Forces & Motion (Week 1 Quiz)

1. The starting point you choose to describe the location, or position, of an object is called___________________?

• Reference point
• Position
• Displacement

Motion is relative to the (a)   .

• A. Start position
• B. Finishing point
• C. Reference point
• D. Nothing

3. How does the description of an object’s position depend on a reference point?

• A. An object’s position is the reference point.
• B. An object’s position is its distance in a certain direction from a reference point.
• C. An object’s position is before the reference point.
• D. An object’s position never changes.

4. What can you tell about the motion of an object represented by a curved line on a distance-time graph?

• A. The object is not moving.
• B. The object's speed is not constant.
• C. The object is moving at a constant speed.

5. (a)   is NOT a part of an object's velocity.

• A. mass
• B. speed
• C. direction

6. If two objects are represented on a distance-time graph, which object is moving faster?

• A. the object represented by the longest straight line
• B. the object represented by the shortest straight line
• C. the object represented by the steepest straight line

7. _____________________ is a measure of the distance an object travels per unit of time?

• A. speed
• B. velocity
• C. motion

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8. illustrates the speed of an object in motion

• A. average speed
• B. distance-time graph
• C. velocity

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9. distance traveled in a particular direction

• A. average speed
• B. distance-time graph
• C. velocity

10. distance traveled divided by elapsed time

• A. average speed
• B. distance-time graph
• C. velocity