Motion Unit Test Review

What is the definition of displacement?

• How fast an object moves
• How far an object moves
• The shortest path from the end to the start

On a Friday evening, you drive 25 miles straight west to a football game. After the game you drive 20 miles east back the way you came to visit a friend. What is your displacement?

• 15 miles west
• 10 miles east
• 45 miles north
• 5 miles west

What is the definition for distance?

• How fast an object moves
• How far an object moves during a journey

On a Saturday afternoon, you drive 30 miles directly east to visit grandma. You then drive 20 miles back the way you came to stop at a friend’s house. What is your total distance traveled? 

• 20 miles
• 30 miles
• 40 miles
• 50 miles

What is the definition of velocity? 

• Change in speed with direction
• Chance in distance over time
• Change in velocity over time
• Change in position

What is the definition of acceleration?

• Change in speed with direction
• Change in distance over time
• Change in velocity over time
• Change in position

What is the unit for speed?

• g/ml
• meters
• Joules
• m/s

What is the speed this motion?

• constant speed
• not moving
• speed increasing
• speed increasing at a constant rate

What happened during A to B point?

• not moving
• increasing speed at a constant rate
• moving at a constant speed
• moving at 10 m/s² acceleration

What happened during C to D point?

• not moving
• increasing speed at a constant rate
• moving at a constant speed
• moving at 0 m/s² acceleration