Physics 1st Nine Weeks Test REVIEW

A measure of how quickly an object gets from one place to another is:

• acceleration

• displacement

• speed

• position

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NGSS.MS-PS3-1

To elude a pack of wolves, an elk runs 15 kilometers in 0.75 hours. What is the speed of the elk?

• 5 km/h

• 10 km/h

• 12 km/h

• 20 km/h

Brett Favre throws a football to his receiver 42 yards downfield. If it takes 1.2 seconds to reach the receiver, how fast is the football traveling in yards per second?

• 50

• 35

• 29

• 0.29

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NGSS.MS-PS3-1

A golfer walks at an average rate of 7.20 feet per second on the golf course. How much time is required for her to walk from the tee to the green if the distance is 612 feet?

• 0.0118 minutes

• 4406 seconds

• 0.85 minutes

• 85 seconds

The term that refers to the location of an object is:

• distance

• displacement

• position

• All of the above

The term that describes the amount of change in a certain direction in the location of an object is:

• distance

• displacement

• position

• none of the above

The total length of a journey from start to finish with no regard to direction is called:

• distance

• displacement

• position

• velocity

The slope of a distance versus time graph represents:

• position

• displacement

• speed

• acceleration

The graph represents the motion of a student on in-line skates. The speed of the student in m/sec is:

• 10

• 20

• 30

• 40

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NGSS.MS-PS3-1

Which graph in Figure 3-1 represents an object whose speed is zero?

• 1

• 2

• 3

• 4