Encircle the letter of the correct answer. 1 Which of the following describes motion in terms of distance?
a. A boy walks 500 m from his home to his school.
b. The boy takes 6 minutes to walk from his home to school which is 500 m away.
c. The boy takes 6 minutes to walk from his school to home which is 350 m away.
d. The shortest straight line distance between the boy's home and school is 388 m.
2. Which of the following describes motion in terms of velocity?
a. A car travels 20 km to get to the supermarket.
b. A car's speed associated with direction is 20 km/hr.
c. A car takes 40 minutes to get to the supermarket which is 20 km away.
d. The shortest straight line distance between the parking lot and the supermarket
is 16 km West.
3. Which of the following describes motion in terms of distance?
a. A car travels 8 km from the house to the hospital.
b. The shortest straight line distance between the house and hospital is 5 km.
c. A car takes 6 minutes to get to the hospital from the house which is 5 km away.
a. None of these.
4. Which of the following describes motion in terms of displacement?
a. A car travels 2 km from the house to the hospital.
b. The shortest straight line distance between the house and hospital is 5 km.
c. A car takes 6 minutes to get to the hospital from the house which is 5 km away.
d. None of these.
5. As you read this question now, you move in relation to what?
a. the Earth
C. your house
b. your school
d. the Sun
6. Which of the following objects or scenarios do not demonstrate acceleration?
a. a stone whirled along a circular path
b. a car moving along a straight highway
c. typhoon Sendong slowing down from 120 km/h to 60 km/h
d. Elma Muros running the 100-meter dash from rest to the finish line