Distance, Displacement, Speed, and Velocity

Front

Which is true about speed and velocity?

Back

Speed is like velocity but without a direction

Front

What is a difference between distance and displacement?

Back

Displacement can be equal to zero if the object ends in the place it began in.

Front

An astronaut travels at a speed of 400 m/s for 250 seconds, what is the total distance he traveled?

Back

100,000 m

Front

A horse follows a dangling carrot for 20 m, if it took her 50 seconds to reach it, what was her average velocity?

Back

0.4 m/s

Front

How many seconds does it take to travel 800 cm at a speed of 25 cm/s?

Back

32 s

Front

A frog hops along 50 cm for 5 seconds, sees a fly and turns hopping viciously at it at a rate of 60 cm every 2 seconds. What is his average speed?

Back

15.7 cm/s

Front

If it takes 45 s to travel 50 m, what was your average speed over the course of the trip?

Back

1.1 m/s

Front

Which is true about this graph? Options: The displacement of the object is 200 m, The distance traveled by the object is 200 m, The distance traveled by the object is 0m, The displacement of the object is 0 m

Back

The displacement of the object is 0 m

Front

Which of the following has INCORRECT units? speed = m/s, time = s, displacement = m, velocity = s

Back

velocity = s

Front

Which is a vector?

Back

Displacement