ICP Unit 2 Speed, Acceleration, Displacement

What are the two axis labels for an acceleration graph?

• speed and time

• time and distance

• left and right

• speed and distance

Speed that does not vary is called

• boring

• instantaneous speed

• variable speed

• constant speed

To calculate average speed you need to have which of the following information?

A. Total distance traveled

B. Amount of fuel used

C. Total time taken

D. Constant speed

• A only

• All of the above

• A and B

• A and C

An object travels 100 km in 10 seconds. What is its speed?

• 10 m/s

• 1000 km

• 10 km/s

• 1000 km/s

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What does this graph tell you about the speed of the object?

• It is increasing over time.

• It is decreasing over time.

• It is constant.

• The object has stopped.

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What is the speed of a jet plane that travels 528 meters in 4 seconds?

• 2112 m/s

• 132 m/s

• Really fast.

• 0.024 m/s

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Velocity describes both ...

• speed and time

• time and distance

• distance and acceleration

• speed and direction

Acceleration is happening when which of the following occur?

• An increase in speed

• A decrease in speed

• A change in direction

• All of the above

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A car goes from 20 mph to 80 mph in 0.5 hours. What is the car's acceleration?

• 30 miles/hour²

• -120 miles/hour²

• 120 miles/hour²

• 45 miles / hour²

T or F? Assume there are two lines on a distance-time graph. The line with the steeper slope means greater speed.

• T

• F