Physics

Worksheet

Linear Motion

Section: Name:
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1. Relative Motion:
a. All motion is _____________________________.
b. _________________________________________
is an arbitrary coordinate system with reference to
which the position or motion of something is
described or physical laws are formulated.
c. The laws of mechanics in both frames of reference
are completely equivalent if they move relative to
each other with a __________________________.

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e. The maximum speed limit on a highway system is

100 km/h. What is the distance traveled by a car
moving continuously at this speed for 2 hours?

2. Distance and Displacement:

a. A distance (d) is a __________________ quantity.
A distance is
__________________________________________

f. If the polar bear runs at a speed of about 10 m/s,

how far will it travel in 10 minutes?

_________________________________________.
Unit of distance: ___________________________.
b. A displacement (d) is a _______________ quantity.
A displacement represents

g. An average tree sloth moves with a speed of 0.5

m/s. How long does it take a sloth moving at this
speed to travel 20 m?

__________________________________________
_________________________________________.
Unit of displacement: ________________________.
3. Speed and Velocity:
a. A speed (v) is a _____________________ quantity.
A speed is

h. The longest stretch of straight railroad tracks

extends a distance of over 400 km without a curve.
How long would it take a train moving at a
constant speed of 80 km/h to travel this length of
track?

__________________________________________
_________________________________________.
b. Average speed () = ________________________.
c. The speed (v) at any instance of an object is called

i. The cheetah, the fastest of land animals, can run a

distance of 200 m in 6 s at its top speed. What is the
cheetahs top speed?

_________________________________________,
and it is equal to the
_________________________________________.
Unit of speed: _____________________________.

j. When a student see the lightening strikes a tree 2 km

away, he heard the thunder after 6 seconds. What
was the speed of sound, in meters per second, at
that moment?

d. ______________________: speed at any instance

of an object is constant.
Mr. Lin