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Test Description: Goal 2 - The learner will construct an understanding of forces and motion Objective 2.01 - Measure and mathematically/graphically analyze motion

Instructions: Answer all questions to get your test result.

1) Which of the following BEST describes the difference between speed and velocity?

AVelocity includes distance and direction while speed only includes distance. BVelocity includes distance and direction while speed only includes direction. CSpeed includes distance and direction while velocity only includes distance. DSpeed includes distance and direction while velocity only includes direction.

2) A car travels west reaching a velocity of 6 m/s in 3 seconds. What is its acceleration?

A-2 m/s/s B-0.5 m/s/s C2 m/s/s D0.5 m/s/s

3) On a velocity-time graph, where the x-axis represents time and the y-axis represents velocity, a horizontal line shows ___________ acceleration.

Anegative Bchanging Cpositive Dzero

4) Tyler walked a distance of 1.60 km in 30 minutes. What is his average speed in m/s?

A0.05 m/s B0.89 m/s C18.75 m/s D48 m/s

5) If you ride your bicycle down a straight road for 500 m then turn around and ride back, your distance is _________________ your displacement.

Aless than Bgreater than Ccannot be determined Dequal to

6) A merry-go-round horse moves at a constant speed but at a changing ______________.

Abalanced forces Bvelocity Cinertia Dunbalanced forces

7) Acceleration is the rate of change in ____________________.

Avelocity Btime Cforce Dposition

8) On a velocity-time graph, negative acceleration is indicated by ____________________.

Aa plotted line sloping downward to the left Ba plotted line sloping upward to the right Ca horizontal line Da plotted line sloping downward to the right

9) Which of the following does NOT cause the velocity of a car to change?

Aspeeding up Btraveling at a constant speed in the same direction Cgoing around a curve Dslowing down

10) A car traveling with an initial velocity of 45 m/s comes to a stop in 3 s. Calculate the car's acceleration?

A-15 m/s/s B15 m/s/s C7.5 m/s/s D-7.5 m/s/s

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