Motion Lesson 2-Speed and Velocity

Motion Lesson 2-Speed and Velocity

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Multiple Choice

What is the velocity of the runner in reference to the hitch hiker standing still?

• 4 m/s left

• 4 m/s right

• 30 m/s left

• 2 m/s left

Multiple Choice

If a truck passes you going 90 km/hr north while you are driving 80 km/hr north, what is the truck's velocity relative to your car

• 170 km/hr N

• 170 km/hr S

• 10 km/hr S

• 10 km/hr N

Multiple Choice

Velocity is both ____ and _____. 

• speed , direction 
• direction, mass
• volume, density 
• direction, magnitude 

Multiple Choice

What is speed?

• how far you go

• how much distance is covered over a period of time

• how fast you accelerate

• the change in the location of a object

Poll

How do you rate your ability to perform calculations involving speed?

• 5

• 4

• 3

• 2

• 1

Multiple Choice

65mi/hr South is an example of...

• Speed
• Velocity
• Acceleration
• Direction

Multiple Choice

What is the formula to calculate speed?

• S = t/d

• S = d/t

• S = d x t

• S = t x d

Multiple Choice

How do you calculate distance?

• Distance divided by time.

• Displacement divided by time.

• Speed multiplied by time.

• Displacement divided by velocity.

Multiple Choice

You walk 10 meters to math class in 20 seconds. Your average speed is

• 2 m/s
• 0.5 m/s
• 200 m/s
• 5 m/s

Now, get your calculator and spend some time to answer the questions that follow.

Multiple Choice

An old lady rolls down a hill at 3 meters/second. The hill is 36 meters long. How many seconds does it take the old lady to reach the bottom of the hill?

• 39 seconds

• 12 seconds

• 15 seconds

• 33 seconds

Multiple Choice

What is the speed of an object that travels 20 meters in 4 seconds?

• 80 m/s
• 0.2 m/s
• 5 m/s
• 24 m/s

Multiple Choice

An object went 15 m/s for 3 seconds. How far did it travel?

• 15 m

• 30m

• 45m

• 60m

Multiple Choice

A runner runs 40 meters in 8 seconds. What is the speed?

• 6m/s

• 5m/s

• 3m/s

• 10m/s

Multiple Choice

Alan travels 100 km in 5hrs. Find his average speed in km/h

• 5km/hr
• 10km/hr
• 50km/hr
• 20km/hr

Multiple Choice

A car travels 30 miles/hr for 3 hours, calculate the distance it will travel

• 90 miles
• 10 miles
• 600 miles
• 90 km

Multiple Choice

What is the speed of a car that travels 400 m in 20 minutes?

• 20 miles/hr
• 20 m/min
• 800 m/min
• 200 miles/hr

Multiple Choice

Find the velocity of a plane that traveled 3000 miles west in 5 hours.

• 65 mph west
• 6 mph west
• 600 mph west
• 6000 mph west 

Multiple Choice

You walk 10 meters to math class in 20 seconds. Your average speed is

• 2 m/s
• 0.5 m/s
• 200 m/s
• 5 m/s

Multiple Choice

What is the speed of an object that travels 60 meters in 4 seconds?

• 240 m/s
• 15 m/s
• 0.067 m/s
• 15 mph

Multiple Choice

A cheetah runs with an average speed of 32 m/s for 30 seconds.  How far did the cheetah run?

• 960 m
• 1.07 m
• 0.94 m
• 62 m

Multiple Choice

When you look at the speedometer of your car, it tells you your....

• Average speed
• Instantaneous speed

Multiple Choice

A runner races in the 100 meter dash.  It takes her 10 seconds to finish.  What is her average speed?

• 10 m/s
• 1000 m/s
• 100 seconds
• 10 seconds