CHAPTER 1 SELF-Quiz

K/U Knowledge/Understanding T/I Thinking/Investigation C Communication A Application

For each question, select the best answer from the four 7. Which of the following is the correct expression for
alternatives. average acceleration? (1.3) K/U
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1. Which of the following is the term for the line an Dd
object moves along from a particular starting point? (a)
Dt
(1.1) K/U
Dt
(a) motion (b)
Dv
(b) distance >
(c) position Dv
(c)
(d) direction Dt
Dt
2. Which of the following terms is used to describe a (d) >
quantity that has only magnitude? (1.1) K/U Dv
(a) scalar 8. A car starts from rest and speeds up to 15 m/s in 5.0 s.
(b) position What is the acceleration of the car? (1.3) T/I
(c) directed line segment (a) 65 m/s2
(d) vector (b) 6.5 m/s2
3. If you walk 450 m north and then 200 m south, what (c) 3.3 m/s2
is your displacement? (1.1) K/U (d) 3.0 m/s2
(a) 250 m
Indicate whether each statement is true or false. If you think
(b) 250 m north the statement is false, rewrite it to make it true.
(c) 650 m
9. Position is the distance of an object from a particular
(d) 650 m north
reference point. (1.1) K/U
4. Which of the following is a description of a vector
10. Vector scale diagrams show the vectors associated with
quantity? (1.1) K/U
a displacement, drawn to a particular scale. (1.1) K/U
(a) A rock rolls 3 m.
11. The displacement of an object is found by adding the
(b) A plane flies 600 km west.
start position and the end position. (1.1) K/U
(c) A fish swims at 3 m/s.
12. The average acceleration of an object in motion is its
(d) A runner jogs for 30 min.
total displacement divided by the total time taken for
5. Which of the following terms means the change the motion. (1.2) K/U
between points on the x-axis? (1.2) K/U
13. Motion with constant velocity is called accelerated
(a) steepness
motion. (1.2) K/U
(b) slope
14. The slope of a velocity–time graph gives the
(c) run
acceleration of the object. (1.3) K/U
(d) rise
15. Instantaneous velocity is the velocity of an object over
6. A jogger runs 5.0 km in 33 min. What is the speed of a time range. (1.3) K/U
the jogger? (1.2) T/I
16. The area under an acceleration–time graph gives the
(a) 0.15 m/s
average velocity of that time period. (1.4) K/U
(b) 2.5 m/s
17. Terminal velocity results from air resistance that
(c) 0.25 m/s
exerts a force on a falling object that is equal to the
(d) 2.8 m/s force of gravity. (1.6) K/U

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