Unit 3.4 Motion and Speed Practice Quiz

What are the three types of motion graphs commonly encountered in high school physics?

• Position vs time graphs, Velocity vs time graphs, Acceleration vs time graphs

• Distance vs time graphs, Speed vs time graphs, Time vs acceleration graphs

• Velocity vs distance graphs, Time vs speed graphs, Position vs acceleration graphs

• Position vs speed graphs, Time vs distance graphs, Acceleration vs position graphs

What does a position vs time graph show?

• How far away something is relative to an observer

• How quickly something is moving

• How quickly something is speeding up or slowing down

• How far something has traveled

What does the slope of a position vs time graph represent?

• Distance

• Displacement

• Acceleration

• Velocity

How can you find the velocity from a position vs time graph?

• By finding the area under the graph

• By finding the y-intercept of the graph

• By finding the x-intercept of the graph

• By finding the slope of the graph

What is the equation for finding distance from a position vs time graph?

• d = d1 + d2

• d = v * t + 1/2 * a * t^2

• d = 1/2 * a * t^2

• d = v * t

What is the equation for finding displacement from a position vs time graph?

• Δx = d1 + d2

• Δx = x2 - x1

• Δx = v * t

• Δx = 1/2 * a * t^2

What does the slope of a position vs time graph represent?

• Acceleration

• Distance

• Displacement

• Velocity

What does the slope of a velocity vs time graph represent?

• Distance

• Displacement

• Velocity

• Acceleration

What does a velocity vs time graph with a positive slope indicate?

• The object is at rest

• The object is moving with constant velocity

• The object is decelerating in the negative direction

• The object is accelerating in the positive direction

What does a velocity vs time graph with a horizontal line indicate?

• The object is moving with constant velocity

• The object is accelerating in the positive direction

• The object is decelerating in the negative direction

• The object is at rest