Physical Science Motion Quiz Study

The starting point used to describe the motion or position of an object.

• distance

• speed

• velocity

• reference point

The total length of the path of a moving object.

• distance

• speed

• displacement

• acceleration

The distance between a moving object's final position and its starting position.

• speed

• reference point

• velocity

• displacement

The process of changing position.

• distance

• motion

• reference point

• speed

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the distance an object moves divided by the time it took to move that distance.

• distance

• speed

• velocity

• acceleration

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The measure of how quickly the velocity of an object changes.

• acceleration

• speed

• distance

• reference point

What is the distance a car travels when it drives 1 lap on a 5 km track?

• 5 km

• 0 km

• 10 km

• 5 mi

What is the displacement of a car that travels 1 lap on a 10 km track?

• 10 mi

• 5 km

• 10 km

• 0 km

How is velocity different from speed?

• it includes the displacement of the object

• it includes the direction of the object

• it includes the distance of the object

• it includes the acceleration of the object

When an object has a negative acceleration, it is:

• speeding up

• slowing down

• constant speed