Identify each scenario as speed or velocity

A car is traveling to Blendon Middle School at 45 mph.

• Speed

• Velocity

Identify each scenario as speed or velocity

A baseball is thrown at 97 mph towards the North of the stadium.

• Speed

• Velocity

Identify each scenario as speed or velocity

A plane is traveling west at 500 mph.

• Speed

• Velocity

Velocity is both ____ and _____. 

• speed , direction 
• direction, mass
• volume, density 
• direction, magnitude 

You roll a tennis ball a distance of 18 meters it takes 6 seconds to cover the distance. What is the average speed of the tennis ball?

• 3 km/s

• 6 m/s

• 3

• 3 m/s

Match the following

• displacement

• An object's overall change in position is know as its

• scalar

• A _____ quantity is one that can be described with a single numerical value, like speed.

• vector

• A _____ quantity is one that is described by both numerical value and direction, like velocity

At what speed would a car have to move in order to travel 20 kilometers in 2 hours.

• 5 km/hr

• 10 km/hr

• 20 km/hr

• 40 km/hr

Juan ran 72 m across the football field in 8 seconds. What was his speed?

• 8 m/s

• 576 m/s

• 7 m

• 9 m/s

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Steve runs 20 m North in 4 seconds. What is his velocity

• 5 m/s

• 4 m/s south

• 5 m/s south

• 5 m/s north

If a car is going 125 m/s for 13 seconds, how far does it go?

• 9.61 meters

• 1625 meters

• 1562 seconds

• 138 m/s