Lesson 3.02a
3.02a Language of kinematics Quiz: OCR Maths, Unit 17
20 questions
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The 20 questions
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Which of the following kinematics quantities is a scalar?
- Speed
- Velocity
- Displacement
- Acceleration
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Which term describes the rate of change of displacement with respect to time?
- Acceleration
- Distance
- Speed
- Velocity
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What physical quantity is represented by the gradient of a displacement-time graph?
- Acceleration
- Velocity
- Distance
- Speed
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What does the gradient of a velocity-time graph represent?
- Displacement
- Acceleration
- Distance travelled
- Speed
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What is represented by the area under a velocity-time graph?
- Speed
- Displacement
- Acceleration
- Position
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A particle moves 5 metres east then 5 metres west. What is its overall displacement?
- 25 metres
- 10 metres
- 0 metres
- 5 metres
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A particle moves 5 metres east then 5 metres west. What total distance was travelled?
- 5 metres
- 25 metres
- 0 metres
- 10 metres
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Which SI unit is standard for measuring acceleration in kinematics?
- m s⁻¹
- m s⁻²
- N kg⁻¹
- m s
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What is the standard SI unit for velocity?
- m s⁻¹
- m s
- m s⁻²
- kg m s⁻¹
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An object moves with constant velocity. What is its acceleration?
- 0 m s⁻²
- Constant
- 1 m s⁻²
- 9.8 m s⁻²
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If displacement is given by s = 3t² - 2t, what expression represents velocity?
- 6
- 6t - 2
- 6t
- 3t - 2
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If velocity is given by v = 4t + 1, what expression represents acceleration?
- 4
- 2t² + t
- 4t
- 0
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Which vector quantity specifies an object's location relative to a fixed origin?
- Position vector
- Path length
- Distance
- Displacement
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How is speed mathematically defined in relation to velocity?
- Derivative of velocity
- Magnitude of velocity
- Gradient of velocity
- Integral of velocity
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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
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If a car's velocity is negative and its acceleration is negative, what happens to its speed?
- Increasing
- Zero
- Remaining constant
- Decreasing
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Which quantity is calculated by dividing total distance travelled by total time taken?
- Average acceleration
- Instantaneous speed
- Average speed
- Average velocity
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Which quantity is defined as change in velocity divided by time taken?
- Average velocity
- Average acceleration
- Displacement
- Instantaneous speed
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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
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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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