Speed, Velocity, and Acceleration Vocabulary

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Science
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8th Grade
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Lisa Thompson
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
What is velocity?
the quickness of an object
the location of an object
acceleration
speed in a specific direction
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
The tornado is traveling northwest at 20 mph.
speed
velocity
acceleration
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
When a car goes around a corner at 20 mph, why do we say it accelerates?
The car is accelerating because of the velocity is constant
The car accelerates because it's going 20 mph
Cars always accelerate when they are in motion
The car is accelerating because it's changing direction
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
Which of the following statements about speed and velocity is correct?
Velocity only describes an object’s rate of motion.
Speed describes how an object is changing its velocity.
Speed and velocity both describe how an object is speeding up.
Only velocity includes the direction an object is traveling.
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
M/s east
Speed
Velocity
Acceleration
Tags
NGSS.MS-PS3-1
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
Here is a graph of speed vs time. If the object is moving to the east, which BEST describes the speed and velocity of the graph?
Both speed and velocity are changing.
The speed and velocity remain constant.
The speed is constant and velocity is changing.
The velocity cannot be determined from the graph.
Tags
NGSS.MS-PS3-1
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 12 pts
Speed with direction.
Speed
Velocity
Acceleration
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