How Can Motion Be Described?

MULTIPLE CHOICE

Direction: Read the sentences/ questions carefully. Choose the letter that corresponds to your answer

1. It is a continuous change in position of an object with respect to a reference point.

• A. At rest

• B. Magnitude

• C. Motion

• D. Reference

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2. Which of the following is true about an object that travels 5 meters to the left, then 2 meters up,

then another 5 meters to the right?

• A. Displacement of the object is equal to 12 meters.

• B. Displacement of the object is equal to 12 meters down.

• C. Total distance travelled by the object is equal to 12 meters.

• D. Total distance travelled by the object is equal to 12 meters down.

3. A car traveling in a circle has changing velocity because it is_____.

• A. not traveling at a constant speed

• B. not traveling in a constant direction

• C. traveling too slowly to measure its velocity

• D. traveling in a constant direction at a constant speed

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Which of the following is the unit of acceleration?

• A. m/h

• B. m/mi

• C. m/s

• D. m/s2

This refers to the speed of an object at a specific moment in time.

• A. Average Speed

• B. Constant Speed

• C. Instantaneous Speed

• D. Zero Speed

If a person runs 100 meters in 10 seconds, what is his average speed?

• A. 2 m/s

• B. 5 m/s

• C.10 m/s

• D. 20 m/s

This refers to the rate of change in velocity of an object.

• A. Acceleration

• B. Motion

• C. Speed

• D. Velocity

When the slope of an object is negative, it indicates that the object is moving ___________.

• A. up

• B. to the east

• C. to the left

• D. to the right

What happens when acceleration is negative? The object ____________.

• A. speeds up

• B. slows down

• C. is at rest

• D. moves constant speed

If you were traveling in your car at 75 km/h to the west, you could describe your...

• A) distance

• velocity

• mass

• time

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