The Test of Physics Knowledge-Phạm Văn Vĩnh

TEST 1 Speed, velocity and acceleration

1. What are the units for mass?

A. Kilograms
B. Newtons
C. Newtons per kilogram

2. What is the formula for average speed?

A. Time taken ÷ distance moved
B. Distance moved ÷ time taken
C. Distance moved × time taken

3. What is the vertical axis in a distance-time graph?

A. Distance travelled from the start
B. Time taken in seconds
C. Distance travelled in metres

4. What does a steep line correspond to in a distance-time graph?

A. No speed (stationary)
B. An accelerating speed
C. A fast steady speed

5. How is velocity different from speed?

A. Speed is velocity in a given direction
B. Velocity is speed in a given direction
C. They are the same

6. What is the formula for acceleration?

A. Change in velocity × time taken
B. Time taken ÷ change in velocity
C. Change in velocity ÷ time taken

7. What is the vertical axis in a speed-time graph?

A. Velocity of the object
B. Speed in metres per second
C. Distance travelled from the start
8. What does a downwards line correspond to in a speed-time graph?
A. Constant acceleration
B. Constant deceleration
C. Returning to start

9. What does the area beneath a velocity-time graph represent?

A. The average speed
B. The average velocity
C. The distance travelled

10. If a car increases in velocity from +5 m/s to +15 m/s in three seconds, what is its
acceleration?
A. +33.3 m/s2
B. +3.3 m/s2
C. +10 m/s2