Ch. 3 Quiz Section 1 and 2

The graph shows the motion of an ice skater over a period of 5.0 s. What is the distance traveled by the ice skater during the time interval from 0.0 s to 2.0 s. 

• 1.8
• 1.7
• 4.8
• 6.0

The graph shows the motion of a car's distance plotted against time.  In which time period was the car's speed the slowest?

• ii
• v
• iv
• i

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NGSS.MS-PS3-1

A car starts at a position of -1 km and moves to a final position of 3 km.  What is the total distance traveled by the car?

• -4 km
• 2 km
• -2 km
• 4 km

A car starts at a position of 1 km and moves to a final position of 6 km.  What is the displacement of the car?

• -5 km
• 3 km
• 5 km 
• 7 km

What does the slope of a position vs. time graph represent?

• acceleration
• Velocity
• distance
• time

Which of the following best represents the velocity of a moving object?

• 40 s east
• 40 m/s
• 40 m north
• 40 km/ hr east

The graph shows the movement of a bicyclist plotted at several points in time.  What is the average speed of the bicyclist?

• 40 meters/ minute
• 15 meters/ minute
• 600 meters/ minute
• 20 meters/ minute

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How much time is required for a cyclist to travel a distance of 1450 m at an average speed of 50 m/s?

• 29 s
• 15 s
• 5.4 s
• 21 s

An ant starts at 3.5 m and moves 4.2 m left, 1.1 m right, 3.5 m left, and 1.4 m right.  If the positive x axis is to the right, then what is the ant's total displacement?

• -5.2
• 6.0
• 10.2
• -1.7

A student marks his starting point on a grassy field. He then makes three moves 30 m east, 10 m north, and 60 m west. Where is his final position relative to his starting point?

• 30 m west and 10 m south

• 30 m east and 10 m north

• 30 m west and 10 m north

• 10 m west and 30 m north