Physics Motion Quiz

The measurement that indicates the rate of change in an object's position over time is called _.

• instantaneous speed

• constant speed

• average speed

• displacement

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NGSS.MS-PS3-1

A vector that describes both the speed AND direction of an object's motion is called a __.

• speed

• velocity

• time

• acceleration

A car moving around a wide curve at a constant rate of 60 km/hr has a constant __.

• speed

• velocity

• direction

• acceleration

If you walk 500 meters down a path and then return to your starting point, your total distance traveled is _ your displacement.

• greater than

• equal to

• less than

• unrelated to

The change in an object's position over time is known as _.

• time

• speed

• velocity

• motion

What is the term for a fixed point used to determine the position or movement of an object?

• velocity

• acceleration

• reference point

• starting point

A car traveling at 30 m/s covers a distance of 150 meters. How long did it take the car to travel this distance?

• 5 s

• 15 s

• 0.2 min

• 50 s

A train travels 340 km in 2 hours. What is the train's average speed?

• 170 km/hr

• 680 km/hr

• 0.0059 km/hr

• 340 km/hr

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NGSS.MS-PS3-1

A runner completes a 15 km race in 1 hour. What is the runner's average speed?

• 0.25 km/min

• 0.5 km/min

• 15 km/min

• 15 km/hr

A car travels a distance of 120 meters in 15 seconds. What is the car's average speed?

• 8 m/s

• 12 m/s

• 60 m/s

• 120 m/s