Speed and Motion Quiz

Grover drove from Sesame Street to Main Street. It took him 3 hours, and the distance he traveled was 27 miles. What was his speed?

Match the following terms with their correct definitions and hashtags:

What is the main difference between speed and velocity? Give an example of each.

A golfer has been averaging hitting a golfball with speeds of 18 yds/s. If the golfball was in the air for 7s, how far did it probably travel?

Super Grover flew from Los Angeles to Pike Road, a total distance of about 2,091 mi. He was in flight for about 28 hours. What was his velocity?

Baby Yoda traveled at a constant speed of 13 mph for a total of 4 hours. What was the total distance he traveled?

You want to go to Miami for Spring Break, and it is approximately 675mi away from Pike road. The average speed on the highways you must take is 70mph. About how long would it take you to get there?

What are three ways that an object can accelerate?

Bert has a shopping cart full of chicken nuggets, and is in a hurry to checkout, so he is pushing it really fast down the aisle. He lets go of the cart and it smashes right into Ernie, who was standing still looking at the rubber duckies. Why did this happen? The shopping cart is an object in motion, and will remain in motion until acted upon by an outside force. Unfortunately, Ernie was the outside force. Additionally, Ernie was an object at rest, and remained at rest until acted upon by the outside force of the cart smashing into him.

If an object is NOT in motion OR the object is in motion at CONSTANT velocity, the forces acting upon it must be ________.