Distance, Displacement, Speed & Velocity
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Distance, Displacement, Speed & Velocity
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This quiz thoroughly covers the fundamental concepts of kinematics, specifically focusing on distance, displacement, speed, and velocity for high school physics students at the 9th through 12th grade level. The questions systematically build understanding of scalar versus vector quantities, requiring students to distinguish between distance (total path traveled) and displacement (change in position with direction), as well as between speed (magnitude only) and velocity (magnitude and direction). Students must demonstrate proficiency in interpreting position-time graphs to determine motion characteristics, calculating average speed using the distance-time relationship, and applying kinematic formulas to solve real-world problems involving unit conversions and directional components. The quiz emphasizes critical thinking skills through graph analysis questions that require students to identify constant motion, acceleration, and periods of rest, while also testing computational abilities through multi-step problems involving time, distance, and velocity calculations. This quiz was created by a classroom teacher who designed it for students studying introductory kinematics in grades 9-12. The comprehensive question set serves multiple instructional purposes, making it ideal for formative assessment to gauge student understanding before moving to more complex motion concepts, or as a review tool before unit exams. Teachers can utilize individual questions as warm-up problems to reinforce daily lessons, assign the complete quiz as homework to provide extensive practice with kinematic calculations, or implement it as a diagnostic tool to identify specific areas where students need additional support. The varied question formats, including graph interpretation, conceptual understanding, and quantitative problem-solving, align perfectly with NGSS HS-PS2-1 standards for analyzing data to support claims about forces and motion, while also supporting Common Core mathematical practices through unit analysis and algebraic manipulation required in physics problem-solving.
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
How long did it take this object to travel 10 m?
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
What does this graph represent?
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
How many times does this object STOP moving?
Tags
NGSS.MS-PS3-1
NGSS.MS-PS3-5
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
What is the speed of this object at 3 seconds?
Tags
CCSS.HSF.IF.B.4
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
5 mins • 1 pt
John took 90 minutes to bicycle to his grandmother's house, a total of six kilometers. What was his speed (pay attention to units)?
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
How much time does it take for a car travelling at 65 miles/hour to travel 300 miles?
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
An object is _____ if its position changes relative to another object.
Tags
NGSS.HS-PS2-1
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