Motion and Motion Graphs: Mastery Test

Select the correct answer from each drop-down menu. A taxi starts from Monument Circle and travels 5 kilometers to the east for 5 minutes. Then it travels 10 kilometers to the south for 10 minutes. The taxi is moving with reference to​ (a)   . For each leg of the trip, the taxi's ​ (b)   stays the same, but its ​ (c)   changes.

• the passengers

• the taxi driver

• the city

• monument circle
• average speed
• average velocity

Type the correct answer in the box. Cindy runs 2 kilometers every morning. She takes 2 minutes for the first 250 meters, 4 minutes for the next 1,000 meters, 1 minute for the next 350 meters, and 3 minutes for the rest. Cindy’s average speed for the entire run is ______ meters per minute. One kilometer is the same as 1,000 meters. Hint: average speed = total distance / total time

• 200

• 150

• 180

• 220

Lori’s family is on a road trip. They split their drive into the five legs listed in the table. Find the average velocity for each leg of the trip. Then arrange the legs of the trip from lowest velocity to highest. Which leg of the trip had the lowest average velocity?

• Leg 1

• Leg 2

• Leg 3

• Leg 4

• Leg 5

Select the correct location on the image. The lines on the position-time graph show the velocities of different vehicles. Which line represents a vehicle moving at constant velocity?

Select the correct answer. A cruise ship makes its way from one island to another. The ship is in motion compared with which reference point?

• the passengers on the ship

• the captain of the ship

• a lighthouse on a nearby island

• the cargo inside the hull of the ship

Select the correct answer. The motion of a car on a position-time graph is represented with a horizontal line. What does this indicate about the car’s motion?

• It's not moving.

• It's moving at a constant speed.

• It's moving at a constant velocity.

• It's speeding up.

Select all the correct answers. Two buses leave school moving in opposite directions. After 15 minutes, they are both 10 miles away from the school. Which statements correctly describe the motion of the buses?

• The velocity of the buses is equal.

• The average speed of the buses is equal.

• The average speed of the buses is not equal.

• The velocity of the buses is not equal.

• Both buses move with constant velocity the entire trip.

Select the correct answer. Which pair of sentences is describing the same velocity?

• A car is parked. A car is moving in circles.

• A bus drives 40 miles per hour north. A truck drives 50 miles per hour north.

• A boy walks east at 6 kilometers per hour. A girl walks west at the same speed as the boy.

• Valerie rides her bike south at 8 kilometers per hour. Owen jogs south at 8 kilometers per hour.