Unit 2 Vocab Quiz

A vector quantity that measures the rate of change in velocity is called ________.

• Acceleration

• Speed

• Distance

• Time

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A vector quantity that measures the rate of change of the position of an object is called ________.

• Velocity

• Acceleration

• Force

• Momentum

A scalar quantity that refers to the distance traveled per unit of time is called ________.

• Speed

• Velocity

• Acceleration

• Force

A vector quantity that refers to the total displacement of an object divided by the total time of motion is called ________.

• Average speed

• Instantaneous velocity

• Average velocity

• Acceleration

A vector quantity which refers to an object's change in position from its initial position is called ________.

• Displacement

• Velocity

• Acceleration

• Speed

A scalar quantity that refers to the total length traveled is called ________.

• Distance

• Velocity

• Acceleration

• Displacement

A vector quantity that refers to the velocity at any single point in time is called ________.

• Average velocity

• Instantaneous velocity

• Terminal velocity

• Uniform velocity

The study of how things move is called ________.

• Kinematics

• Dynamics

• Statics

• Thermodynamics

Any relation between variables where one variable decreases as the other variable increases is called ________.

• Inverse relationship

• Direct relationship

• Linear relationship

• Exponential relationship

Relation between variables that produce a straight line when graphed is called ________.

• Linear relationships

• Exponential relationships

• Quadratic relationships

• Logarithmic relationships