Motion Quiz

What is velocity?

• the quickness of an object

• the location of an object

• acceleration

• speed in a specific direction

The tornado is traveling northwest at 20 mph.

• speed

• velocity

• acceleration

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A ________ has magnitude as well as a distinct direction.

• vector

• scalar

• speed

• distance

A ____________ is a quantity that only has magnitude.

• scalar

• velocity

• distance

• speed

Which of the following statements about speed and velocity is correct?

• Velocity only describes an object's rate of motion.

• Speed and velocity both describe how an object is speeding up.

• Speed describes how an object is changing its velocity.

• Only velocity includes the direction an object is traveling.

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A dog runs on the sidewalk 9 miles/hour.

• Acceleration

• Speed

• Velocity

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What is speed?

• how far you go

• how much distance is covered over a period of time

• how fast you accelerate

• the change in the location of an object

Vectors are represented by

• Bold print

• Italics

• arrows

• exclamation points

This refers to the change in an object's position from its starting point.

• Distance

• Speed

• Velocity

• Displacement

On a distance vs. time graph- the _________ the speed, the steeper the slope.

• slower

• faster

• more consistent

• more constant