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Displacement, Velocity & Acceleration (College Board AP® Physics 1: Algebra-Based)

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Which of the following statements about velocity are correct?

  • Velocity is the distance traveled by an object over an interval of time.

  • Velocity is a scalar quantity with both magnitude and direction.

  • It is possible for an object to travel at a constant speed without a constant velocity.

  • The magnitude of an object's average velocity is its average speed.

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Which of the following statements is true about acceleration?

  • If an object experiences negative acceleration, then its speed must be decreasing.

  • If an object experiences constant acceleration, then its average and instantaneous acceleration must be equal.

  • If an object is accelerating, then its speed must be changing.

  • If an object's acceleration is zero, the object must be stationary.

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Over a 2 minute period, an ant travels 20 space straight m south from its initial position and then 12 space straight m east.

Which of the following correctly describes the ant's average velocity?

  • 0.27 space straight m divided by straight s

  • 0.27 space straight m divided by straight s space SE

  • 0.19 space straight m divided by straight s

  • 0.19 space straight m divided by straight s space SE

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The beep test is a fitness activity used in sports. Participants run back and forth between markers spaced 20 space straight m apart, in time to a series of beeps. The beeps get faster over time, and when a participant can no longer keep up, they have to drop out.

A Physics student is correctly measuring the displacement of a participant during a section of the beep test.

Which of the following data sets did the student record?

  • time/s

    displacement/m

    0

    0

    10

    10

    20

    10

    30

    10

    40

    10

    50

    10

    60

    10

  • time/s

    displacement/m

    0

    0

    10

    10

    20

    20

    30

    35

    40

    50

    50

    70

    60

    90

  • time/s

    displacement/m

    0

    0

    10

    10

    20

    20

    30

    10

    40

    0

    50

    15

    60

    10

  • time/s

    displacement/m

    0

    0

    10

    10

    20

    20

    30

    30

    40

    20

    50

    10

    60

    0

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Which of the following is a correct description of an object's position?

  • 7 space straight m

  • 7 degree

  • open parentheses 7 comma space 1 close parentheses

  • 7 space straight m left

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