(6) Motion Quiz

On a graph showing distance versus time, a horizontal line (on the graph) represents an object that is...

• moving at a constant speed

• increasing its speed

• not moving at all

• decreasing speed

The steepness of a line on a graph is called the

• rise

• slope

• run

• vertical axis

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When you know both speed and direction of an object's motion, you can find its

• acceleration

• direction

• average speed

• velocity

The formula for speed is distance divided by...

• velocity

• time

• size

• motion

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The International System of Units is used by Scientists ...

• only in the US

• Only in France

• In some of Europe

• All of the the world

If a car is traveling 600 km in 6 hours, you can find its

• acceleration

• velocity

• average speed

• direction

If two lines appear on the same motion graph, the line with the steeper _______________ will show greater speed.

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If a car is speeding up, it's initial speed is ______ than it's final speed

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The basic SI unit for length is

Motion is determined relative to a ______________________

• reference point

• moving train

• another moving person

• an airplane in the sky