Science Quiz on Motion and Forces

the action or process of moving or of changing place or position.

• Motion

• Velocity

• Acceleration

• Speed

the time rate at which an object is moving along a path.

• Velocity

• Motion

• Acceleration

• Speed

the rate and direction of an object's movement.

• Acceleration

• Motion

• Velocity

• Speed

The rate of change of velocity.

• Velocity

• Acceleration

• Speedometer

• Force

instrument that indicates the speed of a vehicle.

• Velocity

• Force

• Speedometer

• Acceleration

Physical quantities tell us the magnitude only.

• Vector quantity

• Scalar quantity

• Fundamental quantity

Physical quantities tell us both magnitude and direction.

• Vector quantity

• Fundamental quantity

• Scalar quantity

Which of the following is a vector quantity?

• Mass

• Distance

• Velocity

• Speed

Which of the following is a scalar quantity?

• Weight

• Velocity

• Displacement

• Speed

When we say the car is having a positive acceleration, it means __________.

• the car is moving at a constant speed.

• the car is speeding up.

• the car is slowing down.