Speed and Acceleration - Physics

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Quiz on Speed and Acceleration - Physics, created by afiya.anyabwile on 10/04/2014.
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Question 1

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What is the equation for speed?
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  • Distance Travelled (m) / Time Taken (s)
  • Time Taken (s) / Distance Travelled (m)

Question 2

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Velocity is similar to speed but it has a vector quantity.
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  • True
  • False

Question 3

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A car is travelling in a straight line. After a mile it turns a corner. What changed?
Answer
  • The velocity
  • The speed
  • Nothing

Question 4

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What is the equation for acceleration?
Answer
  • Time Taken for the Change (s) / Change in Velocity (m/s)
  • Change in Velocity (m/s) / Time Taken for the Change (s)

Question 5

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If the change in velocity is measured in m/s and the time is measured in seconds, then acceleration is measured in...
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  • 2m/s
  • m/s^2

Question 6

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Choose the word that does not fit the statement. If a car is slowing down it has a...
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  • Deceleration
  • Negative velocity
  • Negative Acceleration

Question 7

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The acceleration is shown by the gradient (slope) of the velocity-time graph.
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  • True
  • False

Question 8

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The distance travelled is shown by the area above the velocity-time graph.
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  • True
  • False

Question 9

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Speed is shown on the x axis of a distance-time graph.
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  • True
  • False

Question 10

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Displacement is...
Answer
  • Similar to distance but has a vector quantity (size and direction).
  • Similar to distance but has a volume.

Question 11

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Displacement is...
Answer
  • Similar to distance but has a vector quantity (size and direction).
  • Similar to distance but has a volume.
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