CP Velocity and Displacement Quiz

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15 questions

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Which of the following represents the velocity of a moving object?

40 m/s north

40 m north

40 m/s

40 m

An athlete can run 9 kilometers in 1 hour. If the athlete runs at that same average speed for 30 minutes, how far will the athlete travel?

4.5 kilometers

3.3 kilometers

9 kilometers

18 kilometers

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An elevator in an office building completed the following trips:

1. 1st floor to 8th floor
2. 8th floor to 4th floor
3. 4th floor to 13th floor

The distance between each floor of the office building is 3.0 m.

Which table shows the total distance traveled and displacement of the elevator?

1

How much time is required for a bicycle to travel a distance of 100 m at an average speed of 2 m/s ?

200 s

0.02 s

100 s

50 s

A student leaving school walks 2.5 km north and then walks 1.0 km south. What is the student's displacement?

2.5 km north

1.0 km south

1.5 km north

3.5 km south

Two soccer players, X and Y, are kicking a ball back and forth to each other, as shown below.

The table on the left shows the distance and direction the ball moves after each of four kicks.

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Which of the following must be included with magnitude to represent a vector?

speed

mass

direction

units

Which of the following is an example of a vector quantity?

An object has a mass of 10.5 kg.

A ball has an instantaneous speed of 15 m/s.

A student walks 2.0 km north.

A 1.0 kg object moves at 18 m/s.

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An object moves away from a motion detector with a constant speed. Which time vs distance graph best represents the motion of the object?

Which of the following represents the velocity of a moving object?

40 m/s north

40 m north

40 m/s

40 m

An athlete can run 9 kilometers in 1 hour. If the athlete runs at that same average speed for 30 minutes, how far will the athlete travel?

4.5 kilometers

3.3 kilometers

9 kilometers

18 kilometers

This graph shows the motion of an animal. When does the animal remain still?

between second 1 and second 2

between second 4 and second 5

between second 2 and second 3

between second 3 and second 4

A rancher surveyed his property to make sure there were no breaks in his fence. He rode his horse around his entire property and then ended at home, as shown in the figure to the left. It took him 5 hours to complete this job from start to end.

What was the rancher's average velocity?

0.9 km/h North

3.0 km/h North

0.4 km/h North

2.6 km/h North

An elevator in an office building completed the following trips:  

1. 1st floor to 8th floor  
2. 8th floor to 4th floor  
3. 4th floor to 13th floor 

The distance between each floor of the office building is 3.0 m.

Which table shows the total distance traveled and displacement of the elevator?

Based on this graph, which is constant?

position

velocity

displacement

time

The graph represents the motion of a car moving linearly.

When is the car moving backwards?

0 s to 10 s

20 s to 40 s

40 s to 50 s

50 s to 60 s

How much time is required for a bicycle to travel a distance of 100 m at an average speed of 2 m/s ?

200 s

0.02 s

100 s

50 s

A student leaving school walks 2.5 km north and then walks 1.0 km south. What is the student's displacement?

2.5 km north

1.0 km south

1.5 km north

3.5 km south

The table on the left shows the distance and direction the ball moves after each of four kicks.

What is the total displacement of the ball and the total distance traveled by the ball?

The ball has a displacement of 11 m to the right and traveled a distance of 9 m.

The ball has a displacement of 2 m to the right and traveled a distance of 20 m.

The ball has a displacement of 20 m to the right and traveled a distance of 2 m.

The ball has a displacement of 9 m to the right and traveled a distance of 11 m

The graph to the left shows the movement of an object at several points in time.

What is the average speed of the object?

50 m/min

0.5 m/min

25 m/min

2 m/min

Which of the following must be included with magnitude to represent a vector?

speed

mass

direction

units

Which of the following is an example of a vector quantity?

An object has a mass of 10.5 kg.

A ball has an instantaneous speed of 15 m/s.

A student walks 2.0 km north.

A 1.0 kg object moves at 18 m/s.

The graph to the left shows the distance traveled by an object over 100 seconds.

The object increased its speed.

The object decreased its speed.

The object stopped moving.

The object changed directions.

An object moves away from a motion detector with a constant speed. Which time vs distance graph best represents the motion of the object?

This graph shows the motion of an animal. When does the animal remain still?

between second 1 and second 2

between second 4 and second 5

between second 2 and second 3

between second 3 and second 4

A rancher surveyed his property to make sure there were no breaks in his fence. He rode his horse around his entire property and then ended at home, as shown in the figure to the left. It took him 5 hours to complete this job from start to end. 

What was the rancher's average velocity?

0.9 km/h North

3.0 km/h North

0.4 km/h North

2.6 km/h North

Based on this graph, which is constant?

position

velocity

displacement

time

The graph represents the motion of a car moving linearly.

When is the car moving backwards?

0 s to 10 s

20 s to 40 s

40 s to 50 s

50 s to 60 s

What is the total displacement of the ball and the total distance traveled by the ball?

The ball has a displacement of 11 m to the right and traveled a distance of 9 m.

The ball has a displacement of 2 m to the right and traveled a distance of 20 m.

The ball has a displacement of 20 m to the right and traveled a distance of 2 m.

The ball has a displacement of 9 m to the right and traveled a distance of 11 m

The graph to the left shows the movement of an object at several points in time.

What is the average speed of the object?

50 m/min

0.5 m/min

25 m/min

2 m/min

The graph to the left shows the distance traveled by an object over 100 seconds.

The object increased its speed.

The object decreased its speed.

The object stopped moving.

The object changed directions.

CP Velocity and Displacement Quiz

CP Velocity and Displacement Quiz

Which of the following represents the velocity of a moving object?

An athlete can run 9 kilometers in 1 hour. If the athlete runs at that same average speed for 30 minutes, how far will the athlete travel?

An elevator in an office building completed the following trips:  1. 1st floor to 8th floor  2. 8th floor to 4th floor  3. 4th floor to 13th floor The distance between each floor of the office building is 3.0 m.Which table shows the total distance traveled and displacement of the elevator?

How much time is required for a bicycle to travel a distance of 100 m at an average speed of 2 m/s ?

A student leaving school walks 2.5 km north and then walks 1.0 km south. What is the student's displacement?

Which of the following must be included with magnitude to represent a vector?

Which of the following is an example of a vector quantity?

An object moves away from a motion detector with a constant speed. Which time vs distance graph best represents the motion of the object?

This graph shows the motion of an animal. When does the animal remain still?

A rancher surveyed his property to make sure there were no breaks in his fence. He rode his horse around his entire property and then ended at home, as shown in the figure to the left. It took him 5 hours to complete this job from start to end. What was the rancher's average velocity?

Based on this graph, which is constant?

The graph represents the motion of a car moving linearly.When is the car moving backwards?

What is the total displacement of the ball and the total distance traveled by the ball?

The graph to the left shows the movement of an object at several points in time.What is the average speed of the object?

The graph to the left shows the distance traveled by an object over 100 seconds.

An elevator in an office building completed the following trips:

1. 1st floor to 8th floor
2. 8th floor to 4th floor
3. 4th floor to 13th floor

The distance between each floor of the office building is 3.0 m.

Which table shows the total distance traveled and displacement of the elevator?

A rancher surveyed his property to make sure there were no breaks in his fence. He rode his horse around his entire property and then ended at home, as shown in the figure to the left. It took him 5 hours to complete this job from start to end.

What was the rancher's average velocity?

The graph represents the motion of a car moving linearly.

When is the car moving backwards?

The graph to the left shows the movement of an object at several points in time.

What is the average speed of the object?