Motion Test B

Which of the following is a vector quantity?

• displacement

• distance

• speed

• mass

Which of the following is a scalar quantity?

• velocity

• displacement

• speed

• acceleration

What is the displacement of a NASCAR that completes a ten laps of a 400 meter oval track?

• 0 m

• 4000 m

• + 4000 m

• 400 m

All of the following direction descriptions would be considered negative EXCEPT

• South

• East

• West

• South-West

Which distance-time graph shows an object with zero speed?

• A

• B

• C

• D

Which of the following describes the displacement of the starfish?

• + 2 cm

• 2 cm

• 2 m

• 2 inches

Why is speed different from velocity?

• speed can increase; velocity cannot

• speed has direction; velocity has none

• speed has no direction; velocity has direction

• speed and velocity are the same

What distance would an eagle travel if it was moving at a speed of 15.0 m/s for 9.0 s?

• 0.6 m

• 1.67 m

• + 135 m

• 135 m

Phelony started studying for her physics test at 4:35 p.m. and finishes at 5:23 p.m. How long does Phelony study for?

• 25 minutes

• 48 minutes

• 17 minutes

• 1 hour and 43 minutes

The graph shows the motion of a lion moving north. What does the graph show during the first 4 hours?

• the lion is not moving

• the lion is travelling north with decreasing speed

• the lion is travelling north with decreasing velocity

• the lion is moving north with a constant speed