Physics-Describing motion Quiz

Which of the following is a vector quantity?

• Distance

• Speed

• Time

• Displacement

If a car travels 100 km north and then 100 km south, what is its total displacement?

• 200 km

• 0 km

• 100 km

• Cannot be determined

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

• Acceleration

• Displacement

• Velocity

• Speed

In a velocity-time graph, a negative gradient represents:

• Increasing velocity

• Constant velocity

• Decreasing velocity (deceleration)

• Stopping

What is happening in a displacement-time graph when the graph is a horizontal line?

• Speeding up

• Object is stationary

• Moving backward

• Accelerating

What does it mean if the object’s displacement decreases?

• It is speeding up

• It has stopped

• It is moving backward

• Its acceleration is zero

A cyclist is riding at 12 m/s. How far will they travel in 25 minutes?

• 10,000 m

• 12,000 m

• 18,000 m

• 20,000 m

An F1 car is traveling at 360 km/h. How long will it take to cover 180 km?

• 15 minutes

• 30 minutes

• 45 minutes

• 60 minutes

An object moves from 10 m to 40 m in 5 seconds. What is the velocity?

• 5 m/s

• 6 m/s

• 7 m/s

• 8 m/s

What is the velocity between 0 and 2 seconds if displacement changes from 0 to 10 m?

• 2 m/s

• 5 m/s

• 10 m/s

• 20 m/s