Velocity

The clown walked 27 feet in 9 seconds. what was his velocity?

• 18 feet/sec

• 243 feet/sec

• 36 feet/sec

• 3 feet/sec

Fonzie flies through the air 24 meters on water skis wearing a leather jacket with swimming trunks over the shark. It takes him 2 seconds to make the jump. How fast was Fonzie flying through the air on water skis in a leather jacket and swimming trunks?

• 8 m/sec

• 12 m/sec

• 22 m/sec

• 26 m/sec

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Velocity is speed with __________________________.

• a unicycle helmet

• direction

• fight

The rate at which something moves is what?

• time

• space

• sound

• speed

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What is the definition of velocity?

• A force that opposes motion

• Uniform circular motion

• The speed of an object in a particular direction

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In a car, a good frame of reference would be:

• The trees you are driving past in the car

• the tissue box sitting inside your car

• the old lady riding a unicycle beside your car in the same direction and at the same speed

How can wind affect the velocity of an airplane?

• If it is blowing from the right side, it could push the plane off direction to the left

• if it is blowing from the front (headwind), it would slow the plane down

• if it is blowing from the back (tailwind) it would speed the plane up

• It would always result in a plane crash in the Andes Mountains, resulting in the survivors resorting to cannibalism to survive until they get rescued, thus inspiring the 1993 cinematic classic "Alive"

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A unicyclist pedals 40 hours at 5 miles per hour without making any stops. How far does she get?

• 200 miles

• 8 miles

• 35 miles

• 45 miles

An old lady rolls down a hill at 3 meters/second. The hill is 36 meters long. How many seconds does it take the old lady to reach the bottom of the hill?

• 39 seconds

• 12 seconds

• 15 seconds

• 33 seconds

An old lady flew down the highway 600 miles in a side car. The journey in the side car took 10 hours. What was the velocity of the old woman in the side car?

• 6000 miles/hour

• 610 miles per hour

• 60 miles/hour

• 10 miles/hour