C.P. Practice Physics Quiz

Match the following symbols

• m

• speed & velocity

• s

• acceleration

• m/s²

• distance & displacement

• m/s

• time

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS3-1

Velocity is ​ (a)   ; speed is ​ ​ (b)  

• vector
• scaler

Distance is ​ ​ (a)   ; displacement is ​ (b)  

• scaler
• vector

Acceleration is ​ (a)   ; time is ​ (b)  

• vector
• scaler

What is the displacement of the cross-country team if they begin at the school, run 10 miles and finish back at the school?

• 10 miles

• 20 miles

• 0 miles

• 120 miles

Jermain runs 2 laps around a 400 meter track, what is his distance?

• 100 meters

• 400 meters

• 0 meters

• 800 meters

Answer explanation

Distance is how long he traveled. Since he went around twice, you have to multiply the length of the track by 2.

A plane flies at around 900 km/hr for 8 hours. How far has the plane traveled in that time?

• 7200 km

• 112.5 km

• .008 km

• 8400 km

A train travels at a constant speed of 40 km/hr. How long will it take to travel a distance of 90 km?

• .44 hrs

• 36 hrs

• 2.25 hrs

• 5 hrs

If a car travels 400m in 20 seconds how fast is it going?

• 106 m/s

• 800 m/s

• .05 m/s

• 20 m/s

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS3-1

An airplane increases it's speed from 80 m/s to 10 m/s in 20 seconds. What was the plane's acceleration?

• 78 m/s²

• 3.5 m/s²

• 10 m/s²

• 5 m/s²

Tags

NGSS.HS-PS2-1