Please answer the following questions related to the topics of speed, velocity, acceleration, and distance-time graphs. Read each question carefully and choose the best answer where applicable.
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What is the formula for calculating speed?
- A. Speed = Distance × Time
- B. Speed = Distance / Time
- C. Speed = Velocity × Time
- D. Speed = Acceleration / Distance
- E. Speed = Time / Distance
- F. Speed = (Final Velocity - Initial Velocity) / Time
- G. Speed = Time × Acceleration
- H. Speed = Distance + Time
- I. Speed = Velocity + Distance
- J. Speed = Distance - Time
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Which of the following defines velocity?
- A. The rate of change of distance
- B. The distance covered per unit of time in a specific direction
- C. The total path length divided by time
- D. The total distance travelled in any direction
- E. The rate of change of speed
- F. The product of mass and acceleration
- G. The speed of an object in a straight line
- H. The distance covered irrespective of direction
- I. The difference in position over time
- J. The total distance divided by speed
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What does a flat (horizontal) line represent on a distance-time graph?
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Acceleration is defined as:
- A. The change in total distance over time
- B. The change in velocity over time
- C. The distance travelled divided by time
- D. The rate of change of direction
- E. The product of speed and time
- F. The distance in a straight line
- G. The speed divided by distance
- H. The negative change in speed
- I. The total distance travelled
- J. The ratio of distance to time
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If a car’s velocity changes from 20 m/s to 50 m/s in 10 seconds, what is its acceleration?
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In a distance-time graph, if the slope of the line is steep, what does it indicate?
- A. The object is at rest
- B. The object is moving slowly
- C. The object is moving quickly
- D. The distance is decreasing
- E. The distance is constant
- F. The object has uniform velocity
- G. The object is accelerating
- H. The object is decelerating
- I. The object has negative acceleration
- J. The object is moving in a circular path
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Which of the following statements about uniform acceleration is true?
- A. Speed increases at a constant rate
- B. Velocity is constant
- C. Acceleration varies with time
- D. Distance decreases in equal intervals of time
- E. Speed increases only at the end of the time interval
- F. Velocity changes only in the opposite direction
- G. Acceleration is zero
- H. Distance remains constant
- I. Velocity fluctuates rapidly
- J. The motion is not linear
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If a cyclist travels 200 meters in 5 seconds, what is their average speed?
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What does a downward slope indicate on a distance-time graph?
- A. The object is accelerating
- B. The object is decelerating
- C. The object is moving away from the start point
- D. The object is moving towards the start point
- E. The object is moving with uniform speed
- F. The object is at rest
- G. The object has constant negative velocity
- H. The distance remains constant
- I. The object is oscillating
- J. The slope is not defined
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In terms of motion, what does a positive acceleration mean?
- A. The object is slowing down
- B. The object's speed is constant
- C. The object is speeding up
- D. The object is moving in reverse
- E. The object has stopped
- F. The object is moving in a circle
- G. The object's direction is changing
- H. The object is at rest
- I. The object has constant velocity
- J. The object's distance is decreasing