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- 1. Multiple Choice
Motion is described with respect to a
graph
displacement
slope
frame of reference
- 2. Multiple Choice
Displacement is distance combined with
direction
speed
velocity
magnitude
- 3. Multiple Choice
Displacement vectors of 3m and 5m in the same direction combine to make a displacement vector that is
2m
0m
8m
15m
- 4. Multiple Choice
Average speed is the total distance divided by the
average distance
average acceleration
total time
slope
- 5. Multiple Choice
The slope of a position-time graph is equal to the
velocity
displacement
acceleration
motion
- 6. Multiple Choice
Velocity is
the slope of a linear graph
acceleration divided by displacement
speed with direction
the same in all reference frames
- 7. Multiple Choice
Two or more velocities can be combined by
graphing the slope
using vector addition
calculating the instantaneous velocity
determining the rate
- 8. Multiple Choice
A ball just dropped is an example of
constant speed
instantaneous velocity
combining displacements
free fall
- 9. Multiple Choice
Jamie jogs each morning before work. She starts at 7:00 am and jogs 1 mile to the park and 1 mile back to her apartment. It takes her 24 minutes to complete her workout. What is her displacement during each of her morning jogs?
2 miles
24 minutes
0 miles
12 min / mile
- 10. Multiple Choice
Movement in relation to a frame of reference is called
instantaneous speed
average speed
relative motion
displacement
- 11. Multiple Choice
Hannah biked 12 miles in 1 hour, 10 miles the next hour, and 20 miles the next 2 hours. What was her average speed?
12 mi/hr
10.5 mi/hr
14 mi/hr
10.7 mi/hr
- 12. Multiple Choice
The line on this position-time graph indicates that the object is
speeding up
slowing down
moving at a constant speed
not moving
- 13. Fill in the Blank
The rate at which velocity changes is called
- 14. Multiple Choice
Which of the following answers is an example of an object that is accelerating (there may be more than one answer)
A ball falling from a height
A person jogging on a treadmill at 3 mi/hr.
A ball moving at a constant speed in a straight line
A person riding a motorcycle at a constant speed in a circle
- 15. Multiple Choice
Which of the following is NOT true about an object in free fall?
it speeds up as it falls
it accelerates at -9.8 m/s2
it has constant acceleration
it has constant velocity
- 16. Multiple Choice
What does the slope of a velocity-time graph tell you?
velocity
displacement
acceleration
position
- 17. Multiple Choice
5 m/s2
75 m/s2
3 m/s2
-3 m/s2
- 18. Multiple Choice
Which of the following is NOT acceleration?
speeding up
slowing down
changing direction
standing still
- 19. Multiple Choice
How fast a velocity is changing at a specific instant is called
instantaneous velocity
instantaneous speed
instantaneous acceleration
linear
acceleration
- 20. Multiple Choice
Velocity means both speed and _____.
direction
acceleration
position
distance
- 21. Multiple Choice
This graph indicates that the object is
not moving
moving with constant speed
accelerating
slowing down
- 22. Multiple Choice
Which of the following v-t graphs shows positive acceleration?
(there may be more than one possible answer)
- 23. Multiple Choice
Which of the following v-t graphs shows positive velocity?
(there may be more than one possible answer)
- 24. Multiple Choice
Which of the following v-t graphs shows slowing down?
(there may be more than one possible answer)
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