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TEST: Motion Review
Part I. True or False?
___________________1. Acceleration can be positive or negative.
___________________2. Changing direction is one-way acceleration can occur.
__________________3. Velocity is the same thing as acceleration.
___________________4. Vector quantities include both magnitude and
direction.
___________________5. Average speed is found by looking at a speedometer.
Part II. Matching. Select the best answer for each of the following. You will need to use some or
all of the choices more than once.
a) speed
b) velocity
c) acceleration
d) displacement
____ 1. a change in a moving object’s speed or direction
____ 2. The amount of distance traveled in a given amount of time
____ 3. speed of an object in a particular direction
_____4. how far and in what direction an object ends up from its starting point
_____5. calculated by: distance ÷ time
_____6. measures the rate of change of velocity over time
_____7. calculated by: change in speed ÷ time
_____8. units might include m/s or km/hr or miles/hr
_____9. units might include m/s2 or kph/s or mph/s
_____10. the line plotted on a speed/time graph indicates this
_____11. the line plotted on a distance/time graph indicates this
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Part III: Distance and Displacement, Vector Diagram
Using the diagram on the right, answer questions 1a and
1b:
1a - A Student walks from A to B to C to D and back to A.
What distance did the student travel?
1b . A Student walks from A to B to C to D and back to A. What is the student’s displacement?
2. Creating a Vector Diagram. Use the following information to draw a vector diagram.
Remember that vectors should be drawn as little arrows.
Mark your starting point with an X in the middle of the grid.
Go 3 blocks north. Mark this Vector A.
Go 4 blocks east. Mark this Vector B.
Go 6 blocks south. Mark this Vector C
Go 8 blocks west. Mark this Vector D.
Go 3 blocks north. Mark this Vector E.
Go 7 blocks east. Mark this Vector F.
a. What is the total distance traveled (in “blocks”)?______________________
b. What is your displacement?____________________________
Part IV. Problems Section. SHOW ALL WORK, FORMULA AND INCLUDE UNITS
1. A person walks 50 m in 12 s. At what velocity did the person travel?
Given :
Formula and Work:
d = _____________
t = _____________
s = ___________
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2. A car is moving down the road at 25 m/s. How far will it travel in 18 s?
Given :
Formula and Work:
d = _____________
t = _____________
s = _____________
3. A whale is swimming across the ocean at 14 m/s. How long will it take the whale to swim
1000 m?
Given :
Formula and Work:
d = _____________
t = _____________
s = _____________
4. A roller coaster starts down a hill at 10 m/s. Three seconds later, its speed is 32 m/s. What is
the roller coaster’s acceleration?
Given :
Formula and Work:
Vi = _____________
Vf= _____________
t = _____________
a = _____________
5. A skater goes from a standstill to a speed of 6.7 m/s in 12 seconds. What is the acceleration
of the skater?
Given :
Formula and Work:
Vi = _____________
Vf= _____________
t = _____________
a = _____________
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6. As a shuttle bus comes to a normal stop, it slows from 9.00m/s to 0.00m/s in 5.00s. Find the
average acceleration of the bus.
Given:
Formula and Work:
Vi = _____________
Vf= _____________
t = _____________
a = _____________
7. How long will it take a car traveling 30 m/s to come to a stop if its acceleration is
Given :
Formula and Work:
Vi = _____________
Vf= _____________
t = _____________
a = ____________
Part IV: Graphing Acceleration
Analyze a graph that shows speed and time.
a) During which interval is the car
stopped? _______________
b) Where is the car accelerating
(speeding up)? ____________
c. Where is the car decelerating
(slowing down)? ____________
d. Where is the car moving at a
constant velocity? ___________
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Part V: Creating a Distance vs. Time Graph. Use the following information to draw a graph.
1.Graph the data above in the graph paper given to you. Don’t forget all parts of a graph.
a. Label X and Y axis, include units
TIME (min)
DISTANCE (m)
b. Name the graph – Distance Vs. Time
0
0
c. Graph the data above.
2
5
d. Connect the points
4
15
6
25
2. Which variable from the chart goes on the x axis?
8
40
_________________________________
10
75
3. Which variable from the chart goes on the y axis?
12
100
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4. How much distance has your object covered at the 5 minute mark? ____________________
5. What is the speed at 2 minutes? (Show your work, include formula and units)
6. What is the speed at 12 minutes? (Show your work, include formula and units)
Part VI: Creating a Velocity(speed) vs. Time Graph. Use the following information to draw a graph.
1. Graph the data above in the graph paper given to you. Don’t forget all parts of a graph.
a. Label X and Y axis, include units
TIME (s)
velocity(m/s)
b. Name the graph – velocity Vs. Time
0
0
c. Graph the data above.
1
15
d. Connect the points
2
25
3
35
2. Which variable from the chart goes on the x axis?
4
45
_________________________________
5
55
3. Which variable from the chart goes on the y axis?
6
65
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4. How much distance has your object covered at the 4.5 minute mark?_________________
5. What is the acceleration from start (0s) to 6 s? (Show your work, include formula and units)
6. What is the acceleration from 6s to 12s? (Show your work, include formula and units)
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