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Kinematics Vocab Review

Total questions: 21

Worksheet time: 21mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

is how close each measurement is to each other.

a)

Precision

b)

Accuracy

c)

Unit

d)

Correctness

2.

is a branch of physics

that studies an object’s motion

without reference to the object’s

mass or forces that set it in motion.

a)

Motionology

b)

Newtonian Motion

c)

Kinematics

d)

Graphing

3.

occurs when an object changes its position (or location) over some interval of time.

a)

Measurement

b)

Position

c)

Kinematics

d)

Motion

4.

is the precise location of an object in space at a given time.

a)

Velocity

b)

Position

c)

Speed

d)

Displacement

e)

Placement

5.

is the change in an object’s position

measuring only from its starting position and its final position.

a)

Position

b)

Distance

c)

Displacement

d)

Speed

e)

Velocity

6.

is total ground covered by an object during its motion.

a)

Distance

b)

Displacement

c)

Speed

d)

Velocity

e)

Position

7.

is the measurement of an object's change in displacement over an interval of time

a)

Position

b)

Distance

c)

Speed

d)

Location

e)

Velocity

8.

is the measurement of an object's change in distance over an interval of time

a)

Speed

b)

Velocity

c)

Distance

d)

Displacement

e)

Acceleration

9.

is the measurement of an object's change in velocity over an interval of time.

a)

Speed

b)

Distance

c)

Acceleration

d)

Velocity

e)

Displacement

10.

The steepness of a graph is called

a)

Changing Line

b)

Variance

c)

Line Function

d)

Slope

11.

How many base units are there?

a)

4

b)

5

c)

6

d)

7

e)

8

12.

Which of the following is not a base unit?

a)

Meter

b)

Second

c)

Minute

d)

Kilogram

e)

Candela

13.

Which of the following is NOT a base unit?

a)

s

b)

m

c)

m2

d)

kg

e)

mol

14.

is the act of determining the size of something

using a system of units.

a)

Quantifying

b)

Kinematics

c)

Vector

d)

Measurement

e)

Scalar

15.

are measurements that only have magnitude.

a)

Vector

b)

Scalar

c)

Magnitudinal

d)

Unitarian

e)

Physical

16.

are measurements that a have magnitude & direction.

a)

Vector

b)

Scalar

c)

Magnitudinal

d)

Directional

e)

Physical

17.

is the variable that goes on the x-axis. It’s variation or change

does not depend on another variable.

a)

Dependent

b)

Independent

c)

x-variable

d)

y-variable

e)

Linear

18.

is the variable that goes on the y-axis. It’s variation or change depends on the independent variable.

a)

Dependent

b)

Independent

c)

x-variable

d)

y-variable

e)

Linear

19.

the slope of a Position vs Time graph gives an object's

a)

Position

b)

Speed

c)

Velocity

d)

Acceleration

e)

Displacement

20.

the slope of a Velocity vs Time graph gives an object's

a)

Velocity

b)

Acceleration

c)

Displacement

d)

Speed

e)

Position

21.

An object that starts and ends in the same position has a displacement of

a)

The total distance traveled

b)

Double the distance traveled

c)

Half the distance traveled

d)

Zero