Unit of Motion Assessment

Look at the picture. If you were standing under the tree, which object would appear to be moving?

• the tree

• the airplane

• the boy

• the building

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Which of the following can be most accurately measured with a ruler?

• the length of the school's football field

• the width of their physics textbook

• the distance between their hometowns, Walthill and Winnebago

• the size of an object they are observing under a microscope in their physics class

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Noah and Sally are planning to walk to a park that is one kilometer away from their school. If one kilometer equals 1000 meters, what does the prefix kilo - mean in this context?

• 1

• 10

• 100

• 1000

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Mrs. Greenleaf's class is on a school field trip to a historical city. Ava is tasked with leading the group to a famous monument. She walks 8 blocks North to find a clue, then turns West and walks another 8 blocks. She then decides to turn South and walk another 8 blocks to reach the monument. How could Ava have made the distance shorter while still reaching the same monument?

• By walking 6 blocks West from the school bus.

• By walking North 4 blocks and then West 7 blocks.

• By walking South 6 blocks from the school bus.

• By walking back to the school bus by the same route.

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Instantaneous speed is measured

• at the starting point

• when the object reaches its destination

• at a particular instant

• over the duration of the trip

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Avery, Emma, and Grace went on a road trip. Avery drove the car for the first hour and covered 34 km. Emma took over and drove for the next 2 hours, covering 43 km. Finally, Grace drove for the last 3 hours and covered 129 km before they reached their destination. What was their average speed for the entire trip?

• 21.6km/h

• 41.6 km/h

• 216 km/h

• 1080 km/h

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During a science experiment, Daniel, Ethan, and Isla recorded the distance they traveled over time and plotted it on a graph. What does the slope of their distance-time graph represent?

• The distance they traveled.

• The time they spent traveling.

• The displacement from their starting point.

• The speed at which they were traveling.

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Priya, Oliver, and Kai are participating in a race. If we plot a Distance-Time graph for the race, which letter represents the time when Oliver is at rest?

• A

• B

• C

• D

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James, Oliver, and Elijah are participating in a race. Each of them is represented by a letter on the Distance-Time graph. Which letter represents James who maintained a constant positive velocity/speed throughout the race?

• A

• B

• C

• D

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Aria, Noah, and Evelyn are participating in a race. Each of them is represented by a letter on the Distance-Time graph. Which letter represents Evelyn who is moving with a constant negative velocity/speed?

• A

• B

• C

• D

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