One-Dimensional Kinematics Basics

One-Dimensional Kinematics Basics

Read each question carefully and answer to the best of your ability. Show your work where applicable.

1. Which of the following describes how far an object has traveled, regardless of direction?

2. A car travels 100 meters east in 10 seconds. What is its average speed?

3.   is the rate at which an object changes its position.

4.   includes both the speed and direction of an object's motion.

5. A change in velocity over time is called  .

6. Displacement can be zero even if the distance traveled is not zero.

7. An object moving at a constant speed is always accelerating.

8. A runner jogs 50 meters north, then turns around and jogs 20 meters south. What is the total distance the runner traveled? What is the runner's displacement?

9. Observe the number line below. An object starts at position 'A', moves to 'B', then moves to 'C'.

a) What is the total distance traveled by the object?

b) What is the final displacement of the object from its starting point 'A'?

Use the words below to complete the sentences.

10. If you walk 5 meters forward and then 5 meters backward, your total   is 10 meters, but your   is 0 meters.

11. A car's   can change if it speeds up, slows down, or changes direction.