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Chapter 04 Preassessment
Multiple Choice
Identify the choice that best completes the statement or answers the question.
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1. Which of the following statements gives the best definition of position?
a. It is a variable that gives location relative to an origin.
b. It is the distance with a value of zero.
c. It is the distance an object travels divided by the time it takes.
d. It is the distance traveled.
2. Speed is:
a. calculated by dividing the distance traveled by the time taken.
b. zero for objects at rest.
c. a measure of how quickly an object gets from one place to another.
d. All of the above
3. On this graph, the dependent variable is:
a. distance.
b. speed.
c. acceleration.
d. the slope of the speed vs. distance curve.
4. The rate at which velocity changes is called:
a. speed.
b. displacement.
c. acceleration.
d. position.
5. Which of the following is a projectile?
a. An airplane flying at 30,000 feet.
b. A baseball hit by Chipper Jones.
c. A soccer ball rolling across a field.
d. A book sliding across a desk.
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Chapter 04 Preassessment
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