Physics Concepts: Motion Test

Front

Which of the following is NOT a measurement of velocity?

a. 7,500 min/decade

b.50 miles Northeast

c. 30 m/s South

d. 8in to the left

Back

A. 7,500 min/decade

Front

The speed and direction of a moving object:

a. displacement

b. velocity

c. speed

d. acceleration

Back

B. velocity

Front

If Johnny ran a 300 meter race in 40 seconds, what was his speed?

a. 75 m/s

b. 1,200 m/s

c. 0.13 m/s

d. 7.5 m/s

Back

D. 7.5 m/s

Front

What is Daisy's Average running speed?

a. 0.298 km/min

b. 29.5 km/min

c. 54.5 km/min

d. 105 km/min

Back

A. 0.298 km/min

Front

If a runner maintains a constant speed of 10 miles/hour, how long  will it take to travel a half marathon that is a distance of 13.1 miles?

a. .76 hours

b. 3.1 hours

c. 1.31 hours

d. 131 hours

Back

C. 1.31 hours

Front

What was swimmer A's average speed during the period from 10 minutes to 20 minutes.

a. 0 m/min

b. 40 m/min

c. 400 m/min

d. 4000 m/min

Back

A. 0 m/min

Front

What does the graph below show?

a. An object at rest

b. An object accelerating

c. An object moving slowly at constant speed

d. An object moving quickly at constant speed

Back

D. An object moving quickly at constant speed

Front

A runner increases her speed from 3.0 m/s to 4.5 m/s during the last 15 seconds of her run.  What was her acceleration? 

a. 0.1 m/s/s

b. 0.1 m/s

c. 0.3 m/s/s

d. 0.2m/s/s

Back

A. 0.1 m/s/s

Front

Which of the following measurements show an object that is SLOWING down?

a. 5 m/s

b. -5 m/s

c. 5 m/s/s

Back

B. -5 m/s

Front

How far did the object travel in the first 5 seconds?

a. 3 meters

b. 4 meters

c. 5 meters

d. 7 meters

Back

B. 4 meters