Motion-Distance, Displacement, Average Speed

Motion-Distance, Displacement, Average Speed

by William Lovering

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How far an object is from its starting position in a straight line.

• distance

• displacement

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The total amount an object moves regardless of direction.

• distance

• displacement

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A ping-pong ball rolls forward 6 meters, and bounces backward 3 meters. It traveled a total distance of:

• 9 meters

• 6 meters

• 3 meters

• 0 meters

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Ivan walks 10 meters west to the water fountain, then runs 2 meters east to his class to avoid a lockout. His displacement would be:

• 8 meters

• 8 meters, east

• 8 meters, west

• 12 meters

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Jerry walked from home to school, then from the school to the park. What is his total displacement?

• 2 km

• 5 km

• 8 km

• 10 km

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Jerry walked from home to school, then from the school to the park. What is his total distance?

• 2 km

• 5 km

• 8 km

• 10 km

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Which of these describes distance?

• The amount you get when you add every change in position, in any direction, always using positive numbers.

• The amount you get when you measure how far something is in a straight line with one direction positive numbers and the opposite direction negative.

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The amount you get when you measure how far something is in a straight line with one direction positive numbers and the opposite direction negative.

• distance

• displacement

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Read this problem:

A bicyclist travels 60.0 kilometers in 3.5 hours. What is the cyclist’s average speed?

What are you trying to calculate in this problem?

• How far they traveled

• How long it took

• Their average speed

• Who was fastest

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Read this problem:

A bicyclist travels 60.0 kilometers in 3.5 hours. What is the cyclist’s average speed?

What information are you given in this problem?

YOU MAY NEED TO PICK MORE THAN ONE ANSWER

• The distance they traveled

• The time it took

• The average speed they were going.

• Who had the shortest time.

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Read this problem:

A bicyclist travels 60.0 kilometers in 3.5 hours. What is the cyclist’s average speed?

How are the quantities given in this problem related to the quantity you need to calculate?

• the distance divided by time gives you the speed

• The speed divided by the distance gives you time.

• distance times times gives you speed

• Speed times distance gives you time

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Usain Bolt of Jamaica holds the world record for the Men's 100 meter race. He finished in 9.58 seconds! What was his speed?

What quantity are you trying to find in this problem?

• distance

• time

• speed

• acceleration

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Usain Bolt of Jamaica holds the world record for the Men's 100 meter race. He finished in 9.58 seconds! What was his speed?

What quantities are given in this problem?

• distance

• time

• speed

• acceleration

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Usain Bolt of Jamaica holds the world record for the Men's 100 meter race. He finished in 9.58 seconds! What was his speed?

What units are used to measure the distance?

• seconds

• feet

• meters

• seconds per meter

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Usain Bolt of Jamaica holds the world record for the Men's 100 meter race. He finished in 9.58 seconds! What was his speed?

What units are used to measure the time?

• seconds

• feet

• meters

• meters per second

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Usain Bolt of Jamaica holds the world record for the Men's 100 meter race. He finished in 9.58 seconds! What was his speed?

What units should the answer be in?

• seconds

• feet

• meters

• meters per second

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Usain Bolt of Jamaica holds the world record for the Men's 100 meter race. He finished in 9.58 seconds! What was his average speed?

S = d/t

• 10.4 m/s

• .1 m/s

• 1 m/s

• 10.5 m/s

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American Florence Griffith Joyner (nickamed "Flo-Jo") holds the world record for the fastest women's 100 meter race. Her time was 10.49 seconds! What was her average speed during the race? (round to the nearest tenth)

• 1 m/s

• .1 m/s

• 9.4 m/s

• 9.5 m/s

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A car travels 210 miles in 3 hours. What is the average speed of the car?

What quantity are we trying to calculate?

• miles

• distance

• time

• average speed

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A car travels 210 miles in 3 hours. What is the average speed of the car?

What measurements do they give us and what units?

• distance in miles

• distance in kilometers

• time in hours

• average speed in seconds

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A car travels 210 miles in 3 hours. What is the average speed of the car?

What units should the answer be in?

• miles

• seconds

• hours

• miles per hour

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A car travels 210 miles in 3 hours. What is the average speed of the car?

• 80 mph

• 70 mph

• 50 mph

• 60 mph

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The International Space Station travels 68,400 miles in 4 hours. What is its average speed as it orbits the Earth?

The number and unit underlined is a

• distance

• time

• average speed

• acceleration

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The International Space Station travels 68,400 miles in 4 hours. What is its average speed as it orbits the Earth?

The number and unit underlined is a

• distance

• time

• average speed

• acceleration

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The International Space Station travels 68,400 miles in 4 hours. What is its average speed as it orbits the Earth?

• 10,000 mph

• 17,100 mph

• 22,800 mph

• 25,000 mph

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Which runner won the race?

• Albert

• Bob

• Charlie

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A student runs two times around a running path at a local park.  Each lap is 3 km.  The student completes the first lap in 20 minutes.  The student then sits on a bench and rest for 5 minutes before completing the second lap in 25 minutes.  Which graph bests represents the student's motion?

• F

• G

• H

• J

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What is the speed of this object at 3 seconds?

• 5 m/s

• 45 m/s

• 5 s/m

• 45 s/m

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If the man and the ball travels 90 m in 9 seconds, what is their average speed?

• 10 m/s

• 180 m/s

• 99 m/s

• 10 meters

Multiple Choice

Which of the graphs shows that one of runners started 10 yards further ahead of the

other?

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In which of the following graphs below are both runners moving at the same speed?

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Match the description to the graph:

"The speed of the car is decreasing."

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In which of the following graphs below did one runner overtake (run past) the other?