Quiz about Energy, Forces and Motion

Question 1

Which is true about energy?

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Energy can cause motion

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Energy cannot be stored

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Energy can be destroyed

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Energy cannot be stored

Question 2

What does this diagram show?

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an object will go in the direction of the force applied

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jumping will cause the object to move

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no force is need to put an object in motion

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object will go in opposite direction of the force applied

Question 3

What kind of energy does this roller coaster car have because it is in motion?

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mechanical energy

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chemical energy

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light energy

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electrical energy

Question 4

Why is the cloth in the middle not moving?

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Force A is equal to Force B

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Force A is stronger

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Force B is stronger

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Force A and Force B are the same direction

Question 5

All objects in the universe have a gravitational attraction to each other.

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True

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False

Question 6

Which of the following is a unit of energy?

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Joules

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Kilowatts

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Grams

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Meters per Second

Question 7

What is the net force?

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45 N to the right

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5 N

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45 N to the left

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5 N to the right

Question 8

What is a force?

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the PUSH or PULL on an object

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The MOTION an object creates

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The objects HITTING one another

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Going REALLY FAST

Question 9

Is it BALANCED?

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No

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Yes

Question 10

Which one is balanced?

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top

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bottom

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both

Question 11

What is the unit for FORCE?

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N (Newtons)

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lbs (pounds)

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g (grams)

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m/s (meters per second)

Question 12

What is the FORCE?

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0 N

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5 N

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10 N

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400 N

Question 13

If there are two forces going in the SAME direction, you would ...?

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(+) Add the forces

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(-) Subtract the forces

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Neither

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(x) Multiply

Question 14

Forces that have a force of Zero (0).

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Balanced force

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Unbalanced force

Question 15

The FORCE that PULLS things down or back to EARTH.

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Gravity

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Speed

Question 16

If the net force is 0 the object will ...

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STAY the SAME, NOT Move

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CHANGES motion

Question 17

This is an example of what kind of force?

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Unbalanced Force

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Balanced Force

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Pushing Force

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Gravity Force

Question 18

If you have balanced forces on a ball what happens

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It STAYS the SAME

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CHANGES its MOTION

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:(

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:)

Question 19

What is the net force?

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3 N Right

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17 N Right

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3 N Left

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17 N Left

Question 20

The roller coaster car begins at point W.  At what point along the track will the car have the greatest amount of kinetic energy?

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X

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W

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Y

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Z

Question 21

____________ is the ability to do work or cause change.

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Energy

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Force

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Friction

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Motion

Question 22

Energy in motion is ____________ energy.

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Kinetic

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Potential

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Energy

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Friction

Question 23

The faster an object moves, the ________ kinetic energy it has.

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more

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less

Question 24

__________ energy is stored energy.

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Potential

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Kinetic

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Force

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Gravity

Question 25

At which point is potential energy greatest?

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W

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X

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Y

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Z

Question 26

Which is the best example of an object having kinetic energy?

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a tennis ball rolling across the court

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a car parked on a steep hill

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a picture hanging on the wall

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a piece of coal before it's burned

Question 27

When a pendulum swings, at which point is kinetic energy greatest?

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3

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1

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2

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4

Question 28

What is happening to the potential energy between position 1 to 3?

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Decreasing

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Increasing

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Stays the same

Question 29

The Law of Conservation of Energy states that energy cannot be ________ or ________, but it can change from one form to another.

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created, destroyed

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gravity, force

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heat, created

Question 30

In order to INCREASE the potential energy of an object, you need to:

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raise the object higher

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put the object lower to the ground

Question 31

Gravity attracts all objects towards one another.

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True

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False

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It depends

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I don't care

Question 32

As distance between two objects increase the pull of gravity

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Decreases

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Increases

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Stays the same

Question 33

Two factors effecting the magnitude of force of gravity between 2 objects are...

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mass and distance

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weight and mass

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distance and weight

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mass and matter

Question 34

As mass increases, KE ...

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increases

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decreases

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stays the same

Question 35

Why is it harder to stop a four-person bobsled than a three-person bobsled?

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the four-person sled has more KE

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the four-person sled has less KE

Question 36

The Law of Conservation of Energy states that

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energy cannot be created nor destroyed, only transformed or transferred

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energy can be destroyed but not created

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energy can be created but not destroyed

Question 37

When one energy form is changed into another it is called a

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transformation

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transfer

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translocation

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transcription

Question 38

What is the velocity of a moving object that travels 12 meters in 3 seconds?

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4 m/s

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36 m/s

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15 m/s

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9 m/s

Question 39

Where would this tossed baseball have the least amount of kinetic energy?

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point X

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point W

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point y

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point z

Question 40

Where would this tossed baseball have the greatest amount of kinetic energy?

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point z

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point W

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point X

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point y

Question 41

Increasing an object's mass will increase its kinetic energy.

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true

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false

Question 42

A laptop sitting on a table has potential energy because of the gravitational pull of the Earth. Which of the following would change the energy to kinetic energy?

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Sliding it across the table

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Looking at the screen

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Putting a cute sticker on it

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Yelling at it

Question 43

Can energy be destroyed?

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no

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yes

Question 44

Can energy be changed?

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yes

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no

Question 45

When a roller coaster is at the top of a hill it has

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high potential energy

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high kinetic energy

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low potential energy

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equal amounts of kinetic and potential energy

Question 46

The sum of potential energy and kinetic energy equals

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mechanical energy

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work

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transformation

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total energy

Question 47

If both dogs were running at the same speed, which one would have the greatest kinetic energy?

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The great dane because it has greater mass than the bulldog.

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The bulldog because it has greater mass than the great dane.

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The bulldog because it has less mass than the great dane.

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The great dane because it has less mass than the bulldog.

Question 48

The distance between the object that weighs 63.5kg and the other two objects is the same. Which one has a greater gravitational pull?

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548 kg because it has a greater mass

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125 kg because it's mass is less.

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Neither, there is no gravitational pull.

Question 49

The mass of all three objects is the same. Which sphere has the greatest gravitational pull on sphere B?

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Sphere C because it's distance is less.

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Sphere A because it's distance is greater

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Sphere A because it's distance is less.

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Sphere C because it's distance is greater

Question 50

Which runner stopped for a rest?

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Charlie

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Albert

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Bob

Question 51

What does this graph represent?

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Acceleration

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Constant speed

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Not moving

Question 52

What does this graph represent?

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Constant Speed

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Acceleration

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Not moving

Question 53

What does this graph represent?

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Not moving

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Constant speed

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Acceleration

Question 54

What is happening between 2 and 3 seconds?

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The object is not moving.

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The object is not accelerating.

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The object is slowing down.

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The object is speeding up.

Question 55

Which runner had a head start?

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B

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A

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C

Question 56

This graph demonstrates an object that is -

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Decreasing speed

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Increasing speed

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At a constant speed

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Stationary

Question 57

This graph demonstrates an object that is -

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Moving toward the start at a constant speed

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Increasing speed toward the start

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Moving away from the start at a constant speed

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Decreasing speed away from the start

Question 58

Which line represents an object moving at a slower speed?

Accepted Answer

B

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A

Question 59

What is the speed of an object that travels 30 miles in 15 minutes?

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2 mi/ min

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5 mi/min

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2 m/s

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10 mi/min

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