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SCIENCE
Third Quarter – Module 1
Describing Motion

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Science – Grade 7
Alternative Delivery Mode
Third Quarter – Module 1: Describing Motion
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Science
Third Quarter – Module 1
Describing Motion

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 Introductory Message

For the learner:

Welcome to the Science 7 Alternative Delivery Mode (ADM) Module on
Describing Motion!

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 Table of Contents

What I Need to Know ---------------- 1

What I Know ---------------- 2
Lesson 1- Distance and Displacement - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 5
What’s In ---------------- 5
What’s New ---------------- 6
What is It ---------------- 6
What’s More ---------------- 8
Lesson 2- Speed and Velocity ---------------- 9
What’s In ---------------- 9
What’s New ---------------- 10
What is It ---------------- 10
What’s More ---------------- 13
Lesson 3- Acceleration ---------------- 14
What’s In ---------------- 14
What’s New ---------------- 15
What is It ---------------- 16
What’s More ---------------- 18

What I Have Learned ---------------- 18

What I Can Do ---------------- 19
Assessment ---------------- 20
Additional Activities ---------------- 23
Answer Key ---------------- 24
References ---------------- 26

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 What I Need to Know

Many of the things around us move. Some move slowly like turtles and
clouds, others move more quickly like the satellites. Motion is so common and
it seems to be very simple. Describing motion actually requires careful use of
scientific definitions.

This module provides you with scientific knowledge and skills necessary
to describe motion along a straight path. You will learn to describe the motion
of objects in terms of position and distance travelled with respect to time. You
will also learn to interpret the motion of objects using illustrations.

In this module, you are expected to:

1. describe the motion of an object in terms of distance or displacement,
speed or velocity, and acceleration (S7FE-IIIa-1);
2. explain the object’s motion using illustrations; and
3. solve problems involving distance and displacement, speed and
velocity, and acceleration.

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 What I Know

Directions: Choose the letter of your answer and write it in your Science activity
notebook.

1. It is a continuous change in position of an object with respect to a

reference point.
A. At rest B. Magnitude C. Motion D. Reference
2. When is an object considered to be in motion?
I. When its position changes with respect to a point of reference.
II. When its distance changes with respect to a point of reference.
III. When its direction changes with respect to a point of reference.
IV. When its speed changes with respect to a point of reference.
A. I only C. I, II and III
B. I and II only D. I, II, III and IV
3. Which of the following is true about an object that travels 5 meters to the
left, then 2 meters up, then another 5 meters to the right?
A. Displacement of the object is equal to 12 meters.
B. Displacement of the object is equal to 12 meters down.
C. Total distance travelled by the object is equal to 12 meters.
D. Total distance travelled by the object is equal to 12 meters down.
4. This refers to the speed of an object at a specific moment in time.
A. Average Speed C. Instantaneous Speed
B. Constant Speed D. Zero Speed
5. If a person runs 100 meters in 10 seconds, what is his average speed?
A. 2 m/s B. 5 m/s C. 10 m/s D. 20 m/s
6. A car traveling in a circle has changing velocity because it is_____.
A. not traveling at a constant speed
B. not traveling in a constant direction
C. traveling too slowly to measure its velocity
D. traveling in a constant direction at a constant speed

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7. From home, Dong walked 300 m East to visit Inday. Both Dong and
Inday walked another 400 m North and 300 m West. Which of the
following statements is NOT TRUE?
A. Dong went home.
B. Dong travelled a total distance of 1,000 m.
C. Dong’s displacement is zero if they continue to travel 400 m South.
D. Dong’s displacement is shorter than the total distance he has
travelled.
8. Which of the following statements is TRUE?
I. The distance travelled by an object can be equaled to its
displacement.
II. The displacement of a moving object can be greater than its
distance travelled.
III. The displacement of a moving object is lesser than its distance
travelled.
A. I and II B. II and III C. I and III D. I, II and III
9. This refers to the rate of change in velocity of an object.
A. Acceleration B. Motion C. Speed D. Velocity
10. Two boys walked a 200-meter distance path. It takes 5 minutes for Boy
A to finish while 10 minutes for Boy B. How do you compare their speed?
A. Boy B is faster than Boy A C. They have the same speed
B. Boy A is slower than Boy B D. Boy A is twice faster than Boy B
11. Which of the following statements is correct about an object moving in a
constant motion?

