Chapter 2: Motion

When an object's acceleration is _________________, it slows down

• positive

• negative

• constant

• zero

The rate of change in velocity is called ___________________

• displacement

• distance

• speed

• acceleration

Distance and direction of an object from its starting point.

• acceleration

• speed

• displacement

• velocity

Distance divided by time.

• acceleration

• speed

• rate

• displacement

Velocity is the combination of speed and ____________

• distance

• displacement

• direction

• acceleration

Acceleration towards the center of a curved path is called ________________ acceleration.

• centrifugal

• centripetal

• projectile

• average

The product of an object's mass and velocity

• acceleration

• displacement

• speed

• momentum

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NGSS.HS-PS2-2

Speed at any given time is ____________________ velocity; _____________________ velocity is total distance divided by total time travelled.

• average, instantaneous

• average; momentus

• instantaneous;average

• momentus; instantaneous

Acceleration can change an object's ___________________

• Speed

• direction

• speed and direction

• mass

Acceleration can make an object ________________

• speed up

• slow down

• change direction

• all of these

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NGSS.MS-PS2-2