Motion Test

Question 1

2. 3 m/s is an example of.

Answer 1

2. Velocity

Question 2

4. If you ride your bicycle down a straight road for 500 m then turn around and ride back to your starting point, your distance is your displacement.

Answer 2

4. Greater than.

Question 3

8. A high speed train travels with an average speed of 227 km/hr. The train travels for 2hrs. How far will it go.

Answer 3

8. 4 km/min

Question 4

9. A cross country runner runs 10 km in 40 minutes. What is his average speed.

Answer 4

9. .25 km/min

Question 5

10. The graph to the right represents the change in velocity of four cars over a period of 10 hours. Which represents the car with the greatest acceleration?

Answer 5

10. A

Question 6

12. The uniform motion of a cart is shown in the distance versus time graph to the right. What is the speed of the cart?

Answer 6

12. 2 m/s

Question 7

13. The horses on a carousel or merry - go round are accelerating increasing.

Answer 7

13. The direction of the horses motion is constantly changing.

Question 8

20. A group of bike riders took a 4 hour trip. During the first 3 hours, they traveled a total of 50 km, but during the last hour they traveled only 10 km. What was the groups average speed for the entire trip.

Answer 8

20. 15 km/hr

Question 9

23. Ben is exercising his pony on a large oval track. The pony is trotting at a constant speed of 10 m/s around the track. Which statement can be made about the pony’s motion.

Answer 9

23. The pony is accelerating.

Question 10

25. The velocity of an object must include both.

Answer 10

25. Speed and direction.

Question 11

27. Can the velocity of a car change when it’s speed is constant?

Answer 11

27. Yes because velocity is speed + direction you could be moving at a constant speed but changing direction,thus velocity changes.

Question 12

32. What are 3 specific ways an object can accelerate?

Answer 12

32. Speed up
    Slow down
    Change direction