Which term refers to which way an object would go to move from a starting reference point to the next point along a path?

• Direction

• Displacement

• Motion

• Velocity

What is the term used to describe the total length of the path taken between a starting point and an endpoint?

• Average speed

• Direction

• Displacement

• Distance

Which term refers to an object's change in position relative to a reference point?

• Displacement

• Distance

• Motion

• Speed

What is the term used to describe the rate of motion or how fast something moves?

• Displacement

• Distance

• Speed

• Velocity

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NGSS.MS-PS3-1

Which term refers to the speed of an object in a particular direction?

• Average speed

• Direction

• Speed

• Velocity

Students are tasked with measuring the speed of marbles being rolled across a flat surface. Which tools should they use to measure the marbles speed with the least number of instruments? Select TWO correct answers.

• string

• protractor

• meter stick

• magnifying glass

• stopwatch

An Uber driver made 3 trips. The trips took a total of 3 hours. The table shows the distance they covered during each hour of the trip. Calculate the average speed during their 3 combined trips in that time period.

• 30 km/hr

• 40 km/hr

• 60 km/hr

• 90 km/hr

In a 200 meter swimming race, Mako swam the first 100 meters in 85 seconds. She swam the second 100 meters in 80 seconds. Calculate Mako’s average speed during the race.

• 1.05 m/s

• 1.21 m/s

• 1.25 m/s

• 1.31 m/s

How long would it take a bus traveling at 50 km/h to travel 125 km?

• 6,250 hours
• 2.5 km
• 2.5 hours
• 6,250 km

Describe the motion in the graph:

• Walking away in constant speed

• Stopped

• Walking back in constant home

• Walking away and slowed down after a while

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NGSS.MS-PS3-1