Calculating Velocity from a Word Problem

A cat runs 50 cm to the right. It goes for 10 seconds. What was the cat’s velocity? (v = x/t)

• 5 cm/s

• 10 cm/s

• 50 cm/s

• -5 cm/s

A mouse runs 10 m to the right. It goes for 10 seconds. What was the cat’s velocity?

• 1 m/s

• 10 m/s

• 5 m/s

• 100 m/s

A horse runs 50 m to the left. It goes for 25 seconds. What was the horse’s velocity?

• 2 m/s

• 75 m/s

• -2 m/s

• 10 m/s

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NGSS.MS-PS3-1

A cat runs 45 cm to the right. It goes for 5 seconds. What was the cat’s velocity?

• 9 cm/s

• 1 cm/s

• -1 cm/s

• 5 cm/s

A car drives 500 m to the right. It goes for 100 seconds. What was the car’s velocity?

• 5 m/s

• 150 m/s

• 400 m/s

• 600 m/s

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS3-1

A table is moved 5 meters to the right in 5 seconds. What is its velocity?

• 1 m/s

• -1 m/s

• 25 m/s

• 0 m/s

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NGSS.MS-PS3-1

A cat runs at 5 m/s to the right for 5 seconds. What is her displacement?

• 25 m

• 10 m/s

• 1 m/s

• -1 m/s

A car drives at 9 m/s to the right for 7 seconds. What is its displacement?

• 63 m

• 2 m/s

• -2 m/s

• -36 m/s

It took a dog 10 seconds to run 35 meters. What was his velocity?

• 3.5 m/s

• 35 m/s

• 350 m/s

• -3.5 m/s

It took a boat 6 seconds to go 360 meters. What was its velocity?

• 60 m/s

• 6 m/s

• 366 m/s

• -6 m/s

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS3-1