Describing Motion
  • 1. Motion can be described as...
A) acceleration
B) velocity
C) all of these
D) speed
  • 2. If an objecti is in motion, it changes position relative to its...
A) time
B) speed
C) reference point
D) angle
  • 3. Speed is determined by...
A) distance and time
B) mass and matter
C) volume and work
D) inertia and weight
  • 4. Velocity is different from speed in that it depends on...
A) direction
B) distance
C) time
D) volume
  • 5. Acceleration is a change in...
A) volume
B) mass
C) matter
D) velocity
  • 6. Forces cause...
A) motion
B) acceleration
C) reactions
D) all of these
  • 7. Gravity is a...
A) force
B) speed
C) acceleration
D) velocity
  • 8. Speed is measured in...
A) m/s
B) m/s/s
C) degrees
D) mL
  • 9. Velocity is measured in...
A) m/s and direction
B) m/s
C) degrees
D) m/s/s
  • 10. Acceleration is measured in...
A) m/s/s
B) speed and direction
C) km/hr
D) m/s
  • 11. Motion involves...
A) time
B) change in position
C) distance
D) all of these
  • 12. If a rocket covers a distance of 10 meters in 5 sec., you could determine its...
A) distance
B) speed
C) acceleration
D) velocity
  • 13. If you were traveling in your car at 75 mph to the west, you could describe your...
A) time
B) velocity
C) mass
D) distance
  • 14. A tornado's velocity changed from 60mph to 45 mph in 1 hr. From this information you could determine its...
A) time
B) acceleration
C) volume
D) mass
  • 15. A measurement of gravity is called...
A) time
B) mass
C) matter
D) weight
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