Motion

Front

___ refers to how fast an object is moving.

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Speed

Front

Which two factors does speed depend on?

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distance and time

Front

___ refers to the rate at which an object changes position.

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Velocity

Front

What two factors does velocity depend on?

Back

speed and direction

Front

Which is an example of speed? Options: A car driving 55 miles per hour south, A roller coaster is traveling 10 meters per second.

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A roller coaster is traveling 10 meters per second.

Front

Which is an example of velocity? Options: A car driving 55 miles per hour south, A roller coaster is traveling 10 meters per second.

Back

A car driving 55 miles per hour south.

Front

Which is an example of Acceleration?

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All of the above

Front

A turtle is crawling 34 cm/min. Is this speed or velocity?

Back

Speed

Front

A train is travelling North 220 km/hr. Is this speed or velocity?

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Velocity

Front

Acceleration is a speeding up, slowing down or a change in direction. Is the following acceleration and if so, which one?
A swimmer has 10 meters left in the race and he is neck-in-neck with his competitor. He has a surge of adrenaline and pulls ahead to win.

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Yes, this is acceleration since the swimmer starts to speed up to pull ahead.