Download Motion and Forces Test Part 1 The formula for calculating distance is

Motion and Forces Test
Part 1
1. The formula for calculating distance
is
a. Speed * time
b. Distance/speed
c. Speed/time
d. None of the above
2. The formula for calculating speed
a. Speed * time
b. Distance/speed
c. Speed/time
d. None of the above
3. The formula for calculating time
a. Speed * time
b. Distance/speed
c. Speed/time
d. None of the above
4. The amount of distance an object
travels in a certain time
a. Speed
b. Distance
c. Time
d. None of the above
5. The speed of an object plus
direction
a. Speed
b. Velocity
c. Acceleration
d. None of the above
6. A change in velocity such as
speeding up, slowing down, or
changing direction
a. Acceleration
b. Speed
c. Velocity
d. None of the above
7. The force of attraction between all
objects in the universe
a. Attraction
b. Mass
c. Matter
d. None of the above
8. The larger an object’s mass, the
greater its
a. Matter
b. Gravity
c. inertia
d. None of the above
9. The greater the distance between
objects, the _____ the gravity
a. Greater
b. More
c. Smaller
d. None of the above
10.
The force of air opposing an
object
a. Friction
b. Air resistance
c. Wind
d. None of the above
11.
The three types of friction are
a. Standing, rolling, sliding
b. Rolling, static, inertia
c. Rolling, sliding, air resistance
d. None of the above
12.
_____ makes motion possible,
but also slows objects down.
a. Friction
b. Inertia
c. Acceleration
d. None of the above
13.
Changing sliding friction into
rolling friction can
a. Reduce momentum
b. Reduce inertia
c. Reduce friction
d. None of the above
14. Force per unit area is
a. Surface area
b. Pressure
c. Friction
d. None of the above
15.
The formula for calculating
acceleration is
a. Distance/time
b. Speed * time
c. Distance/speed
d. None of the above
16.
A change in an object’s position
over time is
a. Momentum
b. Inertia
c. Movement
d. None of the above
17.
How much an object will resist
change is
a. Speed
b. Movement
c. Inertia
d. None of the above
18.
Another way to reduce friction
is
a. Sliding
b. Lubrication
c. Inertia
d.
None of the above
19.
Gravity acting upon mass is
called
a. Matter
b. Weight
c. Inertia
d. None of the above
20.
Force is measured in
a. Newtons
b. Grams
c. Kilometers
d. None of the above
21. A car travels a distance of 540km in 6 hours. What speed did it
travel at?
a. 90 mph
b. 90 km/hr
c. 90 m/s
d. None of the above
22. A cyclist travels 20km in 4hrs. What speed did the cyclist cycle at?
a. 20 km/hr
b. 20 mi/hr
c. 5 km/hr
d. None of the above
23. A train travels at a speed of 30mph and travel a distance of 240
miles. How long did it take to complete its journey?
a. 8 minutes
b. 8 hours
c. 24 hours
d. None of the above
24. A girl cycles for 3hrs at a speed of 40 km/h. What distance did she
travel?
a. 100 km
b. 100 mi
c. 120 km
d. None of the above
25. The distance between two cities is 144km, it takes me 3hours to
travel between these cities. What speed did I travel at?
a. 288 km/hr
b. 48 km/hr
c. 288 mi/hr
d. None of the above
26. Lauren walks 100m in half a minute. What must her speed have been to travel this
distance?
a. 3.33 mi/min
b. 3.33 mi/s
c. 3.33 m/s
d. None of the above
27. A mouse runs a distance of 2metres in 15 seconds. What is it’s
speed?
a. 7.5 m/s
b. 7.5 mi/hr
c. 7.5 km/hr
d. None of the above
28. Jim travelled at a speed of 18km/h for 2 hours. What was the
distance covered?
a. 18 km
b. 36 km
c. 36 mi
d. None of the above
29. A whale swims at a constant speed of 8m/s for 17s. What distance
did it travel?
a. 2 m
b. 136 m
c. 136 km
d. None of the above
30. At the equator, the earth spins a distance of 25,992miles every
day. What speed does the Earth spin at in mph?
a. 24 mph
b. 100 km/hr
c. 1000 mi/hr
d. None of the above