Physics Quiz: Position, Velocity, and Acceleration

What is the difference between distance and displacement?

• Distance is a vector while displacement is a scalar

• Distance and displacement are both scalars

• Distance and displacement are the same

• Distance is a scalar while displacement is a vector

What is the difference between speed and velocity?

• Speed and velocity are both vectors

• Speed is a scalar while velocity is a vector

• Speed and velocity are the same

• Speed is a vector while velocity is a scalar

How is average speed calculated?

• By dividing displacement by time

• By multiplying distance and time

• By dividing distance by time

• By adding displacement and time

What is acceleration in physics?

• The change in velocity over time

• The rate of change in position

• The rate of change in velocity

• The change in position over time

What type of vector is acceleration?

• Velocity vector

• Constant vector

• Scalar vector

• Negative vector

What happens to the velocity vector as an object slows down?

• It points backward and increases in magnitude

• It points forward and decreases in magnitude

• It points backward and decreases in magnitude

• It points forward and increases in magnitude

What is the acceleration vector when a car decelerates?

• It points backward and increases in magnitude

• It points forward and increases in magnitude

• It points backward and decreases in magnitude

• It points forward and decreases in magnitude

What is the displacement vector for an object rolling to a stop?

• It elongates as the object rolls

• It shortens as the object rolls

• It remains constant as the object rolls

• It disappears as the object rolls

What is the magnitude and direction of the acceleration vector for an object rolling to a stop?

• Constant magnitude and points forward

• Constant magnitude and points backward

• Decreasing magnitude and points forward

• Decreasing magnitude and points backward