Length, Time, and Motion Quiz

Which instrument is used to measure very small distances that a ruler cannot measure?

• Ruler
• Measuring cylinder
• Micrometer screw gauge
• Analogue clock

How can you measure the volume of an irregularly shaped object?

• Using a ruler
• Using a micrometer screw gauge
• Placing it in a measuring cylinder full of water and observing the water level rise
• Using an analogue clock

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

• Distance
• Time
• Velocity
• Acceleration

In a speed-time graph, what does the gradient represent?

• Speed
• Time
• Velocity
• Acceleration

What is the definition of speed?

• Distance traveled per unit time
• Time taken per unit distance
• Velocity in a given direction
• Rate of change of velocity

What does a curved line in a distance-time graph indicate?

• Constant velocity
• Constant acceleration
• Changing velocity (acceleration)
• Changing distance

What is velocity?

• Distance traveled per unit time
• Speed in any direction
• Speed in a given direction
• Rate of change of speed

What is acceleration?

• Distance traveled per unit time
• Speed in a given direction
• Rate of change of distance
• Rate of change of velocity

Which of the following is NOT a unit of distance measurement mentioned in the text?

• mm
• cm
• m
• ft

What is constant near the Earth according to the text?

• Speed
• Velocity
• Acceleration of free fall
• Time