I. It moves with unchanging speed.

II. It moves with a changing velocity.
III. Its location and arrival is easy to predict.
IV. Its instantaneous speed values are always the same.

A. I, II, III B. I, II, IV C. I, III, IV D. II, III, IV

12. Which of the following is the unit of acceleration?
A. m/h B. m/mi C. m/s D. m/s2

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13. Which of the following situations show that the object is accelerating?

I. A truck changing directions

II. A car speeding up in a high way
III. A moving motorcycle comes to stop
IV. A rolling ball moving with a uniform speed

A. I and II B. I and III C. I, II and III D. I, II, III and IV

14. The table shows the velocity of the car per unit time.
Time (hour) 0 1 2 3 4 5
Velocity (kilometer per hour) 0 20 20 60 80 0

Which of the following statements is TRUE?

A. The car is decelerating between 4-5 hours.
B. The car is accelerating between 1-2 hours.
C. The car returns to its original position after 5 hours.
D. The acceleration of the car from 2-3 hours and 3-4 hours are the
same.
15. Refers to acceleration where a moving object slows down before it stops.
A. Average acceleration C. Deceleration
B. Constant acceleration D. Instantaneous acceleration

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 Lesson
Distance and Displacement
1

About two centuries ago, people used animals like horses and donkeys
to transport people and goods. In 1860, the internal combustion engine was
developed by Nicolaus Otto that led the way to the invention of motor cars,
trains, ships, airplanes and jets which enabled people to travel faster. All of
these involved motion.

What’s In

Activity 1: Sketch It
Directions: Copy figure 1 completely in a graphing paper. Consider the center
of your graphing paper as the reference point. Sketch the four vector
quantities in one graphing paper following the given example. Paste
your graphing paper in your Science activity notebook.

North
Example:
6 meters East

1. 8 meters East West C East

2. 10 meters North
3. 12 meters West
4. 14 meters South

0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
South

Figure 1. Graph

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 What’s New

Motion is the change in position with respect to the reference point. An

object is said to be moving when it has traveled a certain distance or displaced
from a point of reference. Describing the point of reference and its direction will
be learned by performing activity 2.

Activity 2: My Road Map

Directions: Below is a road map showing two routes from home to school.
Which route will you choose and why? Write your answers in your
Science activity notebook.

SCHOOL
HOME

Figure 2. Road Map

What Is It

Motion is the change in position for a particular time interval. If a body

has changed its position, we can say that it has moved with respect to its
original position. Thus, the original position serves as the reference point.

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 An object may be moving with respect to another reference. For
example, when you are inside a bus, you are not moving with respect to the
other passengers, but you are moving with respect to the ground.
Motion can be described by measuring the total length of the path
travelled by the object, and by measuring the distance between the initial
position and final position of the
object.

Example:
A car ran 100 meters from
point A to point B, then 50 meters
from point B to point C, and
another 100 meters from point C
Figure 3: Distance travelled
to point D. See Figure 3 and 4.
To solve the total length of path travelled you can simply add the length
of path from point A to B, B to C and C to D.
Total length of path = length A to B + length B to C + length C to D.
= 100 meters + 50 meters + 100 meters
Total length of path = 250 meters

The length of the entire path that the object travelled is referred to as
distance. Based on the example above, the total length of path is equal to 250
meters. This means that the distance travelled by the car is equal to 250 meters.
Displacement is the shortest
distance between the object’s initial
and final positions as shown in
Figure 4.
To solve the displacement of
the car, simply subtract the final
position by the initial position.
Figure 4. Displacement
Displacement = Final position – Initial position
= 50 meters – 0
Displacement = 50 meters

Distance is a scalar quantity, it has magnitude but no direction while

displacement is a vector quantity that has both magnitude and direction.

