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Cumulative Vocab (1-3)

Total questions: 91

Worksheet time: 54mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Speed

a)

Total distance divided by time

b)

Displacement divided by time

c)

Change in position with direction

d)

Change in velocity divided by time

2.

Velocity

a)

Total distance divided by time

b)

distance divided by time

c)

Change in position with direction

d)

Change in velocity divided by time

3.

Displacement

a)

Total distance divided by time

b)

Displacement divided by time

c)

Change in position with direction

d)

Change in velocity divided by time

4.

What is distance?

a)

how far something travels

b)

how fast something travels

c)

how big something is

d)

seven

5.

What is speed?

a)

How fast the object is moving, usually measured in meters per second (m/s)

b)

How high an object is moving

c)

Where an object is

d)

An object changing direction

6.

Velocity

a)

Total distance divided by time

b)

speed with a direction

c)

Change in position with direction

d)

Change in velocity divided by time

7.
What is MOVEMENT?
a)
Inertia
b)
Force
c)
Work
d)
Motion
8.

Motion is described by an object's______________

a)

direction and mass

b)

direction and speed

c)

force and mass

d)

speed and force

9.
What is the formula to calculate velocity?
a)
v = t/d
b)
v = d/t
c)
v = d x t
d)
v = t x d
10.

A position vs. time graph shows an object's

a)

frame of reference

b)

speed

c)

acceleration

d)

favorite food

11.
______ is a unit of speed
a)
s
b)
Kg
c)
m/s
d)
hr
12.
Which of the following is a measure of velocity
a)
30 m/s
b)
30 south
c)
30
d)
30 m/s South
13.

The ____ of a position vs time graph is speed.

a)

y-intercept

b)

slope

c)

origin

d)

none of the above

14.
Final position minus the initial position is called 
a)
displacement
b)
distance
c)
magnitude
d)
time interval
15.

What does the word "Constant" mean

a)

does not change

b)

constantly changes

c)

a group of stars in the sky

d)

velocity

16.

The symbol "d" represents what in a physics equation

a)

distance

b)

down

c)

delete

d)

deflection

17.

The symbol "v" represents what physics variable

a)

velocity

b)

vector

c)

very strong

d)

voltage

18.

Vf

a)

Final Velocity

b)

Initial Velocity

c)

Starting Velocity

d)

Velocity forward

19.

Vi

a)

Initial Velocity

b)

Final Velocity

c)

Instantaneous Velocity

d)

Increasing Velocity

20.

The units used to measure distance

a)

meters

b)

miles

c)

feet

d)

yards

21.

"m" would best represents which unit of measure

a)

meters

b)

miles

c)

millimeters

d)

megatons

22.

Choose all of the below units that can be used to measure distance or length in physics

a)

Meters

b)

Centimeters

c)

Millimeters

d)

miles

e)

feet

23.

One Meter

a)

100 centimeters

b)

100 millimeters

c)

3 feet

d)

how tall is Mr. Brooksher

24.

Time

a)

seconds

b)

miles

c)

meters

d)

midnight

25.

"s" stands for what unit of measure

a)

seconds

b)

speed

c)

velocity

d)

spring constant

26.

the letter "t" represents

a)

time

b)

torque

c)

total

d)

Tim

27.

Initial position

a)

Starting point

b)

ending point

c)

shortened point

d)

signiture

28.
Acceleration: is the rate of change in ___________.
a)
speed
b)
distance
c)
velocity 
d)
displacement 
29.
Acceleration only takes place when things speed up. 
a)
True
b)
False
30.

Why does a car accelerate as it rounds a corner at a constant speed?

a)

Its direction changes

b)

It doesn't

c)

It slows down

d)

Its speeds up

31.

Metric unit for acceleration

a)

mph

b)

ft/sec2

c)

m/s2

32.

When does a car accelerate?

a)

speeding up

b)

slowing down

c)

making turns

d)

All of the above

33.

Which shows the greatest acceleration?

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

34.
Changes in our speed, direction or both are called _________.
a)
gravity
b)
changes
c)
acceleration
d)
displacement
35.
How can you find vf?
a)
Δv - vi
b)
Δv + vi
c)
Δv * vi
d)
Δv / vi
36.
True or False? If a car is slowing down it is accelerating.
a)
True
b)
False
37.
A train is traveling East at 100kmph then slows to 50kmph in 2 hours. What is the train's average acceleration?
a)
75kph^2
b)
150kph^2
c)
50kph^2
d)
25kph^2
38.
Acceleration is the rate at which _____ changes with time.
a)
position
b)
distance
c)
velocity
d)
none of the above
39.
The slope of a position vs time graph is:
a)
acceleration
b)
velocity
c)
distance
d)
time
40.
The slope of a velocity vs time graph is:
a)
position
b)
speed
c)
acceleration
d)
time
41.
What does this graph represent?
a)
Constant speed
b)
Acceleration
c)
Not moving
42.

Which formula involves acceleration?

a)

vf = vi + at

b)

d = vit + 1/2at2

c)

vf2 = vi2 + 2ad

d)

all of the above

43.

Constant acceleration

a)

change in velocity by a fixed amount over a fixed amount of time

b)

Only changing speed

c)

Only changing direction

d)

Changing speed AND direction

44.

Freefall

a)

Only vertical force acting on object is gravity

b)

Awesome ride at Six Flags back in the day

c)

Getting knocked to the ground at no charge

d)

Description of your grade if you study your Physics vocabulary

45.

