Describe and Calculate an Object’s Motion in Terms of Position, Displacement, Speed, and Acceleration

The starting point you choose to describe the location or position of an object is ________.

• position

• direction

• reference point

• velocity

_______ is the process of changing position.

• Speed

• Velocity

• Motion

• Reference Point

The formula for calculating speed is ___________

• distance/time

• time x distance

• speed/time

• time/distance

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The car is traveling 50 km/h North. This is ______.

• speed

• velocity

• reference point

• position

Joe rides from point A to B to C. What is the displacement?

• 7 m

• 12 m

• 5 m

• 2 m

Joe rides his bike from point A to point B and then on to point C. What is the total distance traveled?

• 12 m

• 43 m

• 7 m

• 12 m

The distance between bases is 90 ft. If a batter hitter a double, what is the distance he runs?

• 90 ft

• 180 ft

• 270 ft

• 360 ft

• 0 ft

The batter hits a home run! What is the distance the batter runs? (distance between bases is 90 ft)

• 90 ft

• 180 ft

• 270 ft

• 360 ft

• 0 ft

To describe velocity, you need to know

• reference point

• speed

• direction

• time

• position

It took this family 12 hours to drive 780 miles. What was their average speed?

• 70 mph

• 65 mph

• 65 km/h

• 80 mph