Motion Review

Front

What is the unit for speed?

Back

m/s

Front

A car drives 200 miles in 4 hours. What is the car's average speed?

Back

50 mi/hr

Front

Can two objects travel with the same velocity but have different speeds?

Back

False

Front

What kind of motion does a graph with a flat line represent?

Back

No motion.

Front

Can two objects travel with the same speed but have different velocities?

Back

True

Front

What is the formula for calculating speed?

Back

Speed = Distance / Time

Front

What is the difference between speed and velocity?

Back

Speed is a scalar quantity (magnitude only), while velocity is a vector quantity (magnitude and direction).

Front

If an object is accelerating, what can we say about its speed?

Back

Its speed is changing.

Front

What does a positive slope on a distance-time graph indicate?

Back

The object is moving away from the starting point.

Front

What does a negative slope on a distance-time graph indicate?

Back

The object is moving back towards the starting point.