Physics First Semester Review 1

An object can be moving for 10 seconds and still have zero displacement.

• True
• False

You run from your house to a friend's house that is 3 km away. You then walk home. The distance you traveled is 6 km. What is your displacement? 

• 6  km
• 0 km

A _________ quantity is completely described by magnitude alone. A _________ quantity is
completely described by a magnitude with a direction.

• vector, scalar
• scalar, vector

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NGSS.MS-PS3-1

An object is NOT accelerating if it is moving

• in a circle
• at constant velocity 
• at increasing speed
• only as influenced by gravity

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NGSS.HS-PS2-1

Displacement is ______________

• The shortest length between two points
• The length traveled between two points
• The location of an object
• the speed of an object

ΔV = ?

• V(i) - V(f)
• V(f) + V(i)
• V(f) - V(i)
• ½ V(f) + V(i)

Describe the motion

• Slow to fast;   Negative direction
• Fast to slow;   Negative direction
• Fast to slow;   Positive direction
• Slow to fast;   Positive direction

Tags

NGSS.HS-PS2-1

Which graph represents zero acceleration (constant velocity)?

• A
• B
• C
• D

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NGSS.HS-PS2-1

What is happening at D?

• Stationary
• Accelerating
• Fast steady speed; moving away from the starting position
• Slower steady speed; moving away from the starting position

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CCSS.HSF.IF.B.4

What is happening at E?

• Stationary
• Accelerating
• Fast steady speed; moving away from the starting position
• Steady speed; returning to start position

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CCSS.8.EE.B.5