Motion Units

Which of the following choices is an example of VELOCITY?

• 35 mph

• 35 meters

• 35 mph EAST

• 35 minutes

Which of the following is an example of a SPEED?

• 35 seconds

• 45 minutes

• 60 mph (miles per hour)

• 50 meters

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NGSS.MS-PS3-1

Which of the following is a unit of distance ?

• miles/hr

• mi

• s

• min

Speed is different from velocity because

• Velocity has a direction

• Speed uses Distance /Time

• Velocity doesn't include time

• Velocity doesn't include distance

From the figure, what is the displacement?

• 20 meters

• 25 meters

• 15 meters

• 25 meters NE

Speed at a specific instance of time.

• instantaneous speed

• average speed

• constant speed

velocity that does not change

• constant velocity

• instantaneous speed

• constant speed

• average velocity

• instantaneous velocity

how far an object is from its starting point; can also be considered "as the crow flies"

• displacement

• distance

• position

• reference point

a change in distance between two things

• motion

• reference point

• object at rest

• displacement

Which of the following is considered velocity?

• 35 km/hr down the road

• 22 m towards the road

• 45 seconds

• 45 seconds towards the finish line

• 125 miles to Nashville