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 What’s More

Activity 3: My Travel
Directions: Trace the distance and displacement using the figure below.
Answer the following questions in your Science activity notebook.
Situation:
You are told to buy some foods in the market. You walked 12 m East
from home, 12 m North, 6 m West, 6 m South, 6 m West, and finally, 8 m
North to reach the market.

Figure 5. Road Map

1. What is your total distance travelled?

2. Do you have a displacement?
3. What is your displacement?
4. How did you determine the distance and displacement?

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 Lesson
Speed and Velocity
2

In the previous lesson, distance and displacement were used to describe

motion of objects. This lesson gives you another way of describing motion of
objects in terms of speed and velocity.

What’s In

Activity 1: True or False

Directions: In your Science activity notebook, write T if the statement is TRUE
and F if the statement is FALSE.
1. Kilogram is a unit for distance.
2. The quantity 2 meters is a distance.
3. The quantity 2 kilometers is a displacement.
4. The quantity 2 meters to the left is a distance.
5. The quantity 2 meters to the left is a displacement.
6. Distance is the length of the entire path travelled by an object.
7. Displacement includes both distance and direction of the object’s
position.
8. The displacement is equal to zero when an object’s initial and final
position is the same.
9. The shortest distance between the initial and final position of the object
is called displacement.
10. The total distance travelled of an object from its initial position to a certain
position and back to its initial position is zero.

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 What’s New

Activity 2: Who Walks Faster?

Directions: Read the text inside the box then answer the questions below to
help John and Mary determine who walks faster. Write your
answers in your Science activity notebook.

Just yesterday John and Mary were given assignments to

record the measured distance and time spent in walking from their
home to the school.
John’s home is 400 meters while Mary is 200 meters away
from the school. It took 400 seconds for John while Mary needed 200
seconds to reach the school.

200 m
400 m
Figure 6. Distance from Home to School

1. Compare how fast John walked than Mary.

2. What is the basis of your answer in number 1?

What is it?

Speed and Velocity

Speed is the rate of distance covered at a given time.

𝑑𝑖𝑠𝑡𝑎𝑛𝑐𝑒 𝑑
𝑠𝑝𝑒𝑒𝑑 = ; in symbols, 𝑣=
𝑡𝑖𝑚𝑒 𝑡

We can express speed in terms of miles per hour (mi/h), kilometers per
hour (km/h), or meters per second (m/s).

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Examples:

Solving for Mary’s speed: Solving for John’s speed:

Given: Given:
d = 200 m d = 400 m
t = 200 s t = 400 s
Asked: Asked:
𝑣 =? 𝑣 =?
Formula: Formula:
𝑑𝑖𝑠𝑡𝑎𝑛𝑐𝑒 𝑑𝑖𝑠𝑡𝑎𝑛𝑐𝑒
𝑠𝑝𝑒𝑒𝑑 = 𝑠𝑝𝑒𝑒𝑑 =
𝑡𝑖𝑚𝑒 𝑡𝑖𝑚𝑒
Solution: Solution:
𝑑 𝑑
𝑣= 𝑣=
𝑡 𝑡
200 𝑚 400 𝑚
𝑣= 𝑣=
200 𝑠 400 𝑠
𝒗 = 𝟏𝒎/𝒔 𝒗 = 𝟏𝒎/𝒔

Therefore, John is as fast as Mary. Both have the same speed of

1 meter per second (1 m/s).
When a direction is associated with speed, it refers to the quantity known
as velocity. Thus, velocity is a speed in a given direction.
Since velocity has direction it uses displacement instead of distance.

