Movement and Position Key Concepts Quiz

What is the formula for calculating average speed?

• Total Distance / Total Time
• Total Time / Total Distance
• Distance x Time
• Distance + Time

Which of the following statements is true about velocity?

• It is a scalar quantity.
• It has both magnitude and direction.
• It is always constant.
• It cannot be negative.

What does a horizontal line on a displacement-time graph indicate?

• Constant speed
• Acceleration
• Stationary object
• Increasing velocity

According to Newton's Second Law, what does the equation F = ma represent?

• Force is equal to mass times acceleration.
• Mass is equal to force divided by acceleration.
• Acceleration is equal to force times mass.
• None of the above.

Which of the following best describes acceleration?

• Change in speed only
• Change in velocity per unit time
• Constant speed
• Distance travelled per unit time

What is the area under a velocity-time graph used to calculate?

• Acceleration
• Distance travelled
• Final velocity
• Initial velocity

Which of the following is a vector quantity?

• Speed
• Distance
• Velocity
• Mass

What happens to an object in free fall when air resistance equals the weight of the object?

• It accelerates indefinitely
• It reaches terminal velocity
• It stops moving
• It increases in speed

What is the gravitational field strength on Earth?

• 5 N/kg
• 10 N/kg
• 15 N/kg
• 20 N/kg

According to Newton's Third Law, what occurs when one object exerts a force on another?

• The second object exerts a greater force back.
• The second object exerts an equal and opposite force.
• The first object stops moving.
• The forces are unbalanced.