One Dimensional Motion Unit Assessment Quizzes

1D Motion Review

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One Dimensional Motion Review Quizzes

Try out our StickMan 1D Motion Unit assessment quizzes to determine if you have mastered this unit. If not, follow the links to the unit material to review.

Scalars vs. Vectors

Scalar and vector lesson if you need to review

Scalar Vector Quiz

Do you know your difference between your scalars and vectors?

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What it the direction of 15 meters north?

15 meters

15 meters north

meters

north

north is the direction the 15 m is pointing

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What it the unit of 15 meters north?

15 meters

15 meters north

meters

north

The unit defines what the 15 is. 15 what?

meters

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What it the magnitude of 15 meters north?

15 meters

15 meters north

meters

north

Magnitude is the number and unit: 15 meters

without any direction

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What is your displacement after going 10 meters east followed by 20 meters west in 10 seconds?

0 meters

10 meters east

10 meters west

30 meters east

30 meters west

30 meters

What is your displacement after going 10 meters east followed by 20 meters west in 10 seconds?

Displacement is vector and a measure of how far you are from start to finish. Take into account the direction.

10 m east becomes (+10)

20 m west becomes (-20)

add them together including the sign ((+10) + (-20))

(-10 meters) or 10 meters west

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What is your average velocity after going 10 meters east followed by 20 meters west in 10 seconds?

1 m/s east

1 m/s west

3 m/s east

3 m/s west

1 m/s

3 m/s

What is your velocity after going 10 meters east followed by 20 meters west in 10 seconds?
Velocity is a vector so direction matters so displacement divided by time. Make the directions into signs.
10 m east is +10
20 m west is -20
now calculate displacement and divide that by time ((+10)+(-20))/10
-10/10 = -1 m/s
turn the negative back into a direction 1 m/s west

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What is your average speed after going 10 meters east followed by 20 meters west in 10 seconds?

1 m/s east

1 m/s west

3 m/s east

3 m/s west

1 m/s

3 m/s

What is your speed after going 10 meters east followed by 20 meters west in 10 seconds?

speed is a scalar so disregard the direction.

v = x/t

(10 meters + 20 meters) / (10 seconds)

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15 m/s is a _________.

scalar distance

scalar velocity

scalar speed

scalar displacement

vector distance

vector displacement

vector speed

vector velocity

15 m/s is a magnitude only but includes a distance over time so is the scalar speed.

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15 m east is a _____________.

scalar distance

scalar displacement

scalar speed

scalar velocity

vector distance

vector displacement

vector speed

vector velocity

15 m is a magnitude and east is a direction. This is the vector displacement having both magnitude and direction from the origin to the end.

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What is your displacement after going 10 meters east followed by 3 meter west?

13 meters east

13 meters

7 meters east

7 meters west

7 meters

Displacement is a vector that includes direction. Make the direction a sign (east positive and west negative) before you add (10 + (-3)) = -7 meters which becomes 7 meters west

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What is your distance after going 10 meters east followed by 3 meter west?

13 meters east

13 meters

7 meters east

7 meters west

7 meters

Distance is a scalar that has no direction. You do nothing with the direction and just add all the individual magnitudes up (10 + 3) here.

You can't put a direction on the final answer since it is a measure of how far you went totally and not a direction.

You should not put a direction on the final answer either since this is not a measure of where you are located but just how far you went in any direction.

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Sam takes 500 seconds to travel 300 meters from home to work. During this trip, he stops at a red light and his speedometer reads 0 m/s.
What is Sam’s instantaneous speed at the red light?

0 m/s

0.6 m/s

1.66 m/s

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Accelerated Motion

Find the accelerated motion page here for review

Accelerated Motion Quiz

Do you know your variables and how to pick either the constant motion equation or one of the acceleration ones?

Find out by taking this quiz

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A change in velocity over time is ______________.

displacement

velocity

acceleration

distance

a = (Δv)/t

The change in velocity divided by time is the definition of acceleration. See the equation above

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A change in displacement over time is ______________.

displacement

velocity

acceleration

distance

v = (Δx)/t

The change in displacement over time is the definition of velocity. See the equation above

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Which variable is bold in the following question:

How fast was Sam traveling if he is traveling at 16 m/s after accelerating at 2 m/s² for 25 meters?

