Process Skills and 1D Motion

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B. ​ (b)  

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Which of the following is a scalar?

• acceleration

• speed

• velocity

• displacement

Distance and displacement can have the same magnitude.

• True

• False

A horizontal line on a velocity vs time graph can have the same meaning as a ____ line on a position vs time graph.

• diagonal

• vertical

• horizontal

• curved

A horizontal line (above zero) on a velocity vs time graph would describe an object with ___.

• no velocity

• positive constant velocity

• positive constant acceleration

If an object is displaced to the left of where it started, the velocity will be ___.

• positive

• negative

• not enough information to answer

Jimmy accidentally dropped his phone from the second floor.  Which quantity(ies) of the motion remain(s) the same?

• displacement

• velocity

• acceleration

Jimmy accidentally dropped his phone from the second floor.  Which quantity(ies) of the motion increases?

• displacement

• velocity

• acceleration

When velocity and acceleration have the same sign (both are positive or both are  negative), the object is

• speeding up

• slowing down

• standing still

When an object is dropped from a given height, it’s initial velocity is

• equal to 0 m/s

• greater than 0 m/s