Motion Test

Name: ____________________

Multiple Choice

Identify the choice that best completes the statement or answers the question.

____ 1. A ball takes 10 s to roll 40 m. What is the average speed of the ball?

a. 400 m/s c. 4 m/s

b. 5 m/s d. 5 m/s

____ 2. A car the leaves at 1:00 pm on the highway at 100 km/h. The car stops at 3:30 pm.
Determine the distance travelled.

a. 0 km c. 100 km

b. 250 km d. 330 km

____ 3. Speed can be measured units.

a. meters c. km/h

b. m/s d. b and c

____ 4. Which of the following is NOT a type of friction?

a. Rolling friction b. static friction

b. Fluid friction d. medium friction

___5. Which has the strongest gravitational pull?

a. Bowling ball c. a car

b. Earth d. The Sun
____ 6. Which scientist is credited with first describing the mathematics of gravity?

a. Thomas Edison c. Issac Newton

b. Albert Einstein d. John Dalton

___7. As the distance from an object increases, the amount of gravitational force felt by the
object:

a. Stays the same b. increases

b. Decreases c.depends on the objects

___8. One way to increase friction is to use:

a. Oil b. water

b. Wax d. sand

Short Answer

1. What are three factors that affect the speed of the object in the real world?

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2. Define the following (3 marks)

Gravity

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Weight

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Distance
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3. Examine each distance time graph and answer the questions.

a) What is the total distance travelled? _____________________________

b) What is the total time for the trip? ____________________________
c) Calculate the average speed _____________________________

d) How long did they stop? ____________________________

4. What are three factors that affect the speed of the object in the real world?

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5. Match the distance time graph with the description. (4 marks)

____ My dog laid on the couch all day.

____ Logan walked to cafeteria and stopped briefly to talk to Aston and continued to walk home

____ Two cars left from the same red light but one was faster than the other

____ Michael walked to the cafeteria to meet Logan and Ashton. They talked for a while and he
realized he left his phone in class. He quickly returned by to class to get it.
6. Examine each distance time graph and answer the questions.

a) What is the total time for the trip?

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b) Calculate the average speed for the first 10 s of the trip
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7. Give three (3) examples of how life would be different it we did not have gravity on Earth.

(3 marks)

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Reading

1. What are two factors that affect how strong the force of gravity is? (2 marks)

2. Describe the early universe. (2 marks)

3. Which is bigger a star or galaxy. Explain your answer (2 marks)