleration is
- A.
In the same direction as her motion
- B.
In the opposite direction of her motion
- C.
At right angles to her motion
- D.
Zero
- 13.A cheetah can go from 0 m/s to 20 m/s in 2 s. What is the cheetah's acceleration?
- A.
0.1 m/s2
- B.
2 m/s2
- C.
10 m/s2
- D.
20 m/s2
- E.
40 m/s2
- 14.Jon walks for a few minutes, then runs for a few minutes. During this time, his average speed is
- A.
The same as his final speed
- B.
Greater than his final speed
- C.
Less than his final speed
- D.
Constant velocity
- 15.Suppose you are biking with a friend. How would your friend describe your relative motion as he passes you?
- A.
You are moving backward
- B.
You are moving forward
- C.
You are not moving
- D.
You are speeding up
- 16.A person sitting in a chair gets up and runs to the door at 10m/s in 2 seconds. What is their acceleration?
- A.
10 m/s2
- B.
-10 m/s2
- C.
20 m/s2
- D.
-20 m/s2
- E.
5 m/s2
- 17.An object traveling at 20 m/s2 experiences no acceleration. Which one of these is true for the object.
- A.
The object gets faster
- B.
The object slows down
- C.
The object stops when it has no acceleration
- D.
The object keeps moving at the same speed
- 18.An object speeds up to 100 m/s over the course of 10 seconds. In order to calculate acceleration what other information do you need.
- A.
The objects initial speed
- B.
The objects final speed
- C.
The objects initial velocity
- D.
The objects final velocity
- E.
Nothing. You have all the necessary information
- 19.A car goes from 20m/s to 30m/s in 10 seconds. What is the acceleration?
- A.
600 m/s2
- B.
60 m/s2
- C.
30 m/s2
- D.
6 m/s2
- E.
1 m/s2
- 20.A penguin going 10 m/s after 5 seconds is going 5 m/s. What is the penguins acceleration
- A.
1 m/s2
- B.
-1 m/s2
- C.
10 m/s2
- D.
-10 m/s2
- E.
50 m/s2
- 21.The space shuttle travels at 15,000 m/s in order to enter earth atmosphere it changes it's speed to 10,000 m/s over 100 seconds. What is the space shuttles acceleration?
- A.
150 m/s2
- B.
-150 m/s2
- C.
50 m/s2
- D.
-50 m/s2
- E.
15,000 m/s
- 22.Force has size and direction making it a
- A.
Velocity
- B.
Speed
- C.
Energy
- D.
Vector
- E.
Acceleration
- 23.When you change direction you change
- A.
Speed and velocity
- B.
Vector and acceleration
- C.
Velocity and vector
- D.
Vector and speed
- E.
Veloctiy and acceleration
- 24.A person traveling north 20 m/s would have what velocity south?
- A.
20 m/s
- B.
-20 m/s
- C.
20 m/s2
- D.
-20 m/s2
- E.
0 m/s
- 25.A person changes their velocity south of - 10 m/s to 20 m/s in one second. What is their acceleration?
- A.
-10 m/s2
- B.
0 m/s2
- C.
10 m/s2
- D.
20 m/s2
- E.
30 m/s2
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