Scholastic Year

2022/2023

Subject Worksheet 1
Student’s Name: Date: / /2023
Topic: Distance, Displacement, Speed & Velocity Grade: Section:
NGSS HS-PS2-1
HS-PS2-A
HS-SEP-1
HS-SEP-2
NGSS Analyze data to support the claim that Newton’s second law of motion describes the
Objectives
mathematical relationship among the net force on a macroscopic object, its mass, and its
acceleration.
Lesson Use mathematical representations to model and analyze motion in one dimension and
Objectives two dimensions including including vectors and graphs.

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Cannot be
A. Constant speed B. Acceleration C. Not Moving D.
determined

2.

Cannot be
A. Constant speed B. Acceleration C. Not Moving D.
determined

3.

A. 0s B. 10 s C. 15 s D. 20 s

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A. None B. Once C. Twice D. Three times

John took 90 minutes to bicycle to his grandmother's house, a total of six kilometers. What was his
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speed (pay attention to units)?

A. 540 km/hr B. 0.066 km/hr C. 4 km/hr D. 9 km/hr0

6) How much time does it take for a car travelling at 65 miles/hour to travel 300 miles?

A. 4.6 hours B. 0.22 hours C. 19,500 hours D. None of the above

7) An object is _____ if its position changes relative to another object.

A. in motion B. at rest C. a frame of reference D. Magical

8) Jermaine runs exactly 2 laps around a 400 meter track. What is the displacement?

A. 800 meters B. 400 meters C. 0 meters D. 200 meters

9) A runner races in the 100 meter dash. It takes her 10 seconds to finish. What is her average speed?

A. 10 m/s B. 1000 m/s C. 100 seconds D. 10 seconds

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A. 0 m/s B. 1 m/s C. 3 m/s D. 6 m/s

Bill runs 400 meters to Andy's house, turns around, and runs 400 meters back home. What is Bill's
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distance?

A. 0m B. 400 m C. 800 m D. 1600 m

12) Which of the following is NOT a scalar quantity?

A. Time B. Distance C. Displacement D. Speed

13 Vector quantities need both a magnitude and a _____.

A. distance B. displacement C. direction D. velocity

A person walks 50 meters directly north, stops, and then travels 32 meters directly south. What is their
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distance traveled?

A. 82 m B. 18 m C. 32 m D. 20 m

A person walks 50 meters directly north, stops, and then travels 32 meters directly south. What is the
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magnitude of their displacement?

A. 82 m B. 18 m C. 32 m D. 20 m

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16) A distance vs. time graph shows an object’s ___________ .

A. frame of reference B. speed C. acceleration D. favorite food

17) What is the total distance travelled by a car that is travelling 20 m/s for 3 minutes?

Depends on the mass

A. 4000 m B. 3600 m C. 60 m D.
of the car

It took 3.5 hours for a train to travel the distance between two cities at a velocity of 120 miles/hr. How
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many miles lie between the two cities?

A. 34 miles B. 420 miles C. 120 miles D. 360 miles

19) 65 mi/hr South is an example of ________ .

A. speed B. velocity C. acceleration D. direction

How far can a person run in 15 minutes if he or she runs at an average speed of 16 km/hr (in miles per
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hour)? (NOTE = 1 mile =1.609 km)

A. 4.5 miles B. 2.25 miles C. 4 miles D. 2.5 miles

21) Find the velocity of a truck that travels 75 miles north in 2.5 hours.

A. 187.5 mile/hr north B. 30 mile/hr north C. 300 mile/hr north D. 200 mile/hr north

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Speeding up; Slowing down; Slowing down; Speeding up; Positive

A. B. C. D.
Negative direction Negative direction Positive direction direction

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From the 3rd second to the 5th second, the object is __________ .

moving at a constant
A. B. speeding up C. not moving D. slowing down
speed

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A. +3 m B. +5 m C. +5 m/s D. +1 m/s

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25) What formula do we use to calculate speed?

A. Distance x Time B. Distance / Time C. Time / Distance D. Time x Distance

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accelerating/speeding moving at a accelerating/slowing

A. B. C. not moving D.
up constant speed down.

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What is the graph showing?

Acceleration Deceleration
A. Constant Speed B. C. D. No motion
(speeding up) (slowing down)

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A. - 4.0 m/s B. -2.9 m/s C. +2.9 m/s D. + 4.0 m/s

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29) A person travels 100 km in the first hour of a trip. The person then continues to travel for 2 more hours
and travels 200 km. What was the average speed of the trip?

A. 28 km/hr B. 100 km/hr C. 300 km/hr D. 285 km/hr

30) A place or object used for comparison to determine if something is in motion is called __________ .

A. position B. frame of reference C. a constant D. velocity

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 Answer Key
1 B 11 C 21 B

2 A 12 C 22 B

3 D 13 C 23 C

4 B 14 A 24 D

5 C 15 B 25 B

6 A 16 B 26 A

7 A 17 B 27 C

8 C 18 B 28 A

9 A 19 B 29 B

10 B 20 D 30 B

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