A) v_i

B) v_f

C) a

D) t

E) x

F) v

the unit is (m/s) so its a velocity but there is acceleration so it is not just v

he is traveling at 16 m/s after accelerating at 2 m/s² so we know the final and the question asks for the initial

v_i = ?

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Which variable is bold in the following question:

How fast was Sam traveling if he is traveling at 16 m/s after accelerating at 2 m/s² for 25 meters?

A) v_i

B) v_f

C) a

D) t

E) x

F) v

The unit for acceleration is m/s²

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Which variable is bold in the following question:

How fast was Sam traveling if he is traveling at 16 m/s after accelerating at 2 m/s² for 25 meters?

A) v_i

B) v_f

C) a

D) t

E) x

F) v

variable: unit (unit variable)

x : meters (m)

v, v_i, v_f : meters/second (m/s)

a: meters/second² (m/s²)

t: (s)

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Pick the right equation:

How far did Tony travel when he constantly accelerated from 5 to 15 m/s in 5 seconds?

How far is displacement or x

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Solve the problem using the right equation:

How fast was Sam traveling if he is traveling at 16 m/s after accelerating at 2 m/s² for 25 meters?

14.4 m/s

12.5 m/s

156 m/s

4.3 m/s

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Pick the right equation and solve the problem:

What is the acceleration of a person that accelerates from 10 m/s to 30 m/s in 5 seconds?

2 m/s/s

8.7 m/s/s

16.2 m/s/s

4 m/s/s

9 / 10

Pick the right equation and solve the problem:

How far did Tony travel when he constantly accelerated from 5 to 15 m/s in 5 seconds?

50 m

72.1 m

16.8 m

35 m

10 / 10

Pick the right equation and solve the problem:

A duck flew 500 meters in 40 seconds. How fast was the duck flying?

0.08 m/s

12.5 m/s

3.7 m/s

20000. m

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Acceleration Due to Gravity

Find the acceleration due to gravity page here for review

Acceleration Due to Gravity Quiz

Do you know what an acceleration due to gravity of 10 m/s² really means?

10 M/S/S Down Acceleration Due To Gravity — Acceleration due to gravity is always 10 m/s/s down

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What is the final velocity of a ball throw down at 10 m/s after two seconds?

19.8 m/s down

0 m/s

29.6 m/s down

9.6 m/s down

9.6 m/s up

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What is the displacement of a ball thrown up at 25 m/s after 4 seconds in the air? (Note the ball can be below the ground)

131.8 meters down

60.8 meters up

21.6 meters up

56.8 meters down

24.6 meters down

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When a ball is thrown in the air straight up, what is the velocity at the top of its flight?

9.8 m/s up

0 m/s

9.8 m/s down

9.8 m/s/s down

The Y velocity continues to change but is 0 m/s at the top of the flight for an instant.

The acceleration is always 9.8 m/s²down or averaged to 10 m/s²down anywhere in flight but the velocity does change in the Y axis and is 0 m/s at the top

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When a ball is thrown in the air straight up, what is the acceleration at the top of its flight?

9.8 m/s/s up

0 m/s

0 m/s/s down

9.8 m/s/s down

The Y velocity continues to change but is 0 m/s at the top of the flight for an instant.

The acceleration is always 9.8 m/s²down or averaged to 10 m/s²down

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When a ball is thrown in the air straight up, what is the acceleration if still in the air after 2 seconds of its flight?

9.8 m/s/s up

0 m/s

Not enough information to determine

9.8 m/s/s down

The Y velocity continues to change but is 0 m/s at the top of the flight for an instant.

The acceleration is always 9.8 m/s²down or averaged to 10 m/s²down

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One ball is thrown up and another is dropped. Which ball will have a greater acceleration after 2 seconds?

the ball thrown up

the ball dropped

both will be the same

The acceleration is always 9.8 m/s²down or averaged to 10 m/s²down

It does not matter what happened to get it there. Thrown up, dropped, or thrown down they all have different velocities but those velocities change by 9.8 m/s²down

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One ball is thrown up and another is dropped. Which ball will have a greater downward velocity after 2 seconds?

the ball thrown up

the ball dropped

both will be the same

The acceleration is always 9.8 m/s²down or averaged to 10 m/s²down.

