Speed, Velocity, Acceleration

Speed = _______________

• Distance + time

• Distance – time

• Distance x time

• Distance / time

Another way to explain the speed and direction of a object would be to describe it’s ________

• Speed

• Velocity

• Acceleration

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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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___ refers to how fast an object is moving.

• Speed

• Velocity

• Acceleration

• Motion

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.

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A car travels 120 miles in 12 hours. What is the car's speed?

• 10 mph

• 10 m/s

• 240 mph

• 240 m/s

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M/s east

• Speed

• Velocity

• Acceleration

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The following is an example of:

8 m/s

• speed

• velocity

• acceleration

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Speed with direction.

• Speed

• Velocity

• Acceleration

When are you undergoing an acceleration in a car? 

• speed up

• slow down

• make turns

• All of the above 

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