Speed and Velocity

_____ is a measure of the distance an object travels in a unit of time.

• speed

• acceleration

• displacement

• velocity

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_____ speed is the total distance traveled divided by the total time taken to travel that distance.

• constant

• instantaneous

• average

• variable

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An object’s speed at any particular moment is its _____ speed.

• instantaneous
• constant
• average
• variable

A(n) _____ line on a distance-time graph shows a faster speed.

• steeper

• level

• longer

• shorter

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The object represented on this distance-time graph is _____.

• not moving

• speeding up

• slowing down

• changing direction

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The _____ of a moving object includes its speed and direction.

• velocity

• position

• acceleration

• displacement

A car’s speedometer indicates its _____ .

• instantaneous speed

• average speed

• velocity

• displacement

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The _____ of an object in motion can be shown on a distance-time graph.

• speed

• velocity

• direction

• displacement

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When speed is changing, the line representing the motion on a distance-time graph is _____.

• curved
• flat
• longer
• shorter

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When an arrow represents velocity, the length of the arrow shows the object's _____.

• speed

• distance

• mass

• direction

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