Gravity

a)

Force that pulls all matter toward other matter

b)

A hole in your tooth

c)

Velocity of a falling object

d)

Force that pulls objects downward Earth

46.

Acceleration of gravity

a)

-9.8m/s2

b)

9.8m/s2

c)

Changes based on altitude

d)

Is greater for a bigger object

47.

Air resistance

a)

The force that acts in the OPPOSITE direction of an object's motion through the air

b)

Almost always assumed to be zero for questions for this class

c)

When it gets hard to breathe

d)

When the vent in your car is clogged

48.

Delta (Δ)

a)

"Change in" something

b)

Abbreviation for displacement

c)

Airline based in Houston

d)

My mom's sorority

49.

Change in velocity

a)

Δv

b)

acceleration

c)

changing direction

d)

changing speed

50.

Average velocity

a)

Average distance divide by average time

b)

55 mph

c)

Total distance divided by total time

d)

7

51.

Initial velocity

a)

Beginning velocity

b)

Velocity at a specific point in time

c)

Ending velocity

d)

vf

52.

Final velocity

a)

Ending velocity

b)

Beginning velocity

c)

Initial velocity

d)

Instantaneous velocity

53.
What is magnitude?
a)
The direction that describes a quantity.
b)
A numerical value
c)
A unit of force
54.
A quantity that has both magnitude and direction is called a scalar quantity.
a)
True
b)
False
55.
A vector has both ____ and _____
a)
speed and length
b)
magnitude and direction
c)
degrees and radians
d)
style and grace
56.

Scalar

a)

Snakes' skin

b)

Only direction, no magnitude

c)

Both direction and magnitude

d)

Only magnitude, not direction

57.

Velocity

a)

Vector

b)

Scalar

58.

Speed

a)

Vector

b)

Scalar

59.
What does this graph represent?
a)
Constant speed
b)
Acceleration
c)
Not moving
60.
What is this graph showing?
a)
Constant Speed
b)
Acceleration (speeding up)
c)
Deceleration (slowing down)
d)
No motion
61.
What does this graph represent?
a)
Constant speed
b)
Acceleration
c)
Not moving
62.
What kind of acceleration is shown here?
a)
positive
b)
negative
c)
none
d)
varies
63.
What kind of acceleration is shown here?
a)
positive
b)
negative
c)
none
d)
varies
64.
Is the speed constant or non-constant?
a)
constant
b)
non-constant
65.

Horizontal

a)

Flat, side-to-side, like the horizon line

b)
c)

Up-and-down

d)
66.

Vertical

a)

Flat, side-to-side, like the horizon line

b)
c)

Up-and-down

d)
67.

Distance units

a)

m

b)

km

c)

m/s

d)

m/s2

68.

Velocity units

a)

m/s

b)

km/h

c)

m

d)

m/s2

69.

Acceleration units

a)

m/s

b)

km/h

c)

m

d)

m/s2

70.
Velocity
a)
Vector
b)
Scalar
71.
Speed
a)
Vector
b)
Scalar
72.
Mass
a)
Vector
b)
Scalar
73.
Which one of the following is not the property of a vector quantity?
a)
Unit
b)
Magnitude
c)
Location
d)
Direction
74.
Which symbol is used to show vector quantities?
a)
Circle
b)
Line
c)
Arrow
d)
Triangle
75.
30 m/sec, East. Scalar or Vector
a)
Scalar
b)
Vector
c)
Neither
76.

vertical

a)

up and down

b)

side to side

c)

x-axis

d)

y-axis

77.

horizontal

a)

up and down

b)

side to side

c)

x-axis

d)

y-axis

78.

projectile

a)

object flying through air

b)

machine that plays movies on a screen

c)

how fast something is going

79.

trajectory

a)

path followed by a moving object

b)

button to open your Playstation of Xbox

c)

speed of a free falling object

80.

relative velocity

a)

speed and direction of an object's motion in relation to another object's motion

b)

how fast your mom runs

c)

Final velocity minus initial velocity

d)

vf - vi

81.

resultant velocity

a)

combined velocity of two or more vectors

b)

distance/time

c)

vf - vi

82.
How do you combine vectors if they are at a right angle to each other, and you know two sides?
a)
Multiply
b)
Divide
c)
Pythagorean Theorem
d)
Use trigonometry
83.

component

a)

"piece" or "part"

b)

the horizontal piece of a vector

c)

the vertical piece of a vector

84.

range

a)

horizontal distance traveled by an object

b)

measured in meters (m)

c)

measured in meters per second (m/s)

d)

measured in meters per second squared (m/s2)

85.

Pythagorean Theorem

a)

a2 + b2 = c2

b)

method for finding resultant vector when adding two perpendicular vectors

c)

For every action there is an equal and opposite reaction

d)

Force = mass x acceleration

86.

The outcome when 2 or more vectors are combined

a)

Resultant vector

b)

Component vector

c)

Resultant scalar

d)

Component scalar

87.

speed of an object across flat ground

a)

horizontal velocity

b)

acceleration

c)

vertical velocity

88.

speed going upward or downward

a)

vertical velocity

b)

horizontal velocity

c)

altitude

d)

-9.8 m/s2

89.

when an object is being acted on only by gravity

a)

free fall

b)

flying

c)

floating

d)

air resistance

90.

vacuum

a)

absence of air resistance

b)

physics problems are assumed to take place in this condition

c)

the worst household chore

91.

air resistance

a)

The force of air pushing against a moving object, slowing it down

b)

A new shoe by Nike

c)

assumed to not exist when solving problems for this class

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