SCIENCE 10 – PHYSICS QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS WITH SOLUTIONS 2024
Displacement - ANSWER How much an object's position has changed (^d->) (vector)
Distance - ANSWER The length of a journey an object takes (d) (scalar)
Position - ANSWER Describes the location of an object (d->) (vector)
Ex: 3 km east from school
Slope - ANSWER rise/run on a graph
Average Velocity - ANSWER Rate of change in a position for a time interval
Acceleration - ANSWER The rate an objects velocity changes in a given period of time (vector)
Vectors - ANSWER Qualities that describe magnitude and direction
Scalars - ANSWER Qualities that describe magnitude but not direction
Velocity - ANSWER Describes the speed and direction of motion (vector)
Acceleration due to gravity - ANSWER Acceleration due to the absence of air resistance (9.8m/s^2)
Gravity - ANSWER Attractive force that causes objects to be pulled toward the centre of the earth
Average acceleration - ANSWER Average rate at which an object changes velocity (the slope of a velocity-
time graph)
Deceleration - ANSWER Acceleration that is opposite to the direction of motion (decrease in speed)
ANSWERS WITH SOLUTIONS 2024
Displacement - ANSWER How much an object's position has changed (^d->) (vector)
Distance - ANSWER The length of a journey an object takes (d) (scalar)
Position - ANSWER Describes the location of an object (d->) (vector)
Ex: 3 km east from school
Slope - ANSWER rise/run on a graph
Average Velocity - ANSWER Rate of change in a position for a time interval
Acceleration - ANSWER The rate an objects velocity changes in a given period of time (vector)
Vectors - ANSWER Qualities that describe magnitude and direction
Scalars - ANSWER Qualities that describe magnitude but not direction
Velocity - ANSWER Describes the speed and direction of motion (vector)
Acceleration due to gravity - ANSWER Acceleration due to the absence of air resistance (9.8m/s^2)
Gravity - ANSWER Attractive force that causes objects to be pulled toward the centre of the earth
Average acceleration - ANSWER Average rate at which an object changes velocity (the slope of a velocity-
time graph)
Deceleration - ANSWER Acceleration that is opposite to the direction of motion (decrease in speed)