The ball dropped would have a head start and always be traveling faster downwards

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One ball is thrown down at 5 m/s and another is thrown down at 10 m/s at the same time. How will the distance between them change as they fall.

the 10 m/s second ball will keep getting further away

the 5 m/s ball will be catching up with the 10 m/s ball

they will maintain the same distance apart during the fall

The ball thrown down will always be traveling faster as they both change by 9.8 m/s²down

Since traveling faster the ball thrown downwards will always be getting further ahead

An acceleration of 9.8 m/s²down means a rock thrown

5 m/s down will be going 14.8 m/s a second later (going 14.8 meters in a second - if that rate was maintained)
10 m/s down will be going 19.8 m/s a second later (going 19.8 meters in a second - if that rate was maintained)

The one going faster will always be faster and getting further away

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A 0.5 kg rock and a 150 kg boulder were dropped from a cliff 65 meters high. Which one would hit the ground first ignoring air resistance?

0.5 kg rock

150 kilogram boulder

both at the same time

Neglecting air resistance. Any mass would take the same time to hit the ground no matter how massive or minute. Many times a question may say in a vacuum which means there is no air resistance since air particles are sucked out removed from a vacuum.

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Physics Motion Graphs

Find the position time and velocity time motion graph material here for review

Motion Graphs Quiz

Do you know how to tell the difference between what is happening on a position time or velocity time graph.

Try our quiz and find out

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What does the slope of a position time graph determine?

displacement

velocity

acceleration

The rate at which the position or displacement is changing. This object goes from 16 meters to 8 meters or is going backwards for the 30 seconds. The straight line means the type of motion is constant.

Constant backward velocity

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What does the slope of a velocity time graph determine?

displacement

velocity

acceleration

Acceleration which is the rate at which the (Y axis) velocity on a V/T graph is changing.

In the graph provided the object is going 8 meters every seconds (so is moving) but no slope or acceleration.

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What is the displacement between 5 and 15 seconds

0 m forward

8 m forward

40 m forward

80 m forward

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What type of motion is seen in this graph?

constant forward velocity

constant backwards velocity

rest

acceleration

deceleration

Was moving at a constant rate of -4 m/s velocity for 30 seconds or had a constant backward velocity of 4 meters per second.

Slope on a V/T graph is equal to acceleration. There was no acceleration because the slope was flat, but there was a velocity the whole time.

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What type of motion is seen in this graph?

constant forward velocity

constant backwards velocity

rest

acceleration

deceleration

Went from 16 meters to 8 meters (backwards 8 meters) in 30 seconds. The slope on a position or displacement time graph is equal to velocity

Constant velocity backwards

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What type of motion is seen in this graph?

constant forward velocity

constant backwards velocity

rest

acceleration

deceleration

A straight line means something is constant. A straight sloped up line on a position time graph meant the position is moving at a constant rate or constant velocity.

7 / 11

What type of motion is seen in this graph?

constant forward velocity

constant backwards velocity

rest

acceleration

deceleration

On a V/T graphs the slope is acceleration. The slope here is sloped so there is acceleration. Another way to think about it is by what is happening in the graph. The object went 0 m/s to 12 m/s during the 30 seconds. They sped up during the entire time.

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What type of motion is seen in this graph?

constant forward velocity

constant backwards velocity

rest

acceleration

deceleration

On a V/T graphs the slope is acceleration. The slope here is flat so no acceleration but it does have a constant velocity of 8 m/s the entire time. Another way to think about it is by what is happening in the graph. The object went 8 m/s and kept going 8 m/s for 30 seconds. Therefore moves 8 meters more every second for 30 seconds.

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What type of motion is seen in this graph?

constant forward velocity

constant backwards velocity

rest

acceleration

deceleration

On a P/T graphs the slope is velocity. The slope here is flat so no velocity. Another way to think about it is by what is happening in the graph. The object went from 16 meters to 16 meters in 30 seconds. Therefore is in the same place and did not move.

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What is the velocity of the object in this graph between 15 and 30 seconds

0.18 m/s

0.27 m/s

0.67 m/s

3.75 m/s

600 m/s

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What is the acceleration of this object over the 30 second time period?

0.2 m/s/s

0.4 m/s/s

2.5 m/s/s

360 m/s/s

Slope of a velocity time graph is acceleration. Either find the slope or turn it into an equations picking givens off the graph (either way you are doing the same thing)

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1D Motion Review

One Dimensional Motion Review Quizzes

Scalars vs. Vectors

Accelerated Motion

Acceleration Due to Gravity

Physics Motion Graphs

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