1a motion Physics Quiz alevel edexcel

Displacement differs from distance in that displacement:

• a) Is a scalar quantity, while distance is a vector quantity

• b) Takes direction into account, while distance does not

• c) Is always greater than the distance traveled

• d) Is measured in meters, while distance is measured in kilometers

Scalars are quantities that have:

• a) Only magnitude

• b) Only direction

• c) Both magnitude and direction

• d) Neither magnitude nor direction

Velocity differs from speed in that velocity:

• a) Is always positive

• b) Is a vector quantity, while speed is a scalar quantity

• c) Is measured in meters per second squared

• d) Represents the total distance traveled

Instantaneous speed is:

• a) The average speed over a specific time interval

• b) The speed at a particular instant in time

• c) The speed at rest

• d) The maximum possible speed

Acceleration is defined as the rate of change of:

• a) Displacement

• b) Velocity

• c) Distance

• d) Speed

The gradient of a distance-time graph represents:

• a) Acceleration

• b) Speed

• c) Velocity

• d) Displacement

The gradient of a velocity-time graph represents:

• a) Speed

• b) Displacement

• c) Acceleration

• d) Distance

The distance traveled by an object can be calculated from a velocity-time graph by finding the:

• a) Area under the graph

• b) Gradient of the graph

• c) Slope of the graph

• d) Intersection points of the graph

Resultant force is the:

• a) Sum of all forces acting on an object

• b) Difference between the forces acting on an object

• c) Force that opposes motion

• d) Force exerted by an object in motion

When adding two non-perpendicular forces, the resultant force can be found by using:

• a) The Pythagorean theorem

• b) Newton's first law

• c) Newton's second law

• d) The law of conservation of energy