PRE_TEST IN LINEAR MOTION

I.MULTIPLE CHOICE . Direction: Write the letter of the correct answer in your answer sheet.
1. Acceleration is the rate of change of
a. displacement b. position c. velocity d. time
For numbers 2 -6, refer to the quantities below.
a. 60 km/h
b. 100 km Roxas to Iloilo
c. 20 km/h/min, 450 N of E
d. 50 km
e. 110 km/h, North
f. 20 m
____________ 2. Speed
_____________ 3. Velocity
_____________ 4. Acceleration
_____________ 5. Distance
_____________ 6. Displacement
7. Which of the following equations below will give the right magnitude for the distance traveled by an object having constant
speed at time t?
a. d = vt c. d = Vit + ½ at 2
b. d = at 2
d. d = Vf2 – Vi2
2 2a
8. Which of the following happens when a driver steps on the accelerator?
a. No fuel is consumed.
b. The car has negative acceleration.
c. The car covers less distance.
d. The car speeds up.
9. A ferryboat travels 9 km in 45 minutes. What is the average speed of the boat?
a. 5 km/min. c. 10 m/s
b. 12 km/h d. 405 cm/s
10. A car has an initial velocity of 40 m/s . It stops over a distance of 120 m when the barjes are applied. How long does it take
for the car to stop? What is the car’s acceleration?
a. 6s ; 6.67 m/s 2 c. 9 s ; 10.02 m/s2
b. 3 s , 3.34 m/s 2
d. 12 s ; 13.36 m/s2

For 11 to 14, refer to the diagrams below. The graphs show various relationships of velocity of a body to time t and
displacement d.

a b c d

v v v d

t t t t

____________________________ 11. uniform motion

_____________________________12. Increasing velocity
_____________________________13. Uniform acceleration
_____________________________14. No motion
15. If it takes you half an hour to go 1 km across town, what is your average speed?
a. 3 m/s c. 2 m/s
b. 0.5 km/h d. 2 km/h