Exploring the Concepts of Motion

What does distance measure?

• The direction of movement

• How far we move

• The time taken to move

• How fast we move

How is speed calculated?

• Distance multiplied by time

• Distance divided by time

• Time divided by distance

• Time minus distance

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What is a vector?

• A quantity with neither magnitude nor direction

• A quantity with both magnitude and direction

• A quantity with only direction

• A quantity with only magnitude

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What does displacement tell us?

• Neither the distance nor the direction between two points

• Both the distance and direction between two points

• Only the direction between two points

• Only the distance between two points

If you drive 30 kilometers to school and back, what is your total distance?

• 10 kilometers

• 30 kilometers

• 60 kilometers

• 0 kilometers

If you drive 30 kilometers to school and back, what is your displacement?

• 0 kilometers

• 30 kilometers

• 60 kilometers

• 10 kilometers south

What is velocity?

• Magnitude in a given direction

• Speed in a given direction

• Distance in a given direction

• Time in a given direction

How is velocity calculated?

• Distance divided by time

• Time divided by displacement

• Displacement divided by time

• Speed divided by time

If you drive 30 kilometers to school in 30 minutes, what is your speed?

• 10 kilometers per hour

• 30 kilometers per hour

• 60 kilometers per hour

• 20 kilometers per hour

What is your velocity if you drive 30 kilometers to school in 30 minutes with a displacement of 10 kilometers south?

• 30 kilometers per hour south

• 60 kilometers per hour south

• 20 kilometers per hour south

• 10 kilometers per hour south