Speed and Velocity

Multiple Choice

What is speed?

• how far you go

• how much distance is covered over a period of time

• how fast you accelerate

• the change in the location of a object

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A runner races in the 100 meter dash.  It takes her 10 seconds to finish.  What is her average speed?

• 10 m/s

• 1000 m/s

• 100 seconds

• 10 seconds

Multiple Choice

Total distance divided by total time is

• average speed

• constant speed

• instantaneous speed

• acceleration

Multiple Choice

Velocity is both ____ and _____. 

• speed , direction 

• direction, mass

• volume, density 

• direction, magnitude 

Multiple Choice

Which of the following represents a velocity?

• 40 m

• 40 m north

• 40 m/s

• 40 m/s north

Multiple Choice

What is the speed of a cheetah that travels 112.0 m in 4.0 s?

• 0.0357 m/s

• 30 m/s

• 0.036 m/s

• 28.0 m/s

Multiple Choice

Two horses are running in a field.  The gray horse runs 12 m/s north.  The black horse runs 12 m/s east.  
Which is true about their motions?

• Equal speeds.

• Equal velocities.

• Equal distances.

• Equal displacements.

Multiple Choice

Which statement is true about velocity?

• Must have measurement of speed.

• Must have a measurement of speed and direction.

• Must have only direction.

• Has neither a measurement of speed or direction.

Multiple Choice

How do you calculate velocity?

• Distance divided by time.

• Displacement divided by time.

• Speed multiplied by time.

• Displacement divided by velocity.

Multiple Choice

How do you calculate distance?

• Distance divided by time.

• Displacement divided by time.

• Speed multiplied by time.

• Displacement divided by velocity.

Multiple Choice

A car moves a distance of 1000 m with an average speed of 28 m/s.   Calculate the time.

• 36 seconds

• 28,000 seconds

• 28 seconds

• 972 seconds

Multiple Choice

A cheetah runs with an average speed of 32 m/s for 30 seconds.  How far did the cheetah run?

• 960 m

• 1.07 m

• 0.94 m

• 62 m

Multiple Choice

Juan rode his bike west at a speed of 5 miles per hour.

• Speed

• Velocity

Multiple Choice

The airplane flew toward Dallas at a speed of 300 miles per hour.

• Speed

• Velocity

Multiple Choice

What is the formula to calculate speed?

• S = t/d

• S = d/t

• S = d x t

• S = t x d

Drag and Drop

A speedometer shows the

Placeholder

speed of a vehicle.

Drag these tiles and drop them in the correct blank above

instantaneous

average

Match

Match the following

• 100 m

• 50 m/s

• 2 s

• 50 m/s to the West

Distance

Speed

Time

Velocity

• Distance

• Speed

• Time

• Velocity

Drag and Drop

The ​ ​

Placeholder

of a distance-versus-time graph shows you the speed of a moving object.

Drag these tiles and drop them in the correct blank above

slope

rise

shape

Multiple Choice

A car traveling 300 miles in 5 hours is an example of:

• speed

• velocity

Multiple Choice

A robot traveling 2 m/s is an example of:

• Speed

• Velocity

Multiple Choice

A Lego car travels 3 meters in 3.7 seconds. What is the car's speed?

• 0.81 m/s

• 0.81

• 1.23 m/s

• 1.23

Multiple Choice

Which velocity is slower?

• 10 km/hr southwest

• 1 km/hr southwest