Spot the false statement

Exercise and reference answers

Questions

1. False statement

   Acceleration is velocity change per unit distance

   Statements

   1. Speed is the magnitude of velocity
   2. Acceleration is velocity change per unit distance
   3. Acceleration can be positive, negative or zero

2. False statement

   Upward is taken as the negative direction here

   Statements

   1. Free fall has uniform acceleration
   2. Area under a velocity graph is the displacement
   3. Upward is taken as the negative direction here

3. False statement

   Reaction time is the same for everyone

   Statements

   1. Reaction time is the same for everyone
   2. A turn alone can mean acceleration
   3. Stopping distance depends on initial velocity

4. False statement

   Instantaneous velocity is an average over a long time

   Statements

   1. The graph is straight for zero acceleration
   2. Instantaneous velocity is an average over a long time
   3. A point object needs to be small compared to its path

Instructions

Two statements are true and one is false. Tap the false one.

Explanation