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Unit 1 Vocabulary "Quiz"

Total questions: 12

Worksheet time: 6mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

vector quantity that measures the rate of change in velocity

a)

Speed

b)

Acceleration

c)

Velocity

d)

Displacement

2.

 total displacement divided by time

a)

Average Velocity

b)

Average Speed

c)

Instantaneous Velocity

d)

Acceleration

3.
  • vector quantity which refers to an object’s change in position (final position – initial position)

a)

Distance

b)

Displacement

c)

Speed

d)

Acceleration

4.

scalar quantity that refers to the total length traveled

a)

Distance

b)

Displacement

c)

Velocity

d)

Acceleration

5.

 the perspective from which motion is observed

a)

Picture Frame

b)

Frame of Reference

c)

Finish line

d)

starting line

6.

vector quantity that refers to the velocity at any single point in time

a)

instantaneous velocity

b)

instantaneous speed

c)

instantaneous acceleration

d)

average displacement

7.

 the study of how things move

a)

taxonomy

b)

Kinematics

c)

Biology

d)

Chemistry

8.

 absolute value describing quantity, not direction

a)

Magnitude

b)

Vector

c)

Weight

d)

Force

9.

physical quantity that has a magnitude only

a)

Velocity

b)

Displacement

c)

Scalar

d)

Force

10.

 scalar quantity that refers to the distance traveled per unit time

a)

Displacement

b)

Velocity

c)

Acceleration

d)

Speed

11.

physical quantity that has both a magnitude and a direction

a)

Mass

b)

Vector

c)

Signal

d)

Scalar

12.

vector quantity that measures rate of change of position of an object

a)

Velocity

b)

Vector

c)

Speed

d)

Distance