Lesson 3.02a

3.02a Language of kinematics Quiz: OCR Maths, Unit 17

20 questions

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The 20 questions

  1. Which of the following kinematics quantities is a scalar?

    • Speed
    • Velocity
    • Displacement
    • Acceleration
  2. Which term describes the rate of change of displacement with respect to time?

    • Acceleration
    • Distance
    • Speed
    • Velocity
  3. What physical quantity is represented by the gradient of a displacement-time graph?

    • Acceleration
    • Velocity
    • Distance
    • Speed
  4. What does the gradient of a velocity-time graph represent?

    • Displacement
    • Acceleration
    • Distance travelled
    • Speed
  5. What is represented by the area under a velocity-time graph?

    • Speed
    • Displacement
    • Acceleration
    • Position
  6. A particle moves 5 metres east then 5 metres west. What is its overall displacement?

    • 25 metres
    • 10 metres
    • 0 metres
    • 5 metres
  7. A particle moves 5 metres east then 5 metres west. What total distance was travelled?

    • 5 metres
    • 25 metres
    • 0 metres
    • 10 metres
  8. Which SI unit is standard for measuring acceleration in kinematics?

    • m s⁻¹
    • m s⁻²
    • N kg⁻¹
    • m s
  9. What is the standard SI unit for velocity?

    • m s⁻¹
    • m s
    • m s⁻²
    • kg m s⁻¹
  10. An object moves with constant velocity. What is its acceleration?

    • 0 m s⁻²
    • Constant
    • 1 m s⁻²
    • 9.8 m s⁻²
  11. If displacement is given by s = 3t² - 2t, what expression represents velocity?

    • 6
    • 6t - 2
    • 6t
    • 3t - 2
  12. If velocity is given by v = 4t + 1, what expression represents acceleration?

    • 4
    • 2t² + t
    • 4t
    • 0
  13. Which vector quantity specifies an object's location relative to a fixed origin?

    • Position vector
    • Path length
    • Distance
    • Displacement
  14. How is speed mathematically defined in relation to velocity?

    • Derivative of velocity
    • Magnitude of velocity
    • Gradient of velocity
    • Integral of velocity
  15. An object moves from position vector (2i + 3j) m to (5i + 7j) m. What is its displacement?

    • (3i + 4j) m
    • (7i + 10j) m
    • (10i + 21j) m
    • (3i - 4j) m
  16. If a car's velocity is negative and its acceleration is negative, what happens to its speed?

    • Increasing
    • Zero
    • Remaining constant
    • Decreasing
  17. Which quantity is calculated by dividing total distance travelled by total time taken?

    • Average acceleration
    • Instantaneous speed
    • Average speed
    • Average velocity
  18. Which quantity is defined as change in velocity divided by time taken?

    • Average velocity
    • Average acceleration
    • Displacement
    • Instantaneous speed
  19. An object travels around a circular track of circumference 400 metres, returning to start. What is its displacement?

    • 0 metres
    • 800 metres
    • 200 metres
    • 400 metres
  20. If an object's velocity-time graph is a straight horizontal line above zero, what is its motion?

    • Constant velocity
    • Increasing speed
    • Constant acceleration
    • At rest

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