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Multiple Choice
Identify the choice that best completes the statement or answers the question.
_____ 1. The distance traveled by an object divided by the time it takes to travel that distance is called
a. average speed b. average velocity
_____ 2. In order to determine speed, you must know
a. time and distance b. direction
_____ 3. What is the speed of an object at rest?
a. 0 km/h b. 25 km/h
_____ 4. The difference between speed and velocity is that velocity includes
a. direction b. time
_____ 5. An airplane is flying at 635 km per hour at an altitude of 35,000 m. It is currently over Kansas
and is approximately 16 minutes ahead of its scheduled arrival time. What is its velocity?
a. 46 m/min b. Requires information about direction.
_____ 6. Which of the following does not indicate velocity?
a. 16 km b. 10 m/s SW
_____ 7. Acceleration is defined as the change in velocity divided by
a. distance b. time
_____ 8. The SI unit for acceleration is
a. ft/s

b. m/s
2

_____ 9. When the velocity of an object changes, it is acted upon by a(n)
a. force b. inertia
_____ 10. If the net force of an object is zero than the object has
a. balanced forces b. unbalanced forces
_____ 11. A tug-of-war that results in one team pulling the other across the line is an example of
a. balanced forces b. unbalanced forces
_____ 12. Which of the following best illustrates balanced forces?
a. A chair that is not moving b. an acorn falling from a tree
_____ 13. Friction is defined as
a. force that opposes motion between two surfaces that are touching
b. rate at which velocity changes
_____ 14. Which of the following situations best demonstrates the effects of friction?
a. a parachutist descending to the ground b. pitching a baseball
Name:________________________ Class:________________________ Date:_____________________
_____ 15. An object is in motion when
a. the object changes position relative to a stationary reference point.
b. the objects displacement is greater than the distance traveled
_____ 16. Which of the following is a displacement?
a. 10 ft b. 3 blocks east
_____ 17. Which of the following is the most accurate?
a. 100 miles per second b. 100 miles per minute
_____ 18. How can the friction on a water slide be reduced?
a. keep the surface of the slide dry b. run a constant stream of water down the slide
_____ 19. Which is an example of balanced forces acting on an object?
a. a car turning a corner b. a leaf lying on the grass
_____ 20. A car is parked on a hill. In order to keep the car from rolling downhill, how great must the
static friction acting on the car be?
a. equal to the forces pulling the car downhill b. smaller than the force pulling the car uphill
Completion
Complete each statement
21. Velocity describes both speed and _________________________.
22. The symbol v represents ____________________________.
23. If you push a desk westward and your friend pushes northward on the desk with equal force, the
desk will move in a __________________________________ direction.
Problems
If you know This equation Helps you find
Distance and Time v=d/t speed
Speed and Time d=v X t distance
Distance and Speed t=d/v time

24. How much time will it take a car driving at 50 mph to drive 350 miles?
(Please write equation used as well as answer).


25. If Ms. Carver rolled her wheelchair at 2 m/s for 60 seconds, what distance did she travel?
(Please write equation used as well as answer).

Name:________________________ Class:________________________ Date:_____________________

23. Acceleration is the rate at which__________________________ changes.
24. The symbol v represents ____________________________.
25. If you push a desk westward and your friend pushes northward on the desk with equal force, the
desk will move in a __________________________________ direction.
Problem
If you know This equation Helps you find
Distance and Time v=d/t speed
Speed and Time d=v X t distance
Distance and Speed t=d/v time
final v initial v
acceleration = t