7th Grade STAAR TEKS Review

Fill in the blank: To calculate speed, you divide the total ______ by the total time.

• Distance

• Speed

• Time

• Acceleration

What is the average speed of the rocket for the entire flight?

• 0.7 m/s

• 1.2 m/s

• 1.5 m/s

• 2.0 m/s

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Which wheel had the fastest speed?

• Wheel 1

• Wheel 2

• Wheel 3

• Wheel 4

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Fill in the blank: The wheel with the slowest speed is ____.

• Wheel 1

• Wheel 2

• Wheel 3

• Wheel 4

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What is the difference between speed and velocity?

• A) Speed includes direction, velocity does not.

• B) Velocity includes direction, speed does not.

• C) Both include direction.

• D) Neither include direction.

Fill in the blank: If a car is driving 35 miles per hour west, then the speed is 35 mph, and the velocity is 35 mph ____.

• north

• south

• east

• west

Two airplanes take off from the same airport. One airplane is flying northwest and the other airplane is flying south. Both planes fly a total distance of 1437 miles in 3 hours and 16 minutes. Which of the following magnitudes is different for the two flights?

• Speed

• Velocity

• Time

• Distance

Fill in the blank: As the roller coaster moves from position 1 to position 2, the ______ of the roller coaster car changes.

• A) speed

• B) velocity

• C) height

• D) direction

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What does a positive slope in a distance-time graph indicate about an object's motion?

• The object is moving away from the starting point.

• The object is stationary.

• The object is moving back to the starting point.

• The object is moving in a circular path.

Fill in the blank: In the distance-time graph, Line 2 represents a period where the swimmer was ______.

• A) moving away from the wall

• B) stationary

• C) moving back to the wall