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Chapter Test A
Write the letter of the correct answer on the line at the left.
1. Speed measurements are given in units of
a. distance/time.
b. time2/distance.
2
c. distance / time .
d. time / distance.
2. Measurements of acceleration are given in units of
a. distance/time.
c. distance Ztime/
b. time/ / distance.
d. time/distance.
b. 1,800 km/h.
d. 5,000 m/h.
b. distance
d. speed
1 m/s2.
15 km/s2.
15 m/s2.
cannot be calculated from the information given
b. 3.6 m/s.
d. 4 m/s2.
8. A runner starts a 5-km race at 10:15 a.m. and finishes at 10:35 a.m.
Given this information, you can calculate the runner 's
a.
b.
c.
d.
velocity.
average speed.
acceleration
reference point.
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Chapter Test A
weight X height
potential energy+ kinetic energy
mass X speed
1/2 X mass X speed/
potential energy.
chemical energy.
electromagnetic energy.
kinetic energy.
Completion
if you know
True or False
If the statement is true, write true. If it isfalse, change the underlined word or words
to make the statement true.
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Chapter Test A
Essay
Write an answer for each of the following questions. If you need more space, use a
separate sheet of paper.
20. You are seated in a train that is stopped at a station. Use two different
reference points to explain that the train can appear to be moving and
not moving.
22. Explain the difference between gravitational potential energy and elastic
potential energy. Give one example of each.
Graphs
Earth's continents move at very slow speeds. The graph below shows the movement
of an imaginary continent. Use the graph to answer questions 23 through 25. If you
need more space, use a separate sheet of paper.
Motion of an Imaginary Continent
400
~ 300
u
...lij 200
-----7
'"
15 100
/'
23. Interpreting
years?
a Graph How far does the continent move in the first 1,000
24. Calculating What is the average speed of the continent over the entire
6,000-year period?
25. Applying Concepts Does the motion of the continent accelerate over the
6,000-year period? Explain.
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Motion and Energy
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Chapter Test A
The graph below plots the speed of a baseball thrown straight up in the air. Answer
the following questions on the lines provided.
Speed of a Baseball
Thrown Into the Air
t
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V1
196
9.8
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i
-+---+--I-f----+---+--
Time (5)
Essay
Write an answer for each of the following questions. If you need more room, use a
separate sheet of paper.
29. Why could it be important to use velocity instead of speed when you
describe how a storm is moving?
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Chapter 9 Test A
1. a
2. c
3. c
4. b
5. a
6. c
7. c
8.
9.
10.
11.
12.
b
d
reference point
speed
13. direction
14. speed
15. can
16. true
17. time
18. true
19. velocity
20. Answers may vary. Sample: Using the station as a reference point, the train would not be
moving. Using a nearby moving train as a
reference point, the train would appear to be
moving.
21. Answers mayvary. Sample: An object moving at a constant speed is accelerating if its direction of movement is changing. Possible
examples include Earth orbiting the sun and a
bicycle tire rotating around its axis.
22. Sample answer: Gravitational potential
energy is the energy of a stationary objectpositioned at some height above a refetencepoint,
such as the top seat of a Ferris wheel or a roller
coaster at the top of a rise. (Some students may
add that gravitational potential energy canbe
calculated by multiplying the weight of an
object by. its height.) Elastic potential energy is
the energy ofan.object that has been squeezed
or stretched, such as a coiled spring compressed
bya weight.
23.100 m
24. 5cm/yr
25.. Yes. Its speed changes from 10 cm/yr for
the first 2,000 years to a cm/ yr for the last 2,000
years.