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Physical Science - Linear Motion Test (Unit 7)
Multiple Choice
Identify the letter of the choice that best completes the statement or answers the question.
____ 1. Which distance can be most accurately measured with a ruler?
A the length of a river
B the width of a book
C the distance between two cities
D the size of an object under a microscope
____ 2. A person walks 1 mile every day for exercise, leaving her front porch at 9:00 am. and returning to her front
porch at 9:25 am. What is the total displacement of her daily walk?
A 1 mile C 25 minutes
B 0 D none of the above
____ 3. Displacement vectors of 4 km south, 2 km north, 5 km south, and 5 km north combine to a total displacement
of
A 16 km north C 6 km south
B 11 km west D 2 km south
____ 4. Speed is the ratio of the distance an object moves to
A the amount of time needed to travel the distance.
B the direction the object moves.
C the displacement of the object.
D the motion of the object.
____ 5. Instantaneous speed is measured
A at the starting point.
B when the object reaches its destination.
C at a particular instant.
D over the duration of the trip.
____ 6. A car traveled 60 km in 2 hours, 84 km in the next 1 hour, and then 68 km in 2 hours before reaching its
destination. What was the car’s average speed?
A 212 km/h C 148 km/h
B 42 km/h D 1060 km/h
____ 7. The slope of a line on a distance-time graph is
A distance. C speed.
B time. D displacement.
____ 8. A horizontal line on a distance-time graph means the object is
A moving at a constant speed. C slowing down.
B moving faster. D at rest.
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____ 9. What is the speed of a bobsled whose distance-time graph indicates that it traveled 100 m in 25 s?
A 4 m/s C 0.25 mph
B 2500 m/s D 100 m/s
____ 10. A distance-time graph indicates that an object moves 100 m in 4 s and then remains at rest for 6 s. What is
the average speed of the object?
A 50 m/s C 10 m/s
B 25 m/s D 100 m/s
____ 11. The rate at which velocity changes is called
A speed. C acceleration.
B vectors. D motion.
____ 12. Which example identifies a change in motion that produces acceleration?
A a speed skater moving at a constant speed on a straight track
B a ball moving at a constant speed around a circular track
C a particle moving in a vacuum at constant velocity
D a vehicle moving down the street at a steady speed
____ 13. Objects in free fall near the surface of the Earth experience
A constant speed. C constant acceleration.
B constant velocity. D constant distance.
____ 14. Which example describes constant acceleration due ONLY to a change in direction?
A increasing speed while traveling around a curve
B an object at rest
C traveling around a circular track
D an object in free fall
____ 15. Suppose you increase your walking speed from 1 m/s to 3 m/s in a period of 1 s. What is your acceleration?
A 2 m/s2 C 4 m/s2
B 5 m/s 2 D 3 m/s2
____ 16. An object moving at 30 m/s takes 5 s to come to a stop. What is the object’s acceleration?
A 30 m/s2 C –6 m/s2
B –30 m/s 2 D 6 m/s2
____ 17. An object that is accelerating may be
A slowing down. C changing direction.
B gaining speed. D all of the above
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____ 18. A train approaching a crossing changes speed from 25 m/s to 10 m/s in 240 s. How can the train’s
acceleration be described?
A The train’s acceleration is positive.
B The train is not accelerating.
C The train will come to rest in 6 minutes.
D The train’s acceleration is negative.
Problems - YOU MUST SHOW ALL OF YOUR WORK AND CIRCLE YOU FINAL ANSWER TO RECEIVE
FULL CREDIT.
19. During a race, a runner runs at a speed of 6 m/s. 2 seconds later, she is running at a speed of 10 m/s. What is
the runner’s acceleration? Show your work.
20. If you ride your bike at an average speed of 4 km/h and need to travel a total distance of 28 km, how long will
it take you to reach your destination? Show your work.
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Physical Science - Linear Motion Test (Unit 7)
Answer Section
MULTIPLE CHOICE
1. B
2. B
3. D
4. A
5. C
6. B
7. C
8. D
9. A
10. C
11. C
12. B
13. C
14. C
15. A
16. C
17. D
18. D
PROBLEM
v f vi 10 m/s 6 m/s
19. a = = 2 m/s 2
t 2s
d
20. v
t
t v d
d
t
v
28 km
t= 7h
4 km/h