Chapter 9 Multiple choice test

Chapter 9 Speeding up
SoW ref 9K Speeding up

Name Class Teacher

There is only one correct answer to each question. Tick () the box next to the answer
that you think is right.

1 What is the way we calculate speed?

A speed = distance moved x time taken
B speed = distance moved
time taken
C speed = time taken x distanced moved
D speed = time taken
distance moved

2 Which of the following is not a unit of speed?

A centimetres per thousand years
B kilometres per hour
C kilograms per second
D metres per second

3 What is the speed of this car?

A 20 km per hour B 40 km per hour

C 80 km per hour D 100 km per hour

4 Here are the results of two good races in the school sports:
100 m Boys – Winner: J Mebo, 10 sec
1500 m Girls – Winner: H Chai, 4 min 10 sec (250 sec)
Which line on the table gives their winning speeds correctly?
100 m race 1500 m race
A 6 m/s 6 m/s
B 10 m/s 6 m/s
C 10 m/s 25 m/s
D 100 m/s 25 m/s

A B C D

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5 What is the correct name for the sensor used in this experiment?

A proximity sensor B light gate

C thermistor D AND gate

6 How do parachutes make people fall through the air more slowly?
A catch rising hot air
B decrease the weight of the person
C have a large area so exert a low pressure
D increase air resistance at low speeds

7 How do you calculate the acceleration of an object?

A force applied
area it is applied to
B force applied x distance moved by the object
C change in speed
time taken for that change
D distance travelled
time taken

8 The acceleration of the car is:

A 5 m/s B 5 m/s2
C 12 m/s D 12 m/s2

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9 Which answer best describes the movement of the tug of war match in the drawing?

A moving steadily to the left

B accelerating to the left
C moving steadily to the right
D accelerating to the right

Questions 10–12 refer to the following distance/time graphs of the movements of a motor
car.

10 Which graph represents a car accelerating?

A B C D

11 What is the average speed of the car in Graph B?

A 5 m/s B 50 m/s
C 100 m/s D 500 m/s

12 Which graph shows a car going quickly across tarmac and then onto mud?
A B C D

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