Motion and Kinematics Quiz Quiz

10 multiple choice questions

1. What is the difference between speed and velocity?

A) Speed has direction; velocity does not B) Speed has direction; velocity does not C) Both have direction D) Neither has direction

2. What is the SI unit of speed?

A) m/s B) km/h C) m/s^2 D) Joule

3. What does acceleration measure?

A) How fast something moves B) Change in velocity over time C) Change in position D) Force applied

4. A car travels 100 km in 2 hours. What is its average speed?

A) 50 km/h B) 100 km/h C) 200 km/h D) 2 km/h

5. What is the acceleration due to gravity on Earth?

A) 9.8 m/s B) 9.8 m/s^2 C) 10 m/s^2 D) 98 m/s^2

6. If an object is moving at constant velocity, what is its acceleration?

A) Zero B) Equal to velocity C) Infinite D) Negative

7. What does negative acceleration mean?

A) Speeding up B) Slowing down C) Changing direction D) Staying the same

8. A train slowing down is an example of what type of acceleration?

A) Positive B) Negative C) Zero D) Constant

9. Displacement divided by time is the definition of what?

A) Velocity B) Acceleration C) Force D) Momentum

10. If a car accelerates from 0 to 60 km/h in 5 seconds, what is its acceleration?

A) 12 km/h/s B) 60 km/h/s C) 300 km/h/s D) 5 km/h/s

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