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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Motion is a change in ____. a. | time | c. | velocity | b. | speed | d. | position | | | | |
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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
single point on a distance-time graph tells the ____. a. | instantaneous
speed | c. | constant
speed | b. | average speed | d. | average velocity | | | | |
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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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