Gen. Physics I

1. What is the fundamental difference between distance and displacement?

• a) Distance is a vector quantity, while displacement is a scalar quantity.

• b) Distance is a scalar quantity, while displacement is a vector quantity.

• c) Distance and displacement are the same thing.

• d) Distance and displacement have no relevance in physics.

2. A car travels 200 meters north in 20 seconds. What is the car's speed?

• a) 10 m/s

• b) 20 m/s

• c) 30 m/s

• d) 40 m/s

3. If a person walks 15 meters east and then 10 meters west, what is their net displacement?

• a) 25 meters east

• b) 5 meters east

• c) 25 meters west

• d) 5 meters west

4. If an object is moving with constant velocity, what can be said about its acceleration?

• a) The object has no acceleration.

• b) The object has a variable acceleration.

• c) The object has zero velocity.

• d) The object has a constant acceleration.

5. Which of the following is a vector quantity?

• a) Speed

• b) Distance

• c) Time

• d) Velocity

6. Which of the following represents a negative acceleration?

• a) An object speeding up in the direction of motion.

• b) An object slowing down in the direction of motion.

• c) An object moving at a constant speed.

• d) An object moving in a circle.

8. If an object moves with a constant speed, what can be said about its acceleration?

• a) The object has no acceleration.

• b) The object has a variable acceleration.

• c) The object has a constant acceleration.

• d) The object has a negative acceleration.

8. What is the SI unit for speed?

• a) Meters

• b) Meters per second

• c) Seconds

• d) Meters per second squared

A person traveled a distance of 100 m in 10 seconds. What is the speed of the person?

• a. 10 m/s

• b. 15 m/s

• c. 5 m/s

• d. 12 m/s

10. Which of the following is a vector quantity?

• a) Mass

• b) Temperature

• c) Displacement

• d) Time