Which one of the following describes an object in motion?

It is continuously changing position.

It has reached its final position.

Which one of the following is true for a deceleration?

The acceleration is in the direction opposite to the velocity.

Neglecting air resistance, which of the following is true for a ball thrown at an angle 0 to the horizontal?

It has a constant velocity in the x direction.

It has a constant acceleration in the - y direction.

It has a changing celocity in the + y direction.

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Questions and Answers

1.

______ : Displacement/travel time

Correct Answer
average velocity
2.

______ : Has magnitude only

Correct Answer
3.

______ : Velocity at an instand of time

Correct Answer
instantaneous velocity
4.

______ : Directed toward the center of a circular motion

Correct Answer
centripetal acceleration
5.

______ : Actual path length

Correct Answer
distance
6.

______ : Straight-line directed distance

Correct Answer
displacement
7.

______ : A continuous change of position

Correct Answer
motion
8.

______ : Time rate of change of velocity

Correct Answer
acceleration
9.

______ : Has magnitude and direction

Correct Answer
vector
10.

______ : Motion soley under the influence of gravity

Correct Answer
free-fall
11.

______ : Motion of a thrown object

Correct Answer
projectile motion
12.

______ : Speed at an instant of time

Correct Answer
instantaneous speed
13.

______ : The location of an object

Correct Answer
position
14.

______ : 9.8 m/s^2

Correct Answer
acceleration due to gravity
15.

______ : Distance traveled/travel time

Correct Answer
average speed
16.

______ : The most fundamental of the physical sciences

Correct Answer
17.

______ : Differences between final and initial velocities divided by time

Correct Answer
average acceleration
18.

______ : Zero acceleration in free-fall

Correct Answer
terminal velocity
19.

What is necessary to designate a position?
- A.
  
  Fundamental units
- B.
  
  Motion
- C.
  
  A direction
- D.
  
  A reference point
Correct Answer
D. A reference point
20.

Which one of the following describes an object in motion?
- A.
  
  A period of time has passed.
- B.
  
  Its position is known.
- C.
  
  It is continuously changing position.
- D.
  
  It has reached its final position.
Correct Answer
C. It is continuously changing position.
21.

Unlike scalars, vectors have which of the following?
- A.
  
  Magnitude
- B.
  
  Units
- C.
  
  Position
- D.
  
  Direction
Correct Answer
D. Direction
22.

Which one of the following does NOT have units of m/s?
- A.
  
  Average speed
- B.
  
  Average acceleration
- C.
  
  Average velocity
- D.
  
  Terminal velocity
Correct Answer
B. Average acceleration
23.

For a constant linear acceleration, what changes uniformly?
- A.
  
  Acceleration
- B.
  
  Velocity
- C.
  
  Distance
- D.
  
  Displacement
Correct Answer
B. Velocity
24.

Which one of the following is true for a deceleration?
- A.
  
  The velocity remains constant.
- B.
  
  The acceleration is negative.
- C.
  
  The acceleration is in the direction opposite to the velocity.
- D.
  
  The acceleration is zero.
Correct Answer
C. The acceleration is in the direction opposite to the velocity.
25.

If the speed of an onject in uniform circular motion is doubled and the radial distance remains constant, then the magnitude of the centripetal acceleration increases by what factor?
- A.
  
  2
- B.
  
  3
- C.
  
  4
- D.
  
  6
Correct Answer
C. 4
26.

Neglecting air resistance, which of the following is true for a ball thrown at an angle 0 to the horizontal?
- A.
  
  It has a constant velocity in the x direction.
- B.
  
  It has a constant acceleration in the - y direction.
- C.
  
  It has a changing celocity in the + y direction.
- D.
  
  All of the preceding are true.
Correct Answer
D. All of the preceding are true.
27.

In the absence of air resistance, a projectile launched at an angle of 28* above the horizontal will have the same range as a projectile launched at which of the following angles?
- A.
  
  45*
- B.
  
  57*
- C.
  
  62*
- D.
  
  180* - 33* = 147*
Correct Answer
C. 62*
28.

An object is in motion when it undergoes a continuous change of ___________.

Correct Answer
position
29.

Speed is a(n) ___________ quantity.

Correct Answer
scalar
30.

Velocity is a(n) ___________ quantity.

Correct Answer
vector
31.

___________ is the actual path length.

Correct Answer
distance
32.

A car's speedometer reads instantaneous ___________.

Correct Answer
speed
33.

Speed and direction do not change for a(n) ___________ velocity.

Correct Answer
constant
uniform
34.

The distance traveled by a moving object increases as t^2 for a constant ___________.

Correct Answer
acceleration
35.

The metric units associated with acceleration are ___________.

Correct Answer
m/s^2
36.

An object in uniform circular motion has a constant ___________.

Correct Answer
speed
37.

If the speed of one object in uniform circular motion is three times that of another such object (same radius), then its centripetal acceleration is ___________ times grater.

Correct Answer
9
38.

Neglecting air resistance, a horizontally thrown object and an onject dropped from the same height fall with the same constant ___________.

Correct Answer
acceleration

Explanation
(due to gravity)

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Trivia Questions Quiz: Can You Pass This Toughest Physics Test?

______ : Displacement/travel time

______ : Has magnitude only

______ : Velocity at an instand of time

______ : Directed toward the center of a circular motion

______ : Actual path length

______ : Straight-line directed distance

______ : A continuous change of position

______ : Time rate of change of velocity

______ : Has magnitude and direction

______ : Motion soley under the influence of gravity

______ : Motion of a thrown object

______ : Speed at an instant of time

______ : The location of an object

______ : 9.8 m/s^2

______ : Distance traveled/travel time

______ : The most fundamental of the physical sciences

______ : Differences between final and initial velocities divided by time

______ : Zero acceleration in free-fall

What is necessary to designate a position?

Which one of the following describes an object in motion?

Unlike scalars, vectors have which of the following?

Which one of the following does NOT have units of m/s?

For a constant linear acceleration, what changes uniformly?

Which one of the following is true for a deceleration?

If the speed of an onject in uniform circular motion is doubled and the radial distance remains constant, then the magnitude of the centripetal acceleration increases by what factor?

Neglecting air resistance, which of the following is true for a ball thrown at an angle 0 to the horizontal?

In the absence of air resistance, a projectile launched at an angle of 28* above the horizontal will have the same range as a projectile launched at which of the following angles?

An object is in motion when it undergoes a continuous change of ___________.

Speed is a(n) ___________ quantity.

Velocity is a(n) ___________ quantity.

___________ is the actual path length.

A car's speedometer reads instantaneous ___________.

Speed and direction do not change for a(n) ___________ velocity.

The distance traveled by a moving object increases as t^2 for a constant ___________.

The metric units associated with acceleration are ___________.

An object in uniform circular motion has a constant ___________.

If the speed of one object in uniform circular motion is three times that of another such object (same radius), then its centripetal acceleration is ___________ times grater.

Neglecting air resistance, a horizontally thrown object and an onject dropped from the same height fall with the same constant ___________.