Physics Kinematics Quiz

What is the rate at which distance is travelled?

What does the gradient of a distance-time graph represent?

• Acceleration

• Speed

• Displacement

• Time

What is the unit of acceleration?

What is the difference between distance and displacement?

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

• Displacement is a vector quantity, while distance is a scalar quantity

• Displacement is a scalar quantity, while distance is a vector quantity

• Distance and displacement are the same thing

What is the gradient of a velocity-time graph?

• Time

• Acceleration

• Displacement

• Speed

What does a constant negative gradient on a velocity-time graph represent?

• Uniform acceleration

• Uniform deceleration

• Increasing acceleration

• Decreasing acceleration

What does the area under a velocity-time graph represent?

• Speed

• Displacement

• Acceleration

• Time

What does a ticker timer make on a paper tape?

• Lines, slower apart, speed

• Dots, closer together, speed

• Dots, further apart, speed

• Lines, closer together, speed

What is the equation of motion for calculating final velocity?

• v^2 = u^2 + 2as

• v = u + 2as

• v = u + at

• s = ut + (1/2)at^2

What does a negative answer for acceleration indicate?

• Uniform acceleration

• Uniform deceleration

• Increasing acceleration

• Decreasing acceleration