Motion Review

Front

Best reference point for Jeff to determine when the stationary school bus starts to move? Options: the front entrance of the school, the car next to him, the bus next to him, a student walking on the sidewalk.

Back

the front entrance of the school

Front

Velocity is

Back

speed in a given direction

Front

Speed =

Back

distance / time

Front

You walk 10 meters to math class in 5 seconds. What is your average speed?

Back

2 m/s

Front

On a distance-versus-time graph, a straight diagonal line ALWAYS indicates that an object’s speed is _____. Options: constant, zero, increasing, decreasing

Back

constant

Front

A place or object used for comparison to determine if another object is in motion is called a

Back

reference point

Front

What happens when the south pole of a magnet comes close to the north pole of another magnet?

Back

The two magnets attract each other

Front

Acceleration is

Back

all of the above

Front

On a speed graph, a line going down means...

Back

going back to the original position

Front

A cup is sitting on a table. Which statement best describes the relationship between the cup and the table? Options: The cup is accelerating faster than the table, The cup is pushing on the table, The cup is doing work on the table, The forces on the cup are unbalanced

Back

The cup is pushing on the table