Physical Science: Motion, Forces, and Energy, Book M

Section 1: What is motion?

Self-Check Quiz-Eng.

1.
Something is in motion if it __________.
A)changes position
B)changes state
C)changes properties
D)changes distance
2.
Movement occurs when an object moves relative to a __________.
A)reference point
B)stationary object
C)moving object
D)different object
3.
Displacement measures the _________ between the starting and stopping points.
A)mass and volume
B)distance and direction
C)distance and speed
D)direction and speed
4.
__________ is distance divided by time.
A)Speed
B)Displacement
C)Velocity
D)Acceleration
5.
An object that travels 100 m in 20 s has what speed?
A)200 m/s
B)5 m/s
C)2 000 m/s
D)50 m/s
6.
The __________ measures the speed during an entire trip.
A)instantaneous speed
B)acceleration
C)average speed
D)overall speed
7.
At the beginning of a track race, the instantaneous speed of all runners is __________.
A)different
B)unable to be measured
C)the average speed
D)0 m/s
8.
When you graph speed, time is on the __________.
A)y-axis
B)vertical axis
C)x-axis
D)z-axis
9.
When a car goes around a curve at 20 mph, the __________ changes.
A)speed
B)average speed
C)instantaneous speed
D)velocity
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