PHYSICS 165 MODULE 2 PRACTICE SCRIPT
2026 GRADED A+
⫸ F Match the physical quantity in the left column with the appropriate
question in the right column. Each choice will be used exactly once.
Position
Displacement
Time Interval
Speed Answer: Where is it?
How far did it go?
How long did it take?
How fast did it go?
⫸ Your place of work is 2.0 miles directly west of the post office. Your
house is 1.5 miles directly north of the post office. You live in a city
where the streets all run either north-south or east-west. On your way
home from work you stop at the post office to drop of some mail. Your
trip begins at 4:50 pm and ends at 5:05 pm. Determine the following
physical quantities:
a. The time interval of your trip _____
b. Your distance traveled _____
c. The magnitude of the displacement for this trip _____
d. The average speed of your trip _____
, e. The magnitude of the average velocity of your trip _____ Answer: a)
5:05pm - 4:50pm = 15 minutes
b) 2.0 miles + 1.5 miles = 3.5 miles
c) a^2+b^2=c^2
2^2+1.5^2 = c^2 c= 2.5 miles
d) v=d/t (3.5 miles/ .25 hours =14 mph)
e v=d/t (2.5 miles /.25 hours =10mph)
⫸ G Which statement BEST describes vectors and scalars? Answer:
Vectors have both magnitude and direction
Scalars have only magnitude
⫸ H A security guard walks around the perimeter of a building during
one of his rounds. The distance he travels around the building is 528 m
and it takes him 367 s to complete one lap around the building.
Determine the following physical quantities:
a. His average speed _____
b. His average velocity _____ Answer: a) v=d/t (528/367 =1.44m/s)
b) v=d/t answer is zero since he starts and stops in the same place
⫸ J For a truck travelling at a uniform speed, the ______________.
Answer: a) acceleration must be the same for each second
b) acceleration must be the same for each second
c) directions during the first, second, and third seconds must be equal
2026 GRADED A+
⫸ F Match the physical quantity in the left column with the appropriate
question in the right column. Each choice will be used exactly once.
Position
Displacement
Time Interval
Speed Answer: Where is it?
How far did it go?
How long did it take?
How fast did it go?
⫸ Your place of work is 2.0 miles directly west of the post office. Your
house is 1.5 miles directly north of the post office. You live in a city
where the streets all run either north-south or east-west. On your way
home from work you stop at the post office to drop of some mail. Your
trip begins at 4:50 pm and ends at 5:05 pm. Determine the following
physical quantities:
a. The time interval of your trip _____
b. Your distance traveled _____
c. The magnitude of the displacement for this trip _____
d. The average speed of your trip _____
, e. The magnitude of the average velocity of your trip _____ Answer: a)
5:05pm - 4:50pm = 15 minutes
b) 2.0 miles + 1.5 miles = 3.5 miles
c) a^2+b^2=c^2
2^2+1.5^2 = c^2 c= 2.5 miles
d) v=d/t (3.5 miles/ .25 hours =14 mph)
e v=d/t (2.5 miles /.25 hours =10mph)
⫸ G Which statement BEST describes vectors and scalars? Answer:
Vectors have both magnitude and direction
Scalars have only magnitude
⫸ H A security guard walks around the perimeter of a building during
one of his rounds. The distance he travels around the building is 528 m
and it takes him 367 s to complete one lap around the building.
Determine the following physical quantities:
a. His average speed _____
b. His average velocity _____ Answer: a) v=d/t (528/367 =1.44m/s)
b) v=d/t answer is zero since he starts and stops in the same place
⫸ J For a truck travelling at a uniform speed, the ______________.
Answer: a) acceleration must be the same for each second
b) acceleration must be the same for each second
c) directions during the first, second, and third seconds must be equal
