Understanding Constant Motion

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What type of motion is exhibited by a diagonal straight line on a velocity-time graph?

  • Constant speed
  • Constant acceleration (correct)
  • No motion
  • Variable speed

How can acceleration be defined?

  • Change in position per unit time
  • Change in speed per unit distance
  • Change in time per unit distance
  • Change in velocity per unit time (correct)

What does a constant slope on a velocity-time graph imply?

  • Constant acceleration (correct)
  • Variable acceleration
  • No acceleration
  • Variable speed

If a car travels 144 km/h, what is its speed in m/s?

<p>80 m/s (B)</p>
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Which quantity allows us to calculate acceleration using the formula: a = (v_f - v_i) / t?

<p>Both initial and final speeds (v_f, v_i) (B)</p>
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What happens to an object moving at a constant speed?

<p>It maintains the same speed (B)</p>
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If a car accelerates from 15 m/s to 21 m/s in 7 seconds, what is its average acceleration?

<p>~0.86 m/s² (D)</p>
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What does a diagonal straight line on a position-time graph indicate?

<p>Constant speed (A)</p>
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What does a diagonal straight line on a velocity-time graph indicate?

<p>Constant acceleration (D)</p>
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How is acceleration calculated when given initial and final velocities?

<p>$\frac{v_f - v_i}{t}$ (C)</p>
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If a car accelerates from 20 m/s to 35 m/s in 5 seconds, what is its acceleration?

<p>6 m/s² (A)</p>
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What happens to an object moving with constant acceleration?

<p>Its velocity changes by the same amount each second (C)</p>
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In a position-time graph, a horizontal line indicates the object is:

<p>At rest (C)</p>
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If a car moves at a speed of 60 km/h, what is its speed in m/s?

<p>20 m/s (B)</p>
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A car decelerates from 30 m/s to 15 m/s in 4 seconds. What is its acceleration?

<p>-4.5 m/s² (A)</p>
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What does a horizontal line on a velocity-time graph signify?

<p>Constant speed (C)</p>
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How is acceleration defined?

<p>$\frac{v_f - v_i}{t}$ (D)</p>
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What kind of motion does a diagonal straight line on a position-time graph represent?

<p>Uniform motion (D)</p>
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