Quiz for:
Motion in a Straight Line Overview

Question 1

If a car moves forward 10m and then backward 5m, what is the displacement?

Question 2

Why is average speed always greater than or equal to average velocity?

Question 3

What is the unit for speed in the SI system?

Question 4

What is the definition of motion in physics?

Question 5

Which of these is a scalar quantity?

Question 6

Which formula represents average velocity?

Question 7

Which calculation requires the Pythagorean theorem in motion analysis?

Question 8

What is the displacement if an object starts from point A, moves to point B, and returns to point A?

Question 9

Which quantity is always greater than or equal to the displacement?

Question 10

What is the main difference between distance and displacement?

Question 11

How is uniform velocity defined?

Question 12

What is the formula for average speed when half the distance is covered with one speed and the other half with another speed?

Question 13

What does a positive displacement indicate?

Question 14

What kind of motion describes motion in a straight line or one dimension?

Question 15

What happens to displacement if the direction of motion changes?