Free Printable Physics Terms (v1)

1.

Which of these is an appropriate unit for displacement?

a)

m

b)

m/s

c)

m/ $s^2$

d)

s

2.

Change in velocity over time is called what?

(a)

3.

Which of these equations should you use if you want to find how long a dropped object will take to fall a certain height?

a)

$t=\sqrt[]{\frac{2y}{g}}$

b)

$x=v_xt$

c)

$y=\frac{1}{2}gt^2$

d)

$v_y=gt$

4.

An object that is only being acted on by gravity is called...

a)

a projectile

b)

a trajectory

c)

the range

d)

Dennis

5.

Consider the following problem:

A cat chases a mouse across a 1.0 m high table. The mouse steps out of the way, and the cat slides off the table and strikes the floor 2.2 m from the edge of the table. When the cat slid off the table, what was its speed?

What is the vertical displacement given in this problem?

a)

1.0 m

b)

2.2 m

c)

9.8 m/s $^2$

d)

0 m/s

6.

Which of these is an appropriate unit for velocity?

a)

m

b)

m/s

c)

m/ $s^2$

d)

s

7.

During an experiment which variable is observed and usually plotted along the y-axis

a)

Independent Variable

b)

Dependent Variable

c)

Controlled Variable

8.

Which of these is an appropriate unit for time?

a)

m

b)

m/s

c)

m/ $s^2$

d)

s

9.

Which variable is only changed by the person doing the experiment and plotted along the x-axis?

a)

Independent Variable

b)

Dependent Variable

c)

Controlled Variable

10.

Which of these is an appropriate unit for acceleration?

a)

m

b)

m/s

c)

m/ $s^2$

d)

s

11.

Which of the following describes a measurement that has direction?

a)

Scalar

b)

Vector

12.

Consider the following problem:

A cat chases a mouse across a 1.0 m high table. The mouse steps out of the way, and the cat slides off the table and strikes the floor 2.2 m from the edge of the table. When the cat slid off the table, what was its speed?

What is the horizontal displacement given in this problem?

a)

1.0 m

b)

2.2 m

c)

9.8 m/s $^2$

d)

0 m/s

13.

Which of the following is NOT one of the three rules for projectile motion?

a)

Horizontal velocity is constant.

b)

Air resistance is constant.

c)

Time in x equals time in y.

d)

Vertical acceleration is constant.

Physics Terms (v1)

Total questions: 13

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