quiz

Question 1

What is physics?

Answer 1

The study of motion and energy.

Question 2

What are the six factors of physics?

Answer 2

Motion, forces, energy, heat, waves, and light.

Question 3

What are the three D’s?

Answer 3

Direction, distance, and displacement.

Question 4

What are factors of direction?

Answer 4

Compass reading, and degrees.

Question 5

What is distance?

Answer 5

The length along a path that an object moves.

Question 6

What is displacement?

Answer 6

Distance from start to finish in a straight-line.

Question 7

What must displacement have?

Answer 7

Distance and a direction.

Question 8

What is velocity?

Answer 8

Displacement traveled in a given time period.

Question 9

What is another definition for velocity?

Answer 9

Speed with direction.

Question 10

What is the triangle?

Answer 10

D

S | T

Question 11

What is velocity used for?

Answer 11

Navigation.

Question 12

Velocity is the same thing as a…?

Answer 12

Vector (arrow).

Question 13

What is speed?

Answer 13

Distance traveled in a given time period.

Question 14

What are the different types of speed?

Answer 14

Average, instantaneous, and constant speed.

Question 15

What is average speed?

Answer 15

Total distance over total time.

Question 16

What is instantaneous speed?

Answer 16

A radar or a photogate.

Question 17

What is constant speed?

Answer 17

Cruise control.

Question 18

What is motion?

Answer 18

Movement in relation to a set of objects.

Question 19

What is frame of reference?

Answer 19

Set of objects from which motion is compared.

Question 20

How do you describe motion?

Answer 20

Direction and speed.

Question 21

What relates to motion?

Answer 21

Relative motion.

Question 22

What is the most common frame of reference?

Answer 22

Earth.