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Physics: Unit 1 (Pt. 1) Test Review

Total questions: 22

Worksheet time: 17mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which of these is an SI base unit?

a)

Newton

b)

Km/hr

c)

Second

d)

Miles per hour

2.

Which is a derived unit?

a)

Meter

b)

Kilogram

c)

m/s

d)

Second

3.

Which is the best example of a scalar quantity?

a)

Velocity

b)

Displacement

c)

Distance

4.

Which is the best example of a vector quantity?

a)

Speed

b)

Temperature

c)

Velocity

d)

Mass

5.

A car travels 2 km east, then 2 km west. What is its displacement?

a)

0 km

b)

2 km

c)

4 km

d)

1 km

6.

A runner goes 5 km north in 30 min. What is the average speed?

a)

5 km/h

b)

10 km/h

c)

2.5 km/h

d)

30 km/h

7.

A train moves 100 km east in 2 hours. What is its average velocity?

a)

25 km/h

b)

50 km/h

c)

100 km/h

d)

200 km/h

8.

Which is always true about distance?

a)

Can be positive or negative

b)

Always positive

c)

Always negative

d)

Equal to displacement

9.

If velocity is negative, the object is:

a)

Moving away from the origin

b)

Moving toward the origin

c)

At rest

d)

Accelerating

10.

What is the symbol for average velocity?

a)

v_avg

b)

v̄ (v with a bar over it)

c)

Δx / Δt

d)

All of the above

11.

On an x–t graph, a steeper slope means:

a)

Greater velocity

b)

Greater displacement

c)

More distance traveled

d)

Less time

12.

A horizontal line on an x–t graph means:

a)

Moving forward

b)

Moving backward

c)

At rest

d)

Accelerating

13.

The slope of a secant line on x–t gives:

a)

Average velocity

b)

Instantaneous velocity

c)

Acceleration

d)

Displacement

14.

On a v–t graph, the area under the curve represents:

a)

Speed

b)

Displacement

c)

Acceleration

d)

Time

15.

On a v–t graph, a horizontal line above the axis represents:

a)

Stopped

b)

Constant positive velocity

c)

Slowing down

d)

Constant acceleration

16.

On a v–t graph, a horizontal line below the axis represents:

a)

Moving backward with constant velocity

b)

Moving forward with constant velocity

c)

At rest

d)

Accelerating

17.

Which statement about instantaneous velocity from a v–t graph is correct?

a)

It equals the slope of the curve

b)

It equals the value of v at that time

c)

It equals the area under the curve

d)

It equals displacement

18.

A car goes 60 km in 1 hour east. What is its average velocity?

a)

30 km/h

b)

60 km/h

c)

120 km/h

d)

0 km/h

19.

An object moves 20 m right, then 10 m left. What is its distance?

a)

10 m

b)

20 m

c)

30 m

d)

0 m

20.

An object moves 20 m right, then 10 m left; what is its displacement?

a)

30 m

b)

20 m

c)

10 m right

d)

10 m left

21.

A cyclist’s x–t graph is a straight line sloping downward. Which is correct?

a)

The cyclist is stopped

b)

The cyclist is moving away from the origin

c)

The cyclist is moving toward the origin

d)

The cyclist is speeding up

22.

A runner’s v–t graph is a flat line at v = 0. What does this mean?

a)

The runner is at rest

b)

The runner is speeding up

c)

The runner is slowing down

d)

The runner is turning around