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Review Of Distance, Displacement, Speed, Velocity, And Acceleration. TEACHERS: click here for quick copy question ID numbers.

_________ is a unit of speed
a) m/s
b) s
c) kg
d) hr

Distance is
a) how far you end up from your starting point.
b) how far you actually travel.
c) always in a straight line.
d) a vector quantity.

Displacement is
a) always a straight line.
b) how far you end up away from your starting point.
c) a vector quantity.
d) all of the above.

George walks 5 blocks east, then turns around and walks 4 blocks back toward his starting point. What is the distance that George travels?
a) 1 block east
b) 1 block west
c) 9 blocks
d)

George walks 5 blocks east, then turns around and walks 4 blocks back toward his starting point. His displacement is
a) 1 block east
b) 1 block west
c) 9 blocks
d) 9 blocks south

A ____________ quantity can be described with a magnitude alone.
a) scalar
b) vector
c) large
d) physical

A ____________ quantity requires both magnitude and direction.
a) scalar
b) vector
c) large
d) physical

___________ describes how fast something is going, whereas, _____________ describes how fast something is going in a certain direction.
a) speed, velocity
b) rate, speed
c) rate, velocity
d) speed, acceleration

If a total distance of 750m is covered in a time interval of 25s, the average speed is
a) 3,974 mph
b) 3 mph
c) 30 mph
d) 30 m/s

Which of the following is a measure of velocity?
a) 30s
b) 30 South
c) 30 m/s
d) 30 m/s South

If a person walked at 2 m/s for 12 s, they would travel a distance of
a) 4m
b) 6m
c) 24m
d) none of the above

Average speed can be found by
a) dividing time by distance traveled.
b) dividing distance traveled by time.
c) multiplying time by distance traveled.
d) dividing the change of velocity by time traveled.

The _________ of a distance-time graph is speed.
a) slope
b) y-intercept
c) origin
d) none of these answers

In a distance-time graph, a line with a slope of 0 means
a) the velocity is constant.
b) the object is not moving.
c) time has stopped.
d) the speed is constant

In a speed-time graph, a line with a slope of 0 means
a) the speed of the object is constant.
b) the object is not moving.
c) the object is accelerating.
d) the object has returned to its point of origin.

The rate at which the velocity of an object is changing is known as:
a) rate
b) speed
c) acceleration
d) velocity

If a car is going 100 m/s and slows down to 50 m/s in 20s, what is the rate of acceleration?
a) -5 m
b) 50 m/s
c) 25 m/s/s
d) -2.5 m/s/s

Motion that is occurring under the influence of gravity ONLY is known as
a) gravitational motion
b) negative velocity
c) gravitational speed
d) free fall

Acceleration is calculated by
a) dividing distance by time.
b) multiplying distance by time.
c) dividing time by change in velocity.
d) dividing change in velocity by time.

Acceleration can describe
a) an increase in speed.
b) a decrease in speed.
c) a change in direction.
d) all of the above

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