Figure 7a. Distance Figure 7b. Displacement

𝑑𝑖𝑠𝑝𝑙𝑎𝑐𝑒𝑚𝑒𝑛𝑡 𝑑⃑
𝑣𝑒𝑙𝑜𝑐𝑖𝑡𝑦 = ; in symbols, 𝑣⃑ =
𝑡𝑖𝑚𝑒 𝑡

As shown in Figure 7a, the total distance from home to school is 3.0 km
while the displacement is 2.0 km, East as shown in Figure 7b.
Suppose you take 0.5 hour to travel from home to school, use the
information in Figure 7a and 7b to solve for your average speed and velocity.

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 Solving for average speed: Solving for average velocity:
Given: Given:
d = 3.0 km 𝑑⃑ = 2.0 km
t = 0.5 h t = 0.5 h
Asked: Asked:
𝑣 =? 𝑣⃑ = ?
Formula: Formula:
𝑑𝑖𝑠𝑝𝑙𝑎𝑐𝑒𝑚𝑒𝑛𝑡
𝑑𝑖𝑠𝑡𝑎𝑛𝑐𝑒 𝑣𝑒𝑙𝑜𝑐𝑖𝑡𝑦 =
𝑠𝑝𝑒𝑒𝑑 = 𝑡𝑖𝑚𝑒
𝑡𝑖𝑚𝑒

Solution: Solution:
𝑑
𝑣= 𝑑⃑
𝑡 𝑣⃑ =
𝑡
3.0 𝑘𝑚
𝑣= 2.0 𝑘𝑚, 𝐸𝑎𝑠𝑡
0.5 ℎ 𝑣⃑ =
0.5 ℎ
𝒗 = 𝟔. 𝟎 𝒌𝒎/𝒉
⃑⃑ = 𝟒. 𝟎 𝒌𝒎/𝒉, East
𝒗

A change in velocity happens when there is a change in:

A. Magnitude (speed)
Example: 60 km/h, North to 40 km/h, North
B. Direction of motion
Example: 60 km/h, North to 60 km/h, South
C. Both magnitude and direction
Example: 60 km/h, North to 40 km/h, South

Average and Instantaneous Speed

Average speed is the total distance travelled divided by the total time of
travel. Instantaneous speed is the speed at an instant
in time.
A vehicle has a speedometer that tells you the
speed at that instant or at that moment in time. As the
vehicle travels along a busy street, you will notice that
the speedometer may read 30 km/h. It may change Figure 8. Speedometer

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speed to 65 km/h as it passes an open free highway and zero when it stops.
During the entire trip, the vehicle travels at different speed.

Average and Instantaneous Velocity

When you ride a vehicle it is not only the speed that changes but also its
direction. A vehicle may travel North, West, East or South. Average velocity is
the total displacement (final position - initial position) travelled divided by the
total time of travel. Instantaneous velocity is the velocity of an object at an
instant time.
Constant Motion
Constant motion refers to an object moving with constant speed or
constant velocity. To have a constant velocity, both speed and direction must
be the same.
Example: A car running at a speed of 50 km/h all throughout its travel in
a straight line.

What’s More

Activity 3: Wordy Problem

Directions: Analyze and solve the problem below to develop your skills in
problem solving. Write your solutions in your Science activity
notebook.

You decided to have a morning jog to keep your body fit. You jog 100 m
East in 150 s, made a left turn and jog 150 m in 180 s, and finally made another
left turn for 100 m in 90 s.

1. Make an illustration to represent the problem.

2. What is your average speed for the entire jog?
3. What is your average velocity for the entire jog?
4. How do you compare the magnitude of the average speed and velocity?

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 Lesson
Acceleration
3

In this lesson, you will learn to describe the motion of an object in which
velocity changes in magnitude, direction, or both.

What’s In

Activity 1: Speed or Velocity

Directions: Determine the following quantities whether it is speed or velocity.
Write your answers in your Science activity notebook.

