Position and Speed Quiz
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What is position?

  • The distance traveled over a period of time
  • The amount of space between two things measured as a continuous line
  • The rate at which your position changes
  • The current location in space measured relative to a reference point (correct)

    • How is distance measured?

  • As the rate at which position changes
  • As the amount of space between two things measured as a continuous line
  • In units like miles, kilometers, meters, centimeters, inches and yards (correct)
  • In units like feet, yards, and nautical miles

    • What does speed measure?

  • The distance traveled over a period of time
  • The current location in space measured relative to a reference point
  • The amount of space between two things measured as a continuous line
  • The rate at which your position changes (correct)

    • How is distance traveled related to position change?

    <p>Your position changes by a certain distance traveled</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does a speed of 50 miles per hour indicate?

    <p>The distance is changing at a rate that would mean you traveled 50 miles every hour</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What type of graph has position on the vertical (y) axis and time on the horizontal (x) axis?

    <p>Position vs. Time Graph</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does a speed vs. time graph depict?

    <p>Changes in speed over a period of time</p> Signup and view all the answers

    In Practice Problem 1, what does the flat portion of the position vs. time graph indicate?

    <p>The car staying at the same position</p> Signup and view all the answers

    In Practice Problem 2, why does the speed vs. time graph jump from 2 miles per hour to 0 miles per hour?

    <p>The woman gradually comes to a stop</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What information does a position vs. time graph provide?

    <p>How the position of an object changes over time</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What type of information does a time graph convey?

    <p>Position over a period of time</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does a speed vs. time graph illustrate?

    <p>How the speed of an object changed over a period of time</p> Signup and view all the answers

    In Practice Problem 1, why does the position vs. time graph go flat at a certain point?

    <p>The car stopped at that position for a while</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does the speed vs. time graph in Practice Problem 2 show at the start of the second segment?

    <p>A sudden decrease in speed</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does the position vs. time graph for the car in Practice Problem 1 look like?

    <p>It slopes up, goes flat, and then slopes up again</p> Signup and view all the answers

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