Linear Motion Quiz

Velocity and acceleration cannot be in opposite directions.

• TRUE
• FALSE

What does the slope of a velocity vs. time graph represent?

• displacement
• velocity
• acceleration
• time

What does the area under a velocity time graph represent?

• displacement
• velocity
• acceleration
• time

What does the area under an acceleration vs. time graph represent?

• displacement 

• velocity

• acceleration

• time

What does the slope of a displacement vs time graph represent?   

• displacement
• velocity
• acceleration
• time

A cat runs with constant speed of 5 m/s.  How far has the cat gone after 15 seconds?

• 3.00 m

• 10.0 m

• 20.0 m

• 75.0 m

A basketball is dropped from the roof of a building.  It takes 2.00 seconds to hit the ground.  How tall is the building?

• 9.81 m
• 19.6 m

• 39.2 m

• 205 m

A baseball player runs the bases on a triple(third base). There are 25 m between each base.  What is the player's distance traveled?

• 25m 
• 50 m
• 75 m
• 100 m

A baseball player runs the bases on a triple(third base). There are 25 m between each base.  What is the player's displacement?

• 25m 
• 50 m
• 75 m
• 100 m

A dog walks 3 km north and then 1.5 km south. What is the dog's distance traveled?

• 4.5 km
• 3 km
• 1.5 km
• -3 km