Table 1. Speed or Velocity

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 What’s New

Activity 2: Read Me!

Directions: The figure below shows the car’s speedometer reading with
respect to time. Get the speedometer’s reading of the car’s speed
from 00:00 to 00:04 s. Write your answers in your Science activity
notebook.

00:00 00:01 s

00:02 s 00:03 s 00:04 s

Figure 9. Speedometer Reading

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 What Is It

Vehicles rarely move at constant speed but oftentimes they changed

speed. Consider the figure below.
00:00 00:01 s 00:02 s 00:03 s 00:04 s

Figure 10. Acceleration of an Object

The figure shows the speedometer’s readings of a car at 1 second
interval within 4 seconds. At time 00:00, the car is at rest. The car started to
move at 00:01s with a speed of 5 km/h until at 00:04s the car’s speed is 50
km/h.
The changing motion of an object is called acceleration. Acceleration is
defined as the rate of change in velocity. The formula is,
𝑐ℎ𝑎𝑛𝑔𝑒 𝑖𝑛 𝑣𝑒𝑙𝑜𝑐𝑖𝑡𝑦
𝑎𝑐𝑐𝑒𝑙𝑒𝑟𝑎𝑡𝑖𝑜𝑛 =
𝑐ℎ𝑎𝑛𝑔𝑒 𝑖𝑛 𝑡𝑖𝑚𝑒
∆𝑣⃑ 𝑣⃑𝑓 − 𝑣⃑𝑖
𝑎⃑ = =
∆𝑡 𝑡𝑓 − 𝑡𝑖

⃑⃑𝒇 − 𝒗
𝒗 ⃑⃑𝒊
⃑⃑ =
𝒂
𝒕𝒇 − 𝒕𝒊
Change in velocity is the difference between the final velocity (vf) and
the initial velocity (vi). Change in time is the difference between the final time
(tf) and the initial time (ti).
Average acceleration refers to the total change in velocity divided by
the total time taken for the change. Since the unit of velocity is meter per second
(m/s), acceleration is expressed in meter per second per second (m/s/s).
Oftentimes, the unit of acceleration is written as m/s 2.

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 Based on Figure 10, the car’s average acceleration is
𝑣⃑𝑓 − 𝑣⃑𝑖
𝑎⃑ =
𝑡𝑓 − 𝑡𝑖
50 𝑘𝑚⁄ℎ−0 𝑘𝑚⁄ℎ
𝑎⃑ = 4 𝑠−0 𝑠
50𝑘𝑚⁄ℎ
𝑎⃑ = 4𝑠
1000 𝑚 1ℎ
(50𝑘𝑚⁄ℎ)( )( )
1 𝑘𝑚 3600 𝑠
𝑎⃑ = 4𝑠
13.9 𝑚/𝑠
𝑎⃑ = 4𝑠

⃑⃑ = 𝟑. 𝟒𝟕 𝒎/𝒔𝟐
𝒂

Motion with constant acceleration is not common in everyday life, like a

passenger vehicle that moves along a highway. It can move at a constant
velocity, changing velocity, or stop as it loads and unloads passengers.
When a moving body decreases its velocity, it is said to decelerate. This
negative acceleration is called deceleration. Deceleration is the opposite of
acceleration where the velocity of an object decreases.

Example:
A passenger vehicle with a speed of 20 m/s slowed down to 10 m/s in
10 seconds. What is its acceleration?
Given: vi = 20 m/s vf = 10 m/s ∆t = 10 s
Solutions:
∆𝑣⃑ 𝑣⃑𝑓 − 𝑣⃑𝑖
𝑎⃑ = =
∆𝑡 𝑡𝑓 − 𝑡𝑖
10 𝑚⁄𝑠 − 20 𝑚⁄𝑠
𝑎⃑ =
10 𝑠
𝑚
−10 ⁄𝑠
𝑎⃑ =
10 𝑠
⃑⃑ = −𝟏 𝒎/𝒔𝟐
𝒂

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 What’s More

Activity 3: Solve Me!

