1. Kinematics

Displacement, Velocity, And Acceleration — Quiz

Test your understanding of displacement, velocity, and acceleration with 5 practice questions.

Practice Questions

Question 1

What does displacement describe in kinematics?

Question 2

A student walks $3\,\text{m}$ east and then $3\,\text{m}$ west. What is the student's displacement?

Question 3

Which quantity is a vector?

Question 4

An object moves from $x_i = 2\,\text{m}$ to $x_f = 10\,\text{m}$ in $4\,\text{s}$. What is its average velocity?

Question 5

If an object's velocity changes from $5\,\text{m/s}$ to $11\,\text{m/s}$ in $3\,\text{s}$, what is its average acceleration?