Displacement, Distance Speed

An astronaut travels at a speed of 400 m/s for 250 seconds, what is the total distance he traveled?

• 0.625 m

• 100,000 m

• 1.6 m

• 650 m

A horse follows a dangling carrot for 20 m, if it took her 50 seconds to reach it, what was her average speed?

• 1,000 m/s

• 2.5 m/s

• 0.4 m/s

• 20 m/s

How many seconds does it take to travel 800 cm at a speed of 25 cm/s?

• 32 s

• 20,000 s

• 0.03 s

• 25 s

If it takes 45 s to travel 50 m, what was your average speed over the course of the trip?

• 2,250 m/s

• 0.9 m/s

• 1.1 m/s

• 95 m/s

Which of the following has INCORRECT units?

• speed = m/s

• time = s

• displacement = m

• velocity = s

The scientific (SI) unit for measuring distance is the ________ .

• mile
• foot
• kilometer
• meter

David walks 3 km north, and then turns east and walks 4 km. What is the distance?

• 7 km
• 3 km
• 4 km
• 1 km

Bill runs 400 meters to Andy's house, turns around, and runs 400 meters back home.  What is Bill's displacement?

• 0 meters
• 400 meters
• 800 meters
• 1600 meters

Bill runs 400 meters to Andy's house, turns around, and runs 400 meters back home.  What is Bill's distance?

• 0 meters
• 400 meters
• 800 meters
• 1600 meters

Jerry walked from home to school, then from the school to the park. What is his total distance?

• 2 km

• 5 km

• 8 km

• 10 km