Chapter 04 Multiple Choice Test

Name: Class: Date: Chapter 04 Multiple Choice Test Multiple Choice Identify the choice that best completes the statement or answers the question. 1. Which of the following statements gives the best definition of position? a. It is a variable that gives location relative to an origin. b. It is the distance with a value of zero. c. It is the distance an object travels divided by the time it takes. d. It is the distance traveled. 2. On a graph, all of the following directions are normally considered to be positive EXCEPT: a. North. b. East. c. Left. d. Up. 3. Speed is: a. calculated by dividing the distance traveled by the time taken. b. zero for objects at rest. c. a measure of how quickly an object gets from one place to another. d. All of the above 4. Speed that does not change is called: a. average speed. b. constant speed. c. instant speed. d. minimum speed. 5. Variables like velocity and acceleration that have both size and direction are called: a. vectors. b. dependent. c. axes. d. independent. 6. In 1/2 hour, a bicyclist traveled 20 kilometers. What was the bicyclist s average speed? a. 60 km b. 10 km/h c. 40 km d. 40 km/h 7. From home, you walk 6 blocks east and then walk 4 blocks west. Your distance from home is: a. 2 blocks. b. 4 blocks. c. 6 blocks. d. 10 blocks. 8. A plane flies 200 km West and then flies 300 km South. Its new position is: a. +200km, +300km b. +300km, -200km c. -200km, +300km d. -200km, -300km 1

Name: 9. The diagram shows the location of a pine tree on a grid. The position of the pine tree would be described best by coordinates of: a. (+3, -2) b. (+2, -3) c. (-2, +3) d. (-3, +2) 10. What is the speed of a jet plane that travels 3,000 meters in 10 seconds? a. 30 m/s b. 300 m/s c. 3,000 m/s d. 30,000 m/s 11. If an automobile travels at 30. m/s for 2 minutes, how far has the car traveled? a. 60. m b. 1,800 m c. 3,600 m d. 216,000 m 12. A graph can be described as: a. a mathematical diagram. b. a scientific model. c. a way to show relationships between variables. d. All of the above 2

Name: 13. The type of relationship represented between variables in the graph pictured is: a. a strong relationship. b. a weak relationship. c. an inverse relationship. d. no relationship. 14. On this graph, the dependent variable is: a. distance. b. speed. c. acceleration. d. the slope of the speed vs. distance curve. 15. When constructing a graph, the x-axis is most closely related to: a. the dependent variable. b. the vertical axis. c. the independent variable. d. the slope. 16. If large changes in the independent variable cause small changes in the dependent variable: a. the relationship is strong. b. the relationship is inverse. c. the relationship is weak. d. there is no relationship between variables. 3

Name: 17. The slope of a position vs. time graph is equal to: a. distance. b. speed. c. acceleration. d. area. 18. Use the graph to predict the speed of the car when the car is at 60 cm. a. 220 cm/s b. 230 cm/s c. 240 cm/s d. 250 cm/s Figure 4-1A The above graph is of the height of an avocado tree plotted against its age from the time it is planted to when it is 8 years old. 19. What is the independent variable for the graph in Figure 4-1A? a. Height b. Age c. Type of tree d. There is no independent variable 4

Name: 20. What is the dependent variable for the graph in Figure 4-1A? a. Height b. Age c. Type of tree d. There is no dependent variable 21. Use Figure 4-1A to choose which of the following would be the best prediction of the avocado tree s height when it is 10 years old? a. 4.5 m b. 5 m c. 5.5 m d. 10 m 22. What type of relationship do the variables have in the graph in Figure 4-1A? a. Strong relationship b. Weak relationship c. Inverse relationship d. No relationship 23. Calculate the speed of the object from the position vs. time graph shown below. a. 0.5 m/s b. 0.75 m/s c. 2 m/s d. 3 m/s 24. Which point on this position vs. time graph has the fastest speed? a. Point 1 b. Point 2 c. Point 3 d. Point 4 5

Name: 25. A racecar rounds a curve on the track at a constant speed of 180 mph. Is the car accelerating? a. No, its mass is constant. b. Yes, its speed is changing. c. Yes, its direction is changing. d. No, its speed is constant. 26. Which of the following is a projectile? a. An airplane flying at 30,000 feet. b. A baseball hit by Chipper Jones. c. A soccer ball rolling across a field. d. A book sliding across a desk. Selina drops a golf ball down a deep well. The ball falls with only the force of gravity acting on it. Figure 4-2A 27. Without any air resistance, as the golf ball in Figure 4-2A falls into the well, its acceleration is: a. constant. b. increasing. c. decreasing. d. changing. 28. Without any air resistance, as the golf ball in Figure 4-2A falls into the well, its speed is: a. constant. b. increasing. c. decreasing. d. directional. 29. A rocket sled accelerates from 10 m/s to 50 m/s in 2 seconds. What is the acceleration of the sled? a. 10 m/s 2 b. 25 m/s 2 c. 40 m/s 2 d. 20 m/s 2 30. A cart is rolling down a ramp. If the angle of the ramp is increased to make the ramp steeper, the cart will: a. have less acceleration. b. have the same acceleration. c. have greater acceleration. d. move at a constant velocity. 6

Chapter 04 Multiple Choice Test Answer Section MULTIPLE CHOICE 1. ANS: A DIF: basic REF: section 4.1 2. ANS: C DIF: basic REF: section 4.1 3. ANS: D DIF: basic REF: section 4.1 4. ANS: B DIF: basic REF: section 4.1 5. ANS: A DIF: basic REF: section 4.1 6. ANS: D DIF: intermediate REF: section 4.1 7. ANS: A DIF: intermediate REF: section 4.1 8. ANS: D DIF: intermediate REF: section 4.1 9. ANS: A DIF: intermediate REF: section 4.1 10. ANS: B DIF: intermediate REF: section 4.1 11. ANS: C DIF: advanced REF: section 4.1 12. ANS: D DIF: basic REF: section 4.2 13. ANS: D DIF: basic REF: section 4.2 14. ANS: B DIF: basic REF: section 4.2 15. ANS: C DIF: basic REF: section 4.2 16. ANS: C DIF: basic REF: section 4.2 17. ANS: B DIF: basic REF: section 4.2 18. ANS: C DIF: intermediate REF: section 4.2 19. ANS: B DIF: intermediate REF: section 4.2 20. ANS: A DIF: intermediate REF: section 4.2 21. ANS: C DIF: advanced REF: SECTION 4.2 22. ANS: A DIF: advanced REF: section 4.2 23. ANS: A DIF: advanced REF: section 4.2 24. ANS: B DIF: advanced REF: section 4.2 25. ANS: C DIF: basic REF: section 4.3 26. ANS: B DIF: basic REF: section 4.3 27. ANS: A DIF: basic REF: section 4.3 28. ANS: B DIF: basic REF: section 4.3 29. ANS: D DIF: intermediate REF: section 4.3 30. ANS: C DIF: intermediate REF: section 4.3 1

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