Velocity, Speed, & Acceleration with Air Planes Quiz

What does speed measure?
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• How fast something moves

• How many flips an airplane can do

• The shape of the airplane

• The sound an airplane makes

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What does velocity measure?
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• Speed in a specific direction

• Speed only

• Direction only

• Air pressure inside a plane

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What is acceleration?
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• A change in speed or direction

• Flying in a circle

• Staying still

• Moving at the same speed forever

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If a paper airplane turns left while flying faster, what is changing?
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• Speed and direction (acceleration)

• Only direction

• Nothing

• Only speed

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A paper airplane is thrown gently. What can you say about its speed?
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• It has low speed

• It’s going backwards

• It’s very fast

• It’s not flying

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You throw two paper airplanes. One flies straight and fast, the other curves slowly. Which one has higher velocity?
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• The straight, fast one

• The curving plane

• Neither

• The slower one

Which of these best shows acceleration?
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• Airplane speeding up or turning

• Airplane flying the same way at same speed

• Airplane Sitting on the runway

• Airplane parked at the gate

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A plane that speeds up from 5 ft/sec to 10 ft/sec is experiencing:

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• Acceleration

• Deceleration

• No change

• Reverse velocity

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If two airplanes fly at the same speed but in opposite directions, what’s different?
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• Velocity

• Speed

• Weight

• Height

Which example shows only a change in direction?

• Plane turns left but keeps same speed

• Plane goes straight

• Plane crashes

• Plane speeds up
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