Motion Quiz 1

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

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

What is the formula to solve for the speed of an object?

• s=d/t

• s=d x t

• s=t/d

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John is swimming at a speed of 1.6 m/s. He is swimming toward a boat floating on the water 500 m away. How long will it take John to reach the boat?

• 312.5 seconds

• 0.0032 seconds

• 31.25 seconds

• 0.032 seconds