Name: ________________________ Class: ___________________ Date: __________
ID: A
Motion Quiz 1
Modified True/False
Indicate whether the statement is true or false. If false, change the identified word or phrase to make the statement tr ue.
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1. Direction is an important characteristic of scalar quantities.
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2. If a bumblebee flies in a straight path from a flower to a beehive and does not change its direction,
then the distance and the displacement will have exactly the same magnitude.
Multiple Choice
Identify the choice that best completes the statement or answers the question.
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3. Which of the following Greek letters is the symbol that means “change in”?
a. α
c. γ
b. β
d. ∆
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4. Which of the following are important characteristics of vectors?
I.
II.
III.
a.
b.
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units
direction
magnitude
I. and II. only
I. and III. only
c.
d.
II. and III. only
I., II., and III.
5. A girl ran around a circular track and ended up at the same point where she started. Which of the
following statements are true about the distance covered and the girl’s displacement?
I.
II.
III.
a.
b.
The displacement is zero.
The displacement and the distance covered are the same.
The distance covered is equal to the circumference of the track.
I. and II. only
I. and III. only
c.
d.
II. and III. only
I., II., and III.
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6. Which of the following units is associated with the υav symbol in motion formulas?
a. s
c. m/s
b. m
d. m/s2
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7. The world’s fastest land animal, the cheetah, can reach a top speed of 30.5 m/s. How long would it
take a cheetah to run 150 m?
a. 0.2 s
b. 4.9 s
c.
d.
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30.5 s
4575 s
Name: ________________________
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ID: A
8. A toy plane takes off and takes 5 s to climb to a height of +12 m above the ground. The plane then
steadily rises at a velocity of +0.32 m/s until it has been in the air for 90 s. What is the plane’s final
position?
a. +15.2 m
c. +39.2 m
b. +16.8 m
d. +40.8 m
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9. A student sees a flash of lightning and then, 3.5 s later, hears the sound of thunder. If sound travels at
a speed of 330 m/s, how far away was the flash of lightning?
a. 0.01 m
c. 333.5 m
b. 94 m
d. 1155 m
____ 10. A robin flies 200 m [E] in 29 s, lands on a tree branch, and rests there for 35 s. Then, the robin turns
and flies 500 m [W] in 65 s. Which of the following is the robin’s average velocity?
a. 0.43 m/s [E]
c. 2.33 m/s [E]
b. 0.43 m/s [W]
d. 2.33 m/s [W]
Matching
Match the segment of the position-time graph with the appropriate description. Each segment of the
position-time graph may be used more than once.
____ 11. stationary
____ 12. slope = 1 m/s
____ 13. slope = -7 m/s
____ 14. average velocity of 2 m/s [N]
____ 15. moving south at a uniform velocity
____ 16. greatest rate of change in position for a time interval
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ID: A
Motion Quiz 1
Answer Section
MODIFIED TRUE/FALSE
1. ANS: F
Direction is an important characteristic of vector quantities.
PTS:
KEY:
2. ANS:
LOC:
MSC:
1
DIF: Easy
LOC: C6-1
direction | scalar | vector
MSC: K
T
PTS: 1
C6-1
TOP: The Language of Motion
U
TOP: The Language of Motion
DIF: Average
KEY: displacement | distance
MULTIPLE CHOICE
3. ANS:
TOP:
4. ANS:
TOP:
MSC:
5. ANS:
TOP:
MSC:
6. ANS:
TOP:
MSC:
7. ANS:
TOP:
8. ANS:
TOP:
MSC:
9. ANS:
TOP:
MSC:
10. ANS:
TOP:
D
PTS: 1
The Language of Motion
D
PTS: 1
The Language of Motion
K
B
PTS: 1
The Language of Motion
U
C
PTS: 1
Average Velocity
K
B
PTS: 1
Average Velocity
C
PTS: 1
Average Velocity
U
D
PTS: 1
Average Velocity
U
D
PTS: 1
Average Velocity
DIF:
KEY:
DIF:
KEY:
Easy
LOC: C6-1
delta
MSC: K
Easy
LOC: C6-1
vector | magnitude
DIF: Average
LOC: C6-1
KEY: distance | displacement
DIF: Easy
LOC: C6-1
KEY: average velocity | units | formula
DIF:
KEY:
DIF:
KEY:
Average
LOC: C6-3
time
MSC: U
Average
LOC: C6-3
final position | velocity
DIF: Average
LOC: C6-3
KEY: distance | speed
DIF: Average
KEY: velocity
LOC: C6-3
MSC: U
MATCHING
11. ANS:
TOP:
MSC:
12. ANS:
TOP:
MSC:
B
PTS: 1
Average Velocity
U
C
PTS: 1
Average Velocity
U
DIF: Average
LOC: C6-2
KEY: position-time graph | velocity
DIF: Average
LOC: C6-2
KEY: position-time graph | slope
1
ID: A
13. ANS:
TOP:
MSC:
14. ANS:
TOP:
MSC:
15. ANS:
TOP:
MSC:
16. ANS:
TOP:
MSC:
D
PTS:
Average Velocity
U
A
PTS:
Average Velocity
U
D
PTS:
Average Velocity
U
D
PTS:
Average Velocity
U
1
DIF: Average
LOC: C6-2
KEY: position-time graph | slope
1
DIF: Average
LOC: C6-2
KEY: position-time graph | velocity
1
DIF: Average
LOC: C6-2
KEY: position-time graph | velocity
1
DIF: Average
LOC: C6-2
KEY: position-time graph | velocity
2