Physics Quiz on Speed, Distance, and Time

The relationship between speed, distance, and time is ____.

• t = s/d

• d = t/s

• s = dt

• s = d/t

The speed you read on the speedometer of a car is the ____.

• instantaneous speed

• constant speed

• average speed

• velocity

6.5 m/s northwest is an example of a(n) ____ measurement.

• speed

• velocity

• position

• acceleration

If you ride your bike straight for 500 m, then turn around and ride back 200 m, your displacement is ____ your distance.

• greater than

• equal to

• less than

• cannot determine

On a distance-time graph, a horizontal line shows that the speed is ____.

• constant

• zero

• increasing

• decreasing

Acceleration is the rate of change of ____.

• position

• time

• velocity

• force

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Which of the following is NOT an example of acceleration?

• A car moves at 80 km/h on a flat, straight road.

• The car slows from 80 km/h to 35 km/h.

• The car turns a corner.

• The car speeds up after stopping at a stop sign.

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A skier is going downhill at a speed of 9.0 m/s. The hill gets steeper, and the skier’s speed increases to 18 m/s in 3.0 seconds. What is the skier’s acceleration?

• 9.0 m/s²

• 3.0 m/s²

• 27 m/s²

• 6.0 m/s²

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On a distance-time graph, a(n) ____ line would show negative (-) acceleration.

• upward straight

• horizontal

• upward curved

• downward curved

Which of the following is NOT an example of acceleration?

• A car moves at 80 km/h on a flat, straight road.

• The car slows from 80 km/h to 35 km/h.

• The car turns a corner.

• The car speeds up after stopping at a stop sign.

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