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Chapter 04 Multiple Choice Test
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. On a graph, all of the following directions are normally considered to be positive EXCEPT:
a. North.
b. East.
c. Left.
d. Up.
3. 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
4. Speed that does not change is called:
a. average speed.
b. constant speed.
c. instant speed.
d. minimum speed.
5. Variables like velocity and acceleration that have both size and direction are called:
a. vectors.
b. dependent.
c. axes.
d. independent.
6. In 1/2 hour, a bicyclist traveled 20 kilometers. What was the bicyclist’s average speed?
a. 60 km
b. 10 km/h
c. 40 km
d. 40 km/h
7. From home, you walk 6 blocks east and then walk 4 blocks west. Your distance from home is:
a. 2 blocks.
b. 4 blocks.
c. 6 blocks.
d. 10 blocks.
8. A plane flies 200 km West and then flies 300 km South. Its new position is:
a. +200km, +300km
b. +300km, -200km
c. -200km, +300km
d. -200km, -300km
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9.
The diagram shows the location of a pine tree on a grid. The position of the pine tree would be described best
by coordinates of:
a. (+3, -2)
b. (+2, -3)
c. (-2, +3)
d. (-3, +2)
____ 10. What is the speed of a jet plane that travels 3,000 meters in 10 seconds?
a. 30 m/s
b. 300 m/s
c. 3,000 m/s
d. 30,000 m/s
____ 11. If an automobile travels at 30. m/s for 2 minutes, how far has the car traveled?
a. 60. m
b. 1,800 m
c. 3,600 m
d. 216,000 m
____ 12. A graph can be described as:
a. a mathematical diagram.
b. a scientific model.
c. a way to show relationships between variables.
d. All of the above
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____ 13. The type of relationship represented between variables in the graph pictured is:
a. a strong relationship.
b. a weak relationship.
c. an inverse relationship.
d. no relationship.
____ 14. On this graph, the dependent variable is:
a. distance.
b. speed.
c. acceleration.
d. the slope of the speed vs. distance curve.
____ 15. When constructing a graph, the x-axis is most closely related to:
a. the dependent variable.
b. the vertical axis.
c. the independent variable.
d. the slope.
____ 16. If large changes in the independent variable cause small changes in the dependent variable:
a. the relationship is strong.
b. the relationship is inverse.
c. the relationship is weak.
d. there is no relationship between variables.
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____ 17. The slope of a position vs. time graph is equal to:
a. distance.
b. speed.
c. acceleration.
d. area.
____ 18. Use the graph to predict the speed of the car when the car is at 60 cm.
a.
b.
c.
d.
220 cm/s
230 cm/s
240 cm/s
250 cm/s
Figure 4-1A
The above graph is of the height of an avocado tree plotted against its age from the time it is planted to when
it is 8 years old.
____ 19. What is the independent variable for the graph in Figure 4-1A?
a. Height
b. Age
c. Type of tree
d. There is no independent variable
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____ 20. What is the dependent variable for the graph in Figure 4-1A?
a. Height
b. Age
c. Type of tree
d. There is no dependent variable
____ 21. Use Figure 4-1A to choose which of the following would be the best prediction of the avocado tree’s height
when it is 10 years old?
a. 4.5 m
b. 5 m
c. 5.5 m
d. 10 m
____ 22. What type of relationship do the variables have in the graph in Figure 4-1A?
a. Strong relationship
b. Weak relationship
c. Inverse relationship
d. No relationship
____ 23. Calculate the speed of the object from the position vs. time graph shown below.
a. 0.5 m/s
b. 0.75 m/s
c. 2 m/s
d. 3 m/s
____ 24. Which point on this position vs. time graph has the fastest speed?
a.
b.
c.
d.
Point 1
Point 2
Point 3
Point 4
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____ 25. A racecar rounds a curve on the track at a constant speed of 180 mph. Is the car accelerating?
a. No, its mass is constant.
b. Yes, its speed is changing.
c. Yes, its direction is changing.
d. No, its speed is constant.
____ 26. 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.
Selina drops a golf ball down a deep well. The ball falls with only the force of gravity acting on it.
Figure 4-2A
____ 27. Without any air resistance, as the golf ball in Figure 4-2A falls into the well, its acceleration is:
a. constant.
b. increasing.
c. decreasing.
d. changing.
____ 28. Without any air resistance, as the golf ball in Figure 4-2A falls into the well, its speed is:
a. constant.
b. increasing.
c. decreasing.
d. directional.
____ 29. A rocket sled accelerates from 10 m/s to 50 m/s in 2 seconds. What is the acceleration of the sled?
a. 10 m/s2
b. 25 m/s2
c. 40 m/s2
d. 20 m/s2
____ 30. A cart is rolling down a ramp. If the angle of the ramp is increased to make the ramp steeper, the cart will:
a. have less acceleration.
b. have the same acceleration.
c. have greater acceleration.
d. move at a constant velocity.
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