Each question in this quiz is timed.
What is the equation for speed?
Distance Travelled (m) / Time Taken (s)
Time Taken (s) / Distance Travelled (m)
Velocity is similar to speed but it has a vector quantity.
A car is travelling in a straight line. After a mile it turns a corner. What changed?
The velocity
The speed
Nothing
What is the equation for acceleration?
Time Taken for the Change (s) / Change in Velocity (m/s)
Change in Velocity (m/s) / Time Taken for the Change (s)
If the change in velocity is measured in m/s and the time is measured in seconds, then acceleration is measured in...
2m/s
m/s^2
Choose the word that does not fit the statement. If a car is slowing down it has a...
Deceleration
Negative velocity
Negative Acceleration
The acceleration is shown by the gradient (slope) of the velocity-time graph.
The distance travelled is shown by the area above the velocity-time graph.
Speed is shown on the x axis of a distance-time graph.
Displacement is...
Similar to distance but has a vector quantity (size and direction).
Similar to distance but has a volume.