Question 1

Which of the following best describes the physical meaning of the slope of a position-time graph?

Accepted Answer

It represents the object's instantaneous velocity.

Question 2

Given the formula for average velocity $ v_{avg} = \frac{x_e - x_0}{t_2 - t_1} $, what does $ x_e $ represent?

Accepted Answer

The final position of the object.

Question 3

An object moves with a constant velocity of $ 2 \mathrm{\ m/s} $ for $ 5 $ seconds. What is its displacement during this interval?

Accepted Answer

$ 10 \mathrm{\ m} $

Question 4

On a velocity-time graph, what does the area under the curve between two time points represent?

Accepted Answer

The object's displacement.

Question 5

If an object's velocity changes from $ 4 \mathrm{\ m/s} $ to $ 1 \mathrm{\ m/s} $ over $ 3 $ seconds, what is its average acceleration?

Accepted Answer

$ -1 \mathrm{\ m/s^2} $

Question 6

A position-time graph shows a straight line with a negative slope. What does this indicate about the object's motion?

Accepted Answer

The object is moving in the negative direction at a constant velocity.

Question 7

An object starts at $ x_0 = 3 \mathrm{\ m} $ and moves to $ x_e = -1 \mathrm{\ m} $ in $ 10 $ seconds. What is its average velocity?

Accepted Answer

$ -0.4 \mathrm{\ m/s} $

Question 8

Which equation correctly calculates the instantaneous acceleration from a velocity-time graph?

Accepted Answer

$ a = \frac{v_2 - v_1}{t_2 - t_1} $

Question 9

A velocity-time graph shows a horizontal line at $ v = 3 \mathrm{\ m/s} $ from $ t = 0 $ to $ t = 5 $ seconds. What is the object's acceleration during this interval?

Accepted Answer

$ 0 \mathrm{\ m/s^2} $

Question 10

If the slope of a velocity-time graph is negative, what does this indicate about the object's motion?

Accepted Answer

The object is decelerating.

Question 11

An object moves with a velocity described by $ v(t) = 2t $ from $ t = 0 $ to $ t = 3 $ seconds. What is its displacement during this interval?

Accepted Answer

$ 9 \mathrm{\ m} $

Question 12

A student calculates the displacement from a velocity-time graph by finding the area under the curve. Why is this method valid?

Accepted Answer

Because the area under the curve represents the object's change in position.

Question 13

An object moves with a constant acceleration. Which graph would show a straight line with a non-zero slope?

Accepted Answer

Velocity-time graph

Question 14

If an object's velocity changes from $ -1 \mathrm{\ m/s} $ to $ 2 \mathrm{\ m/s} $ over $ 9 $ seconds, what is its average acceleration?

Accepted Answer

$ 0.33 \mathrm{\ m/s^2} $

Question 15

A car travels with a velocity of $ 2 \mathrm{\ m/s} $ for $ 3 $ seconds, then accelerates to $ 4 \mathrm{\ m/s} $ over the next $ 2 $ seconds. What is the total displacement?

Accepted Answer

$ 10 \mathrm{\ m} $

Question 16

Which of the following statements is true about instantaneous velocity?

Accepted Answer

It is the slope of the tangent line to the position-time graph at a given point.

Question 17

A runner's position-time graph is a curve that gets steeper over time. What does this indicate about the runner's motion?

Accepted Answer

The runner is accelerating.

Question 18

If the area under a velocity-time graph from $ t = 0 $ to $ t = 5 $ seconds is $ 15 \mathrm{\ m} $, what is the object's displacement during this interval?

Accepted Answer

$ 15 \mathrm{\ m} $

Question 19

A cyclist's velocity-time graph shows a line with a slope of $ 0.5 \mathrm{\ m/s^2} $. What does this slope represent?

Accepted Answer

The cyclist's acceleration.

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