Physics Quiz on Motion and Displacement

What is displacement?

• Distance traveled in a straight line and in a specific direction

• Total length traveled by an object

• A scalar quantity

• A vector quantity

What does velocity describe?

• The speed of an object only

• The total distance traveled

• The change in position over time

• The motion of an object with magnitude and direction

What is a scalar quantity?

• A point in a coordinate system

• A measure of how fast speed changes

• A quantity described by its magnitude only

• A quantity described by both magnitude and direction

What does acceleration measure?

• The direction of motion

• The total distance traveled

• The change in velocity

• The speed of an object

What is the origin in a coordinate system?

• The point where all variables have a value of zero

• The distance from the reference point

• The direction in which the variable increases

• The total length traveled by an object