SPEED & VELOCITY

1. It refers to the distance travel of an object per unit time is called _______.

2. It refers to the total displacement made of an object per total time is called_____.

3. What is the SI unit of measurement used in physics for speed?

• second

• second per meter

• meter

• meter per second

4. What do we call the speed of an object at a specific moment in time?

• instantaneous speed

• momentum speed

• top speed

• average speed

5. Complete the formula: Velocity = ___ / time

6. The velocity of a plane is 500 miles per hour west. What is the speed of the plane?

• 250 mi/h

• 500 mi/h west

• 500 mi/h

• 250 mi/h west

7. If a person runs 100 m in 10 s, what is their average speed?

• 1100 m/s

• 110 m/s

• 90 m/s

• 10 m/s

8. Irish drove to the city to pick up a friend. She went 270 km east in about 9.0 hours. What is her velocity?

• 25 km/h east

• 30 km/h east

• 35 km/h east

• 40 km/h east

9. If a car travels 18,000 m north in 30 mins, what is its average velocity?

• 6 m/s

• 10 m/s

• 60 m/s

• 600 m/s

10. A comet is cruising through the Solar System at a speed of 50,000 km/h for 4 hrs. time. What is the total distance traveled by the comet during this time?

• 12 500 km

• 46 000 km

• 54 000 km

• 200 000 km