Force & Motion Quiz

Distance divided by time is how this is calculated.

• Average Speed

• Instant Speed

• Acceleration

• Velocity

Suppose you walked 80 meters in 40 seconds. What is your average speed?

• 80 n/s

• 2 m/s

• 1 m/s

• 0.5 m/s

A high speed power tool known as a floor burnisher is used to give floors a nice luster (soft glow). This tool contains an abrasive pad that rotates at 2000 rpm clockwise, which is an example of a ___________.

• distance

• acceleration

• speed

• velocity

How fast an object is traveling in a certain direction is the definition of __________.

• speed

• velocity

• acceleration

• position

If you are jogging and your speed doesn't change, then you are traveling at a ____________ speed.

• constant

• instant

• slow

• fast

On a distance-time graph, slope is used to calculate

• average speed.

• instant speed.

• instant velocity.

• acceleration.

Which section shows an object getting faster?

• A only

• B only

• A and C

• D

• C and D

Which section shows an object decreasing in speed?

• A

• B

• C

• D

During which time interval is the object not moving?

• 9:00 to 11:00

• 11:00 to 12:00

• 12:00 to 12:30

• 12:30 to 14:00

What is velocity?

• the quickness of an object
• the location of an object
• acceleration
• speed in a specific direction