Intro Physics24_25 - Test 1 - Study Guide

On a graph, the independent variable is the _____.

• x-axis

• y-axis

• z-axis

• vertical axis

Acceleration is the measure of the rate of change of ______ over time.

• velocity

• distance

• energy

• gravity

On a graph, ____ is the vertical component.

• x-axis

• y-axis

• z-axis

• independent variable

One-half a kilometer is how many meters?

• 0.5

• 5

• 50

• 500

How many meters are in on kilometer?

• 1

• 10

• 100

• 1,000

In order to calculate speed or velocity, we use which of the following equations?

The equation for acceleration is:

How many milligrams are in one gram

• 1,000

• 1,000,000

• 100

• 10

1 mile has 5,280 ft. How many yards are in 3.4 miles?

• 4,895

• 5,984

• 7,965

• 5,280

If a student measures the length of a pencil to be 26.7 cm, and another student measures the same pencil to be 26.5 cm, what type of error has occured?

• Catastrophic

• Systemic

• Surreal

• Random