Physics STAAR Review - Graphing & Calculations

Physics STAAR Review

Graphing & Calculations

Multiple Choice

Which equation would you use to calculate the density of an object?

• D = m/v

• S = d/t

• F = ma

Multiple Choice

A block of aluminum occupies a volume of 15.0 mL and has a mass of 40.5 g. What is its density in g/mL?

• .37 g/mL

• 2.7 g/mL

• 607.5 g/mL

• 55.5 g/mL

Multiple Choice

Which equation would you use to calculate the speed of an object?

• D = m/v

• S = d/t

• F = ma

Multiple Choice

The pitcher’s mound in baseball is 85 m from the plate. It takes 4 seconds for a pitch to reach the plate. How fast is the pitch?

• 340 mps

• 21.25 mps

• 0.047 mps

• 89 mps

Multiple Choice

Tommy travels on a road trip to his grandma's house. The trip is 300 miles and they go 60 mph the whole time. How long will the trip take (in hours)?

• 300 minutes

• 3 hrs

• 5 hrs

• .2 hours

Multiple Choice

Which equation would you use to calculate the net force of an object?

• D = m/v

• S = d/t

• F = ma

Multiple Choice

An object has a mass of 10 kg. How much force is needed to accelerate it 15 m/s^2?

• .667 N

• 1.5 N

• 25 N

• 150 N

Multiple Choice

An object has a mass of 10 kg and 35 N of force is applied to move it. What is the acceleration?

• .286 m/s^2

• 3.5 m/s^2

• 350 m/s^2

• 45 m/s^2

Multiple Choice

________ is how fast an object is traveling (ex: meters per second)

• speed

• velocity

• acceleration

• density

Multiple Choice

________ is how fast an object is traveling in a given direction (ex: meters per second north)

• speed

• velocity

• acceleration

Multiple Choice

John took 0.75 hours to bicycle toward the east, a distance of 4 km. What is his velocity?

• 5.33 km/hr

• 4.75 km/hr east

• 0.1875 km/hr

• 5.33 km/hr east

Multiple Choice

________ is how quickly the velocity of an object is changing (ex: meters per second per second)

• speed

• velocity

• acceleration

Multiple Choice

What type of graph is this?

• distance vs. time

• speed vs. time

Multiple Choice

What does the slope (line) of this graph tell you?

• distance

• acceleration

• speed

• time

Multiple Choice

Describe the movement of line segment A on the graph:

• speeding up

• constant speed, leaving home

• slowing down

• constant speed, returning home

Multiple Choice

Describe the movement of line segment B on the graph:

• speeding up

• at rest

• slowing down

• constant speed, returning home

Multiple Choice

Describe the movement of line segment D on the graph:

• speeding up

• at rest

• slowing down

• constant speed, returning home

Multiple Choice

What type of graph is this?

• distance vs. time

• speed vs. time

Multiple Choice

What does the slope (line) of this graph tell you?

• time

• speed

• distance

• acceleration

Multiple Choice

Describe the movement of line segment A on the graph:

• constant acceleration (speeding up)

• constant acceleration (slowing down)

• no acceleration (constant speed)

• at rest

Multiple Choice

Describe the movement of line segment B on the graph:

• constant acceleration (speeding up)

• constant acceleration (slowing down)

• no acceleration (constant speed)

• at rest

Multiple Choice

Describe the movement of line segment D on the graph:

• constant acceleration (speeding up)

• constant acceleration (slowing down)

• no acceleration (constant speed)

• at rest