Motion Test CP

The speed you read on a speedometer is

• instantaneous speed

• constant speed

Noah is running north at a speed of 3 m/s. This is an example of a(n)

• speed

• velocity

• acceleration

A car moves around a wide turn going 45 mi/hr the whole time. The car has a constant

• speed

• velocity

• acceleration

Zoe, Michael, and Ethan are playing a game of tag. When Ethan is 'it', he has to chase the others. In this scenario, Ethan's motion is a change in what?

• speed

• velocity

• position

When a "reference point" is being used we are describing...

• acceleration

• motion

• speed

How long will it take an object traveling at 25 m/s to reach a distance of 125 meters?

• 5 s

• 5 m

• 0.2 s

A high-speed train travels with an average speed of 227 km/hr. The train travels for 2 hrs. How far does the train travel?

• 0.0088 km

• 454 km

A cross-country runner runs 10 km in 40 minutes. What is his average speed?

• 30 km/min

• 400 km/min

• 0.25 km/min

What does the slope of a distance vs. time graph tell you?

• the total distance traveled

• the speed of the object

• the time it took for the object to travel

A horizontal (flat) line on a velocity vs. time graph shows

• positive

• negative

• zero