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Physics Motion Worksheet Date of Submission: 17 Aug 2015

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1 Motion Word Search

T V D E I L M C O N C A D F A
I N T I Y N O E O I C S I T V
D S E P R N I I T C E N S I E
E E D M S E T T E R A G T M R
N I C T E I C L I L E R A E A
N O A E S C E T A A S A N Y G
R N I O L R A P I E L D C T E
T O P T A E C L I O F I E I S
I E T T O D R D P I N E S C E
R E I C D M E A C S T N L O C
I O O N E T T A T C I T O L O
N R F M E V S A H I Q D W E N
T Y Y L P H A U R I O A E V D
N J D D S U F T I E T N R W G
D H P A R G U J D O A H V D T

ACCELERATION AREA AVERAGE CONSTANT

DECELERATION DIRECTION DISPLACEMENT
DISTANCE FASTER FINAL GRADIENT
GRAPH INITIAL METRE MOTION POSITION
SECOND SLOWER SPEED TIME VECTOR VELOCITY

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2 Word Problems
a Calculate the speed (in m/s) of a car that travels 500m in 30 sec.

b Calculate the speed (in km/h) of a vehicle that travels 50km in 3 hours.

c How far, in metres, will a car travel in 120 sec at n speed of 10 metre/sec?

d How far, in metres, will a car travel in 60 sec at a speed of 250 metre/sec?

e How long, in sec, should a car take to travel 950m at speed of 100 metre/sec?

3 Complete the following table:

Quantity Symbol SI Unit Scalar or Vector

time
mass
distance
speed
displacement

4 Identify whether the statement is describing a scalar or a vector. Place an S

for scalar and a V for vector in the space provided.
a) A squirrel runs 7 m east of a tree. ..

b) The school is 5 km from the airport. ..

c) It took the class 30 minutes to complete the motion lab. ..

d) A little girl pulls her wagon 10 m west of the tree house. ..

5 Use the following diagram to answer the questions below.

A girl walks 2 m [N], 4 m [E], 2 m [S] and then 4 m [W].

a) What is the total distance the girl travelled? .

b) What is the displacement of the girl?

3 Complete the following table:

Quantity Symbol SI Unit Scalar or Vector

time
mass
distance
speed
displacement

4 Identify whether the statement is describing a scalar or a vector. Place an S

for scalar and a V for vector in the space provided.

a) A squirrel runs 7 m east of a tree. ..

b) The school is 5 km from the airport. ..

c) It took the class 30 minutes to complete the motion lab. ..

d) A little girl pulls her wagon 10 m west of the tree house. ..

5 Use the following diagram to answer the questions below.

A girl walks 2 m [N], 4 m [E], 2 m [S] and then 4 m [W].

a) What is the total distance the girl travelled? .

b) What is the displacement of the girl?