Acceleration Quiz

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What is the name given to the force of attraction that exists between any two objects with mass?

Displacement

Weight

Friction

Gravity (correct)

If an object starts from rest, what is its initial velocity?

Depends on the mass

Undefined

0 m/s (correct)

Depends on the direction

Which of the following is an example of a non-contact force?

Weight

Gravity (correct)

Friction

Tension

What is the name given to the sum of two or more vectors?

Resultant Signup and view all the answers

Which of the following quantities has both magnitude (size) and direction?

Force Signup and view all the answers

What is the name given to the quantity that describes the speed and direction of an object after an acceleration?

Final velocity Signup and view all the answers

What is the name given to the force acting between two surfaces that are moving across or trying to move across each other?

Friction Signup and view all the answers

What is the name given to quantities that have magnitude (size) only?

Scalars Signup and view all the answers

What is the name given to the force that acts on a mass due to gravity?

Weight Signup and view all the answers

What is the term used to describe forces that are not equal and opposite?

Unbalanced Signup and view all the answers

What is the definition of acceleration?

The rate of change of velocity Signup and view all the answers

Which of the following best describes Newton's Third Law?

For every force, there is an equal and opposite force Signup and view all the answers

What is the unit used to measure area?

Square meters (m²) or square centimeters (cm²) Signup and view all the answers

What happens when the forces acting on an object are balanced?

The motion of the object does not change Signup and view all the answers

What are the components that make up a diagonal vector?

Vertical and horizontal components Signup and view all the answers

What is the definition of constant velocity?

When an object travels at the same speed in the same direction Signup and view all the answers

Which of the following is an example of a contact force?

Friction Signup and view all the answers

What does a curve on a velocity-time graph indicate?

The object has a changing acceleration Signup and view all the answers

What is the definition of deceleration?

Slowing down or negative acceleration Signup and view all the answers

What is the difference between distance and displacement?

Distance is the length of a path, while displacement is the change in position Signup and view all the answers