What is happening at the intersection of lines A and B?

The cyclists are at the same position at the same time.

how much distance is covered over a period of time

the change in the location of a object

Fredwina rides her tricycle around a winding bike path. The total distance is 227 m. It takes her 50 seconds to loop around to her starting point. What is Fredwina's average speed?

It cannot be determined with the information given.

Fredwina rides her tricycle around a winding bike path. The total distance is 227 m. It takes her 50 seconds to loop around to her starting point. What is Fredwina's final displacement?

It cannot be determined from the information given.

Geoff traveled in his car for 3 hours going 12 m/s. What distance did he go?

129,600 m (130,000 rounded to 3 sig figs)

Complete the following statement: Displacement is

a vector indicating the distance and direction from one point to another.

a scalar that indicates the distance between two points.

the same as the distance traveled between two points.

a vector drawn perpendicular to the line connecting two points.

A particle travels along a curved path between two points A and B as shown. Complete the following statement: The displacement of the particle does not depend on

the distance traveled from A to B.

the shortest distance between A and B.

Complete the following statement: The difference between speed and velocity is

velocity has a direction, but speed does not.

speed is an average value, but velocity is always an instantaneous measurement.

velocity is an average, but speed is always an instantaneous measurement.

speed has a direction, but velocity does not.

There is no difference between speed and velocity.

A motorcycle travels due south covering a total distance of 80.0 kilometers in 60.0 minutes. Which one of the following statements concerning this situation is necessarily true?

The average velocity of the motorcycle is 80.0 kilometers per hour, due south.

The velocity of the motorcycle is constant.

The acceleration of the motorcycle must be non-zero.

The motorcycle traveled 40.0 kilometers during the first 30.0 minutes.

The speed of the motorcycle must be 80.0 kilometers per hour throughout the entire trip.

A child throws a ball vertically upward at the school playground. Which one of the following quantities is (are) equal to zero at the highest point of the ball’s trajectory? Assume that at the time of release t = 0, the ball is at y = 0 m.

both instantaneous velocity and instantaneous acceleration

A child throws a ball vertically upward at the school playground. Which one of the following quantities is (are) equal to zero at the highest point of the ball’s trajectory? Assume that at the time of release t = 0, the ball is at y = 0 m.

both instantaneous velocity and instantaneous acceleration

A child throws a ball vertically upward at the school playground. Which one of the following quantities is (are) equal to zero at the highest point of the ball’s trajectory? Assume that at the time of release t = 0, the ball is at y = 0 m.

both instantaneous velocity and instantaneous acceleration

A child throws a ball vertically upward at the school playground. Which one of the following quantities is (are) equal to zero at the highest point of the ball’s trajectory? Assume that at the time of release t = 0, the ball is at y = 0 m.

both instantaneous velocity and instantaneous acceleration

What is happening between 2 and 3 seconds?

The object is not accelerating.

What happens at 4 seconds?

The object is at the starting point.

Physics Chapter 2 Quiz

Authored by John VanKempen

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11th - 12th Grade

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MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

How fast is this object moving?

1 meter

1 meter /second

2 meters/second

4 seconds

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which is true about plot c?

position is negative

velocity is positive

position is changing

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

At what time does this object have a negative velocity?

3 seconds

7 seconds

11 seconds

never

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MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

_____ are measured in units of m/s in Physics.

Speed and velocity

Distance and displacement

Scalars

Vectors

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MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Consider the position vs. time graph below for cyclists A and B.
Do the cyclists start at the same point?

Yes

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

At t= 7s, which cyclist is ahead?

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30 sec • 1 pt

Which cyclist is travelling faster at t = 3s? (You need to know that both cyclists are traveling at constant speed, meaning that both x(t) lines are straight)

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