Science Department

Grade: 8
Trimester (1)

Answers of Lesson (1) – Position and Motion

A. Choose the correct answer:
1. To determine motion, a ……………. must be determined.
a. Location b. reference point c. time d. speed
2. Motion can be described through a change in……………………
a. speed b. distance c. position d. time

3. A train traveled 250 kilometers (km) from its starting point in 5 hours (h).
If the train continues at the same average speed for another 4 hours, how
far will it has traveled from its starting point?
a. 200 km b. 250 km c. 450 km d. 500 km
𝑑 250
𝑠𝑝𝑒𝑒𝑑 = = = 50𝑘𝑚/ℎ, d1= 50×4=200 km, d(total) = 250+200 = 450km
𝑡 5

4. Which of the following is the least useful object to use as a point of

reference for describing the location of the parked car?
a. bird b. street light c. the store d. tree
5. The distance covered by a car that moves with a speed 60 m/s through 5 s is ..….m.
a. 12 b. 60 c. 5 d. 300
d= 60×5=300 km
B. Fill-in-the-Blank
1. Distance, a reference point, and a reference……………………. are all needed
to determine the position of an object. (direction)

2. If you ride your bike around the block, returning to the exact point where you
started, your displacement is………………….. m? (zero)

C. True or False:
a. To determine if an object has changed position, you need to know its
position relative to another object. (True)

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D. Answer the following questions

1. You are in a car going 70 km/h and another car passes you going in the opposite
direction at 70 km/h. Do both cars have the same velocity? Explain.
They do not have the same velocity because they are moving in different directions.
2. A driver needs to make a delivery to an office that is 30 km away. The driver has
traveled for 45 minutes west down a straight road at 50 km/h.
a. Has the driver traveled far enough to reach the office? Support your response.
a. The driver has traveled for 0.75 h and has traveled = 50 ×0.75 = 37.5 km.
He has traveled far enough to reach the office.

b. Assume the driver has gone far enough and is traveling on the correct road.
If he has not yet seen the business, what should he do to make the delivery?
Explain your reasoning.
b. He should turn around and head east 67.5 km, as he traveled in the wrong
direction from the reference point of when he entered the straight road.

3. John drove for 4 hours and covered 130 kms, and for 1 hours and covered 170
kms. What was his average speed for the whole journey?
𝒅 𝟏𝟑𝟎+𝟏𝟕𝟎
𝒂𝒗𝒆𝒓𝒂𝒈𝒆 𝒔𝒑𝒆𝒆𝒅 = = = 𝟔𝟎 𝒌𝒎/𝒉,
𝒕 𝟏+𝟒

4. from the following graph what is the types of speed

and find is value?

Uniform (constant) speed

𝒅 𝟑𝟎
𝒔𝒑𝒆𝒆𝒅 = = = 𝟎. 𝟓𝒌𝒎/𝒉,
𝒕 𝟔𝟎

5. a bus moves in straight line its speed 12 m/s what is the time needed to cover 240 m.
𝑑 240
𝑡= = = 20 𝑠
𝑣 12

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E. Examine the distance-time graph.

a. Which line represents travel at the fastest speed?

Justify your answer.__

a. Line A represents travel at the fastest speed. It represents an object that

travels the greatest distance per unit of time.

b. Describe the line that should be added for an object that is not moving with
respect to the chosen frame of reference.__

The line would be a horizontal line at 0 m.

F. Match:

A B
1. …c.... is an object’s distance and direction from the reference a. Reference
point. point

2. ...a…. is the starting point you choose to describe a place or a

b. displacement
location of an object

3. …e. is how far an object moves in total. c. Position

4. … b… is the difference between initial and final position. d. speed

5. …f… is the change in the object position when compared to

e. distance
another object.

6. …g…. is the speed with direction. f. Motion.

7. …d… a distance an object travels per unit of time. g. Velocity

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