Speed, Velocity, Acceleration, Graph - Quiz #2

Reese can run 10 meters in 5 seconds. What is her speed?
(a)  

• 2 meters/sec
• 5 meters/sec
• 5 miles/hour
• 2 miles/hour

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Calculate these 3 car's speeds, then rank them in order of fastest to slowest.

Car A- distance: 4 meters, time: 2 sec

Car B- distance: 2 meters, time: 2 sec

Car C- distance: 8 meters, time: 2 sec

• Car B

• Car C

• Car A

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Reese rides her bike 10 miles in 5 hours.
Avery rides her bike 15 miles in 5 hours. Which girl rides her bike faster?
(a)  

• Avery 
• Reese

The speedometer on your car tells you
(a)  

• instantaneous speed
• average velocity
• instantaneous velocity
• average speed

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What is this graph representing?

• Constant Speed
• Acceleration (speeding up)
• Deceleration (slowing down)
• No motion

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What two measurements are necessary for calculating speed?
(a)  

• Distance and time
• Mass and time
• Temperature and mass
• Mass and distance

At 60 seconds, how far had this object traveled? 
(a)  

• 40 m
• 0 m
• 10 m
• 20 m

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What is happening in this graph from point B to C? This is a SPEED-TIME GRAPH !! Look CAREFULLY !

(a)  

• The object is slowing down.
• The object is going down a hill.
• The object is returning to its starting location.
• The object is staying still.

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What does this graph represent?

• Constant speed
• Acceleration
• Not moving

A description of the speed and direction of an object's motion
(a)  

• Velocity
• Speed
• Acceleration
• Vector

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