Directions: Analyze and solve the problem below. Show your solution in
your Science activity notebook.

Problem: A racehorse coming out from the gate accelerates from rest to a
velocity of 15 m/s West in 3 seconds. What is its acceleration?

What I Have Learned

Directions: Complete the paragraph by filling in the blanks using the correct
word/s from the box. Write your answers in your Science activity
notebook.
acceleration displacement position
average distance scalar
constant deceleration speedometer
direction motion velocity
Motion is a change in (1.) __________ with respect to a reference point.
Distance and displacement, speed and velocity, and acceleration are ways to
describe motion. Distance is a (2.) ________ quantity having magnitude but no
direction while (3.) __________ is a vector quantity having both magnitude and
direction. (4.) __________ speed refers to the total distance travelled divided
by the total time and (5.) __________ is displacement divided by total time of
travel. A (6.)__________ measures instantaneous speed/velocity.
(7.)________ motion refers to an object moving with constant speed or constant
velocity. (8.) __________ is defined as the change in velocity in a time interval.
Acceleration may change in any of the following conditions: when the velocity
changes, when the (9.)__________ of motion changes, or when both velocity
and direction of motion changes. (10.) __________ is the opposite of
acceleration where the velocity of an object decreases.

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What I Can Do

Directions: Copy and complete the table by solving the missing values of the
quantities. Write your answers in your Science activity notebook.

Initial Velocity Final Velocity Time (∆t) Acceleration

Balls
(m/s) (m/s) (s) (m/s2)

1 10 20 2

2 20 70 5

3 50 30 10

4 15 30 3

5 12 12 2

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 Assessment

Directions: Choose the letter of your answer and write it in your Science
activity notebook.

1. It is a continuous change in position of an object with respect to a

reference point.
A. At rest B. Magnitude C. Motion D. Reference
2. When is an object considered to be in motion?
I. When its position changes with respect to a point of reference.
II. When its distance changes with respect to a point of reference.
III. When its direction changes with respect to a point of reference.
IV. When its speed changes with respect to a point of reference.
A. I only B. I and II only C. I, II and III D. I, II, III and IV
3. Which of the following is true about an object that travels 5 meters to the
left, then 2 meters up, then another 5 meters to the right?
A. Displacement of the object is equal to 12 meters.
B. Displacement of the object is equal to 12 meters down.
C. Total distance travelled by the object is equal to 12 meters.
D. Total distance travelled by the object is equal to 12 meters down.
4. This refers to the speed of an object at a specific moment in time.
A. Average Speed C. Instantaneous Speed
B. Constant Speed D. Zero Speed
5. If a person runs 100 meters in 10 seconds, what is his average speed?
A. 2 m/s B. 5 m/s C. 10 m/s D. 20 m/s
6. A car traveling in a circle has changing velocity because it is_____.
A. not traveling at a constant speed
B. not traveling in a constant direction
C. traveling too slowly to measure its velocity
D. traveling in a constant direction at a constant speed

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7. From home, Dong walked 300 m East to visit Inday. Both Dong and
Inday walked another 400 m North and 300 m West. Which of the
following statements is NOT TRUE?
A. Dong went home.
B. Dong travelled a total distance of 1,000 m.
C. Dong’s displacement is zero if they continue to travel 400 m South.
D. Dong’s displacement is shorter than the total distance he has
travelled.
8. Which of the following statements is TRUE?
I. The distance travelled by an object can be equaled to its
displacement.
II. The displacement of a moving object can be greater than its
distance travelled.
III. The displacement of a moving object is lesser than its distance
travelled.
A. I and II B. II and III C. I and III D. I, II and III
9. This refers to the rate of change in velocity of an object.
A. Acceleration B. Motion C. Speed D. Velocity
10. Two boys walked a 200-meter distance path. It takes 5 minutes for Boy
A to finish while 10 minutes for Boy B. How do you compare their speed?
A. Boy B is faster than Boy A C. They have the same speed
B. Boy A is slower than Boy B D. Boy A is twice faster than Boy B
11. Which of the following statements is correct about an object moving in a
constant motion?

