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- 1. Multiple Choice
Displacement is the difference between the initial position of an object and its ________ position.
resting
motion
final
upright
- 2. Multiple Choice
Motion is the process of changing ___________.
displacement
dimension
acceleration
position
- 3. Multiple Choice
A starting point that can be used to locate a place or thing is...
reference point
dimension
position point
first position
- 4. Multiple Choice
Total distance traveled divided by total time traveled equals...
acceleration
deceleration
friction
average speed
- 5. Multiple Choice
A soccer ball takes 20 s to roll 10 m. What is the average speed of the ball?
10m/s
5.0m/s
0.5m/s
2m/s
- 6. Multiple Choice
Which describes how velocity changes with time?
acceleration
average speed
inertia
displacement
- 7. Multiple Choice
What is the term for speed at any instant in time?
constant speed
average speed
instantaneous speed
initial speed
- 8. Multiple Choice
To describe velocity, you need to know _________.
speed and acceleration
direction and acceleration
average acceleration
speed and direction
- 9. Multiple Choice
When graphing motion on a distance-time graph, _____ is on the horizontal axis and ______ is on the vertical axis.
time, speed
time, distance
distance, speed
speed, time
- 10. Multiple Choice
Acceleration involves change in _________.
time
speed
direction
both direction and speed
- 11. Multiple Choice
Acceleration is a change in __________.
speed
position
velocity
mass
- 12. Multiple Choice
Distance divided by time equals an object's _________.
speed
mass
momentum
displacement
- 13. Multiple Choice
Motion is a change in _________.
velocity
speed
mass
position
- 14. Multiple Choice
When a car slows down at a traffic light, it is _________.
changing direction
decreasing its displacement
increasing velocity
accelerating
- 15. Multiple Choice
You hear that a storm is moving 15 km/hr north. You have been given the storm's ________.
displacement
acceleration
speed
velocity
- 16. Multiple Choice
It takes 10 min for a 5 km ride home from school. Which of the following can you calculate using the information given?
velocity
average speed
instantaneous speed
displacement
- 17. Multiple Choice
How is constant velocity shown on a speed-time graph?
straight horizontal line
straight diagonal line
line curving up
line curving down
- 18. Multiple Choice
On a distance-time graph, speed is determined by ________.
finding the slope of the line on the graph
looking at the x-axis
finding the length of the line on the graph
picking 2 points on the line to use in your calculation
- 19. Multiple Choice
Acceleration involves a change in _________.
speed
position
velocity
displacement
- 20. Multiple Choice
On a distance-time graph, a car standing still is shown with ____.
a straight, horizontal line
a line curving up
a line curving down
a series of dots getting closer together
- 21. Multiple Choice
On a speed-time graph, a car with its decreasing is shown with _______.
a straight up and down line
a straight across line
a diagonal line going down from left to right
a curved line going up
- 22. Multiple Choice
On a distance-time graph, the faster the object, the _______ the slope of the line.
lower
steeper
flatter
curvier
- 23. Multiple Choice
A swimmer swims 20 meters in 40 seconds. What is the average speed?
2 m/s
0.5 m/s
4 m/s
5 m/s
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