Physics Quiz on Vectors and Motion

What type of quantity has only magnitude?

• Vector

• Scalar

• Force

• Acceleration

Which of the following is an example of a vector?

• 20 liters

• 5 m/s to the right

• 15 seconds

• 10 kg

What does the length of a vector arrow represent?

• Time

• Speed

• Magnitude

• Direction

In a position-time graph, what does the slope represent?

• Time

• Displacement

• Velocity

• Acceleration

What is the formula for average velocity?

• Mass / Volume

• Time / Distance

• Force / Mass

• Distance / Time

Which of the following describes a scalar quantity?

• 5 kg

• 10 m/s North

• 2 m to the right

• 20 N downwards

What does displacement refer to?

• The speed of an object

• The change in position

• The total distance traveled

• The time taken

What is the time interval formula?

• Δt = tf - ti

• Δt = ti / tf

• Δt = ti + tf

• Δt = tf + ti

Which graph indicates a faster speed?

• A graph with a horizontal line

• A graph with a downward slope

• A graph with a flat line

• A graph with a steeper slope

What does a position-time graph show?

• The speed of an object

• The mass of an object

• The position of an object over time

• The force acting on an object