Physics Principles and Problems 2009

Section 2.2 : Where and When?

Self-Check Quizzes

1
In a coordinate system the _____ is the point at which both variables have the value zero.
A)distance
B)magnitude
C)origin
D)vector
2
In this motion diagram the length of the arrow indicates how far the object is from the origin, or its _____ from the origin.

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A)distance
B)magnitude
C)position
D)resultant
3
In this image, 7 cm represents the _____.

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A)origin
B)resultant
C)scalar
D)interval
4
Final position minus the initial position is called _____.
A)displacement
B)distance
C)magnitude
D)time interval
5
A common symbol for a time interval uses the Greek letter _____ to represent a change in a quantity.
A)alpha
B)beta
C)delta
D)gamma
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