Kinematics Diagnostic Test

Which of the following is a scalar quantity?

• Velocity

• Acceleration

• Speed

• Displacement

What is the SI unit for measuring distance?

• Inches

• Feet

• Meter

• Kilometer

Which of the following describes a vector quantity?

• It has magnitude only.

• It has both magnitude and direction.

• It is always positive.

• It cannot be represented graphically.

If you have a straight line on a graph where the y-axis represents distance and the x-axis represents time, what does the slope of the line represent?

• Distance

• Time

• Speed

• Acceleration

Calculate the slope of a line connecting the points (2, 4) and (6, 12) on a graph.

• 2

• 1.5

• 3

• 8

A car travels 150 meters in 5 seconds. What is its speed? (Express it in meters per second)

• 20 m/s

• 30 m/s

• 25 m/s

• 35 m/s

In a velocity-time graph, a line goes upward from left to right, what can be inferred about the motion represented?

• The object is at rest.

• The object is moving at a constant speed.

• The object is accelerating.

• The object is moving backwards.

A car travels 60 km to the south and then turns to travel 80 km to the north. What is the car's displacement?

• 20 km due South

• 20 km due North

• 140 km due South

• 140 km due North

A car travels 60 km to the south and then turns to travel 80 km to the north. What is the car's total distance?

• 20 km

• 140 km

• 160 km

• 240 km

The graph below is a position-time graph with 1 unit per interval. What is the slope of the segment A?

• 0 m/s

• 0.5 m/s

• 1 m/s

• 2 m/s