Physics Motion Quiz

What does kinematics focus on?

• The forces causing motion

• The way in which objects move

• The energy of moving objects

• The mass of objects

If a man runs around an oval 400 meter track and stops at the starting point, what is his total displacement?

• 400 meters

• 200 meters

• 0 meters

• 100 meters

What is the average velocity?

• The total distance traveled by an object

• The time-average of the velocity function over a specified time-interval

• The speed of an object at a specific moment

• The change in position of an object

Which term describes the path that an object follows?

• Trajectory

• Speed

• Displacement

• Reference frame

What is the term for the total distance an object travels ?

• Range

• Speed

• Displacement

• Reference frame

What is the resultant vector?

• The sum of two or more vectors

• The initial speed of an object

• The path an object follows

• The angle at which an object is launched

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What does a position function represent at each point in time?

• The velocity of an object

• The acceleration of an object

• The position of an object

• The force on an object

Which function gives the velocity of an object at each point in time?

• Position function

• Scalar-valued function

• Vector-valued function

• Velocity function

What does the acceleration function give the value of at each point in time?

• Velocity

• Position

• Acceleration

• Time

What is the time-derivative of a function?

• A new function representing the rate of change

• The original function

• A constant value

• A periodic function