Physics Review Quiz (25 Questions)

1. Which of the following best describes *distance*?

• How far an object travels, regardless of direction
• How fast an object is moving with direction
• The rate at which speed changes
• The direction an object travels only

2. Which example best represents *displacement*?

• Walking 50 meters in a circle
• Running 100 meters north
• Running at 10 m/s
• Turning left at a corner

3. Speed is defined as:

• Distance divided by time
• Velocity multiplied by time
• Mass divided by velocity
• Change in acceleration over distance

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4. Velocity is different from speed because it also includes:

• Color
• Mass
• Direction
• Time

5. Which best defines *braking distance*?

• The time it takes to press the brake
• The distance a car travels while braking
• The total time of a trip
• The initial speed of a vehicle

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6. If a graph shows more crashes from 2010 to 2020 than 1995 to 2009, what is the trend?

• Decreasing then increasing
• Increasing then decreasing
• Increasing throughout
• Decreasing throughout

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7. If the number of fatalities dropped from 1990–2000 and rose from 2010–2020, we say:

• It stayed the same
• It only decreased
• It decreased then increased
• It increased then decreased

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8. What happens to braking distance when mass increases?

• It decreases
• It increases
• It stays the same
• It disappears

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9. On a wet road, braking distance will:

• Stay the same
• Be longer
• Be shorter
• Be unpredictable

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10. Which object has the most momentum?

• 10 kg car at 10 m/s
• 0.5 kg toy at 10 m/s
• 600 kg truck at 10 m/s
• 50 kg bike at 10 m/s

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