Motion Review Quiz

Which of the following statements gives the best definition of position?

• It is a variable that gives location relative to an origin.

• It is the distance with a value of zero.

• It is the distance an object travels divided by the time it takes.

• It is the distance traveled.

On a graph, all of the following directions are normally considered to be positive EXCEPT:

• North.

• East.

• Left.

• Up.

Speed is:

• calculated by dividing the distance traveled by the time taken.

• zero for objects at rest.

• a measure of how quickly an object gets from one place to another.

• All of the above

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Speed that does not change is called:

• average speed.

• constant speed.

• instant speed.

• minimum speed.

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Variables like velocity and acceleration that have both size and direction are called:

• vectors.

• dependent.

• axes.

• independent.

In 1/2 hour, a bicyclist traveled 20 kilometers. What was the bicyclist’s average speed?

• 60 km

• 10 km/h

• 40 km

• 40 km/h

From home, you walk 6 blocks east and then walk 4 blocks west. Your distance from home is:

• 2 blocks.

• 4 blocks.

• 6 blocks.

• 10 blocks.

A plane flies 200 km West and then flies 300 km South. Its new position is:

• +200km, +300km

• +300km, -200km

• -200km, +300km

• -200km, -300km

The diagram shows the location of a pine tree on a grid. The position of the pine tree would be described best by coordinates of:

• (+3, -2)

• (+2, -3)

• (-2, +3)

• (-3, +2)

What is the speed of a jet plane that travels 3,000 meters in 10 seconds?

• 30 m/s

• 300 m/s

• 3,000 m/s

• 30,000 m/s

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