Nature of Motion Quiz - HESI

Question 1 of 20

1. Question

Which of the following statements correctly defines both scalar and vector quantities?

Scalar quantities are expressed by direction of motion but not units of magnitude; vector quantities are expressed in both units of magnitude and direction of motion.
Scalar quantities are expressed in units of magnitude but not direction of motion; vector quantities are described in both units of magnitude and direction of motion.
Scalar quantities are expressed in both units of magnitude and direction of motion; vector quantities are expressed in units of magnitude.
Scalar quantities are expressed in both units of magnitude and direction of motion; vector quantities are expressed in direction of motion.

Question 2 of 20

2. Question

Which of the following is an example of a vector quantity?

Velocity
Speed
Distance
Time

Question 3 of 20

3. Question

A train travels a distance of 1,500 meters in 150 seconds. What is the average speed of the train?

10 m/s
15 m/s
0.1 m/s
225,000 m/s

Question 4 of 20

4. Question

A puma runs a distance of 840 meters in 40 seconds. What is the average speed of the puma?

20 m/s
23 m/s
19 m/s
21 m/s

Question 5 of 20

5. Question

A ship is traveling from Italy to Santorini. It travels a distance of 56 km in 7,200 seconds. What is the average speed of the ship?

8.87 m/s
7.78 m/s
15.6 m/s
16.5 m/s

Question 6 of 20

6. Question

A car travels 1,600 meters in 3 minutes. What is the average speed of the car?

53.33 m/s
0.12 m/a
8.89 m/s
3,200 m/s

Question 7 of 20

7. Question

An object travels a distance of 300 km in 30 min. What is the average speed of the object?

160 m/s
170 m/s
166.67 m/s
167 m/s

Question 8 of 20

8. Question

The average speed of an athlete is 3.5 m/s. What is the distance traveled by the athlete in 70 seconds?

245 m
200 m
350 m
20 m

Question 9 of 20

9. Question

What is the distance a car travels in 6 seconds if it travels at an average speed of 42 m/s?

240 m
230 m
252 m
70 m

Question 10 of 20

10. Question

The average speed of a motorcycle is 59 m/s. How far does the motorcycle travel in 2 min?

7,000 m
7,080 m
8,070 m
118 m

Question 11 of 20

11. Question

The average speed of a car is 39 m/s. How long does it take the car to travel a distance of

5,850 m?

120 s
130 s
150 s
165 s

Question 12 of 20

12. Question

The average speed of a cargo plane is 80 m/s. How long does it take the plane to cover a distance of 4,800 m?

70 s
80 s
60 s
90 s

Question 13 of 20

13. Question

A gazelle whose average speed is 97 km/h needs to run a distance of 48.5 km to be safe from a cheetah in pursuit. How long will it take the gazelle to cover this distance?

1,900 s
1,800 s
3,600 s
1,700 s

Question 14 of 20

14. Question

A car has an initial velocity of 15 m/s north and a final velocity of 25 m/s north. Calculate the average velocity of the car.

20 m/s, north
10 m/s, north
15 m/s, north
7.5 m/s, south

Question 15 of 20

15. Question

A bicycle has an initial velocity of 67 m/s north and a final velocity of 17 m/s south. What is the average velocity of the bicycle? Assume that the north direction is the positive direction of motion.

50 m/s, south
25 m/s, north
25 m/s, south
50 m/s, north

Question 16 of 20

16. Question

The initial velocity of a car is 36 m/s west. It reverses direction and attains a final velocity of 72 m/s east. What is the average velocity of the car? Assume that the east direction is the positive direction of motion.

19 m/s, west
18 m/s, east
18 m/s, west
36 m/s, east

Question 17 of 20

17. Question

Suppose the final velocity of a motorcycle is 26 m/s east, and it has an average velocity of 76 m/s east. What is the initial velocity of the motorcycle? Assume that the east direction is the positive direction of motion.

152 m/s
-126 m/s
126 m/s
-152 m/s

Question 18 of 20

18. Question

Suppose a car’s final velocity is 34 m/s north and has an average velocity of 87 m/s south. What is the initial velocity of the car? Assume north is the positive direction.

-208 m/s
208 m/s
-121 m/s
125 m/s

Question 19 of 20

19. Question

Suppose the initial velocity of a train is 85 m/s north, and it has an average velocity of 65 m/s north. What is the final velocity of the train?

-45 m/s
150 m/s
45 m/s
20 m/s

Question 20 of 20

20. Question

Suppose the initial velocity of a car is 131 m/s north, and it has an average velocity of 120 m/s south. What is the final velocity of the car? Assume north is the positive direction.

11 m/s
-251 m/s
371 m/s
-371 m/s

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