Speed and Velocity

What is the speed of light in meters per second?

• 343.2 meters per second

• 299,792,458 meters per second

• 186,282 meters per second

• 25,000 meters per second

Who was the first scientist to measure speed as distance over time?

• Galileo

• Einstein

• Tesla

• Newton

What is the escape velocity of Earth in miles per hour?

• 25,000 miles per hour

• 343.2 miles per hour

• 299,792 miles per hour

• 186,282 miles per hour

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What is the formula for velocity?

• Velocity = Distance/Time

• Velocity = Change in distance/Change in time

• Velocity = Distance x Time

• Velocity = Distance - Time

What is the speed of sound in dry air in meters per second?

• 25,000 meters per second

• 186,282 meters per second

• 343.2 meters per second

• 299,792,458 meters per second

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What is average speed?

• The speed of an object at a given moment

• The total distance traveled divided by the total time taken

• The speed of light

• The speed of sound

What is a speedometer an example of?

• Velocity

• Instantaneous speed

• Average speed

• Acceleration

Jessie walks 3.5 km West to Titus donuts. The walk takes her 0.55 hours. What is her velocity?

• 6.36 km/hr

• 1.93 km/hr

• 0.16 km/hr

• 63.6 km/hr

Distance / Time equals

• speed

• velocity

• acceleration

• 10 m/s

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Distance / Time in a direction equals

• speed

• velocity

• acceleration

• displacement

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