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- 1. Multiple Choice
Displacement is the difference between your
reference point and reference direction
total distance traveled
starting position and your final position
average speed
- 2. Multiple Choice
You ride your bike 10 miles East but then head West for 6 miles. What is your displacement?
16 miles East
4 miles East
4 mile West
6 miles West
- 3. Multiple Choice
You are in a car that drives away from Beaver Stadium. How would you describe your motion relative to the stadium? To the car?
Stadium- Not moving; Car- Moving away
Stadium- Moving toward; Car- Not moving
Stadium- Moving away; Car- Moving closer
Stadium- Moving away; Car- Not moving
- 4. Multiple Choice
Suppose you travel 10 miles East on your bike from your house and then 6 miles West. If the reference direction is East, then what is final position relative to your house?
+4 miles
-4 miles
+16 miles
-6 miles
- 5. Multiple Choice
An object's location or _______________ is the distance from a reference point.
distance
position
acceleration
displacement
- 6. Multiple Choice
Which line on the graph represents the fastest constant speed?
A
B
C
They are all moving at the same speed.
- 7. Multiple Choice
How would a distance-time graph appear for an object that is not moving?
A line that curves upward
A straight vertical line
A straight horizontal line
A line that goes up and to the right
- 8. Multiple Choice
If the reference point is your home and you travel 5 miles to get to Quaker Steak and then come back home, what is the total distance traveled?
5 miles
10 miles
0 miles
25 miles
- 9. Multiple Choice
An object that keeps getting faster away from a reference point on a distance-time graph will appear as a line that
is straight and moves up and to the right.
is straight and horizontal.
curves downward (down and to the right).
curves upward (up and to the right).
- 10. Multiple Choice
How can you tell if an object is getting closer to a reference point using a distance-time graph?
You cannot tell if an object is getting closer to a reference point.
The line approaches the y-axis (distance decreases).
The line approaches the x-axis (distance decreases).
The line curves upward.
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