Speed, Velocity, and Acceleration review

Q.1. Fill in the blanks with suitable words. a) __________ is the distance traveled in a given amount of time.

• Speed

• Force

• Mass

• Energy

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Fill in the blanks with suitable words. b) __________ is the displacement traveled during a time interval in a given direction.

• Velocity

• Acceleration

• Distance

• Force

Fill in the blanks with suitable words. c) Speed is a __________ quantity, as it only has magnitude.

• scalar

• vector

• derived

• complex

Fill in the blanks with suitable words. d) Velocity is a __________ quantity, as it has both magnitude and direction.

• vector

• scalar

• random

• static

Write the correct formula for speed using the key terms below. • time taken (s) • distance (m) Speed = __________ / __________

• distance / time taken

• time taken / distance

• distance × time taken

• time taken × distance

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Write the correct formula for velocity using the key terms below. • time taken (s) • displacement (m) Velocity = __________ / __________

• displacement / time taken

• time taken / displacement

• velocity / displacement

• displacement / velocity

Write T or True if the statement is true; write F or False if the statement is false. 1. The units for both speed and velocity are meters per second (m/s).

• True

• False

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Speed and velocity do not mean the same thing.

• True

• False

If the object moves with a high speed then its acceleration is also high.

• True

• False

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If the object moves with a low velocity then the acceleration is also low.

• True

• False