Section 2.1 Picturing Motion

Practice Test
      
  1.The length of the position vector on a motion diagram is proportional to the __________.  
  a.   distance of the object from the origin  
  b.   distance of the object from the intercept  
  c.   average speed  
  d.   velocity  
  Hint    
      
  2.A(n) __________ is a series of images of a moving object that records its position after equal time intervals.  
  a.   frame  
  b.   operational definition  
  c.   motion diagram  
  d.   association  
  Hint    
      
  3.In order to use the particle model, the __________ must be __________ moved.  
  a.   size of the object, much less than the distance  
  b.   distance, equal to the size of the object  
  c.   size of the object, much greater than the distance  
  d.   distance, much less than the size of the object  
  Hint    
      
  4.A motion diagram is a series of images of a moving object that records its position after __________.  
  a.   an acceleration  
  b.   it comes to rest  
  c.   equal time intervals  
  d.   1/30 s  
  Hint    
      
  5.Replacing an object in a motion diagram with a single point is called the __________.  
  a.   particle model  
  b.   frame differential  
  c.   alternative model  
  d.   operational definition  
  Hint    
      
  6.In the particle model, the __________ of the object are (is) ignored.  
  a.   motion diagram  
  b.   position  
  c.   acceleration  
  d.   internal motions  
  Hint    
      
  7.The vector that represents the sum of two vectors is called the __________.  
  a.   direction  
  b.   resultant  
  c.   displacement  
  d.   speed  
  Hint    

 
   
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