I. It moves with unchanging speed.

II. It moves with a changing velocity.
III. Its location and arrival is easy to predict.
IV. Its instantaneous speed values are always the same.

A. I, II, III B. I, II, IV C. I, III, IV D. II, III, IV

12. Which of the following is the unit of acceleration?
A. m/h B. m/mi C. m/s D. m/s2

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13. Which of the following situations show that the object is accelerating?

I. A truck changing directions

II. A car speeding up in a high way
III. A moving motorcycle comes to stop
IV. A rolling ball moving with a uniform speed

A. I and II B. I and III C. I, II and III D. I, II, III and IV

14. The table shows the velocity of the car per unit time.
Time (hour) 0 1 2 3 4 5
Velocity (kilometer per hour) 0 20 20 60 80 0

Which of the following statements is TRUE?

A. The car is decelerating between 4-5 hours.
B. The car is accelerating between 1-2 hours.
C. The car returns to its original position after 5 hours.
D. The acceleration of the car from 2-3 hours and 3-4 hours are the
same.
15. Refers to acceleration where a moving object slows down before it stops.
A. Average acceleration C. Deceleration
B. Constant acceleration D. Instantaneous acceleration

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 Additional Activity

Skateboarding is an action sport and is considered as a recreational

activity. Based on Figure 11, determine the average speed and velocity of the
skateboarder. Copy the table in your Science activity notebook and fill in the
needed data.

Initial Position
A B

C
D Final Position
Figure 11. Diagram of the Skateboarder

Distance Distance Distance Total Total Average

(A to B) (B to C) (C to D) Distance Time Speed

100 m 3 min

Initial Final Average

Displacement Total Time
Position Position Velocity

A D 3 min

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Lesson 3: What’s New Lesson 3: What’s In
00:00 - Zero 1. Speed 6. Velocity
00:01 s - 5 km/h 2. Speed 7. Speed
00:02 s - 15 km/h 3. Speed 8. Velocity
00:03 s - 30 km/h 4. Speed 9. Velocity
00:04 s - 50 km/h 5. Speed 10. Velocity
Lesson 2: What’s New Lesson 2: What’s In
1. John is as fast as Mary. 1. F 6. T
2. Dividing the distance from their 2. T 7. T
home to school by the time 3. F 8. T
they took to arrive school. 4. F 9. T
5. T 10. F
Lesson 1: What’s New Lesson 1: What’s More
1. 50 m
Answers may vary 2. Yes
3. 14 m, N
4. Distance = A + B + C + D + E
Displacement = Final position -
Initial Position
Lesson 1: What’s In What I Know
1. C 6. B 11. C
2. C 7. A 12. D
3. C 8. C 13. C
4. C 9. A 14. A
5. C 10. D 15. C
Answer Key
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Lesson 2: What’s More
Assessment
6. C 6. B 11. C
7. C 7. A 12. D
8. C 8. C 13. C
9. C 9. A 14. A
10. C 10. D 15. C
What I Can Do 2. Given: d =100 m + 150 m + 100 m
1. 5 m/s2 t = 150 s + 180 s + 90 s
2. 10 m/s2
3. -2 m/s2 Find: v
4. 5 m/s2 Solution: v = d / t
5. 0
v = 350 m / 420 s
What I Have Learned v = 0.83 m/s
1. Position 6. Speedometer
2. Distance 7. Constant 3. v = d = 150 m, North
t 420 s
3. Displacement 8. Acceleration v = 0.36 m/s, North
4. Average 9. Direction 4. The average speed is greater than
5. Velocity 10. Deceleration the average velocity.
Lesson 3: What’s More
5 m/s2, W
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