Multiple Choice
Identify the
letter of the choice that best completes the statement or answers the question.
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If
you ride your bicycle down a straight road for 500 m then turn around and ride back, your distance is
____ your displacement. a. | greater than | c. | less than | b. | equal
to | d. | can’t
determine | | | | |
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The
speed you read on a speedometer is ____. a. | instantaneous speed | c. | average speed | b. | constant
speed | d. | velocity | | | | |
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3 m/s
north is an example of a(n) ____. a. | speed | c. | position | b. | velocity | d. | acceleration | | | | |
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A
merry-go-round horse moves at a constant speed but at a changing ____. a. | velocity | c. | inertia | b. | balanced force | d. | unbalanced force | | | | |
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A
horizontal line on a velocity/time graph shows ____ acceleration. a. | positive | c. | changing | b. | negative | d. | zero | | | | |
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Inertia varies depending on ____. a. | force | c. | velocity | b. | mass | d. | motion | | | | |
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Newton's first law of motion is also called the law of ____. a. | mass | c. | force | b. | inertia | d. | constant velocity | | | | |
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