Physics distance

Kinematics is a form of physics that deals with _________?

• Moving objects

• Stationary objects

• Objects

• Scalar quantities

The S.I. units for speed are m/s. Hence, all distances should be converted to metres before use.

• True

• False

A distance-time graph is used to find?

• Displacement

• Speed

• Distance

Speed is a __________?

• Vector quantity

• Scalar quantity

• Vector quantity measured in metres

No change in distance means no motion.

• True

• False

When a body moves at the same speed it is said to move at ________?

• Constant Speed

• Uniform distance

• Uniform time

• None of the above

If a car takes 2 hours to travel 72 km. What is its speed?

• 36 m/s

• 10 m/s

• 3600 m/s

What is the speed of a cyclist who rode a distance of 800 m in 4 minutes?

• 3.33 m/s

• 200 m/s

• 13.33 m/s

What distance was covered by a bus that was travelling at a speed of 5 m/s for 3 hours?

• 15 m

• 15 km

• 54 000 m

How long did John take to reach a shop that is 10 m away from him, if he was travelling at speed of 0.5 m/s?

• 5 seconds

• 50 seconds

• 20 seconds

• 15 minutes