Understanding Instantaneous and Average Velocity using a Graph

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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What is the main difference between instantaneous and average velocity?
Both are measured over a time period.
Instantaneous velocity is at a specific point in time, while average velocity is over a time period.
Instantaneous velocity is over a time period, while average velocity is at a specific point.
Both are measured at a specific point in time.
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
In the context of UAM equations, what type of velocity are the initial and final velocities?
Neither average nor instantaneous velocities
Average velocities
Both average and instantaneous velocities
Instantaneous velocities
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
How is average velocity calculated using a position vs. time graph?
By measuring the area under the curve
By finding the slope of the tangent line at a point
By counting the number of peaks in the graph
By dividing the total displacement by the total time
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What is the average velocity from 0 to 5 seconds if the position does not change?
0.5 meters per second
1.0 meters per second
0 meters per second
2.0 meters per second
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What is the instantaneous velocity at 7 seconds if the slope of the graph is constant?
0 meters per second
1.0 meters per second
Undefined
2.0 meters per second
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Why is the average velocity from 5 to 10 seconds the same as the instantaneous velocity at any point in that interval?
Because the graph is a curve
Because the object is accelerating
Because the slope of the graph is constant
Because the object is decelerating
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What does the slope of a line from 0 to 17 seconds on a position vs. time graph represent?
The average velocity for the entire duration
The instantaneous velocity at 17 seconds
The maximum velocity reached
The initial velocity
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