Motion Quiz

Which of the following is the acceleration of an object that is slowing down?

• 12m/s

• 456km/h

• -29m/s^2

• 65mph

Velocity is a measure of which of the following?

• speed and direction

• speed and acceleration

• displacement

• acceleration

Which of the following is NOT used to represent speed?

• kilometers per hour

• meters per second

• meters per gram

• miles per hour

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Which of the following shows a measurement of the changes in velocity during a period of time?

• speed

• instantaneous speed

• displacement

• acceleration

You ride your bike in a straight line at a constant speed of 10 km/h. Acceleration occurred because speed decreased.

• Acceleration occurred because speed increased.

• Acceleration occurred because you changed directions.

• Acceleration did not occur because neither speed nor direction changed.

• Acceleration occurred because speed decreased.

Speed = ________

(final velocity - initial velocity) / time = _________

• acceleration

• speed

• velocity

• average speed

The graph below shows the motion of two cars as they travel down the road. According to the graph shown above, which car is traveling at a faster speed?

• A

• B

• Neither, they are traveling at the same speed.

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The graph below shows the motion of two cars traveling down the road. How do you know which car is traveling with greater speed?

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The following graph shows the motion of an object with changing speeds. According to the graph, when was the object traveling the fastest?

• A

• B

• C

• None of the above

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