Speed, velocity, & acceleration

Multiple Choice

How do you calculate speed?

• Speed = Time / Distance
• Speed = Distance + Time
• Speed = Distance / Time
• Speed = Distance - Time

Multiple Choice

What is an additional example of speed?

• A bicycle moving at 15 miles per hour east.

• A train traveling at 30 miles per hour north.

• A car slowing down at a traffic light

• A car traveling at 60 miles per hour.

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What makes speed and velocity different from one another?

• Speed does not include direction; velocity does

• Velocity is always greater than speed

• Speed includes direction; velocity does not.
• Speed is always greater than velocity.

Multiple Choice

What is an additional example of velocity?

• A bicycle moving at a constant speed of 20 kilometers.
• A train arriving at the station.
• A person walking to the store.
• A car traveling east at 60 kilometers per hour.

Multiple Select

Select all statements that correctly describe acceleration.

• It is the rate of change of velocity.

• It only includes speeding up.

• It can include slowing down or changing direction.

• It is the same as speed.

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is NOT an example of acceleration?

• Speeding up at the start of a race

• Slowing down in a traffic jam

• A car turning around a corner

• A car moving at constant speed in a straight line

Multiple Choice

Which of the following best describes the scenario: Driving a truck 50 miles per hour East from California to Florida?

• Speed

• Velocity

• Acceleration

• Displacement

Multiple Choice

Which of the following best describes the scenario: Walking at a slower pace after realizing you will be early to school?

• Speed

• Velocity

• Acceleration

• Momentum

Multiple Choice

Which of the following best describes the scenario: a turtle walking 20 feet per minute through the grass.

• speed

• velocity

• acceleration

• force

Multiple Choice

Acceleration of an object happens when things ________

• slow down
• go faster
• change direction (turn)
• All of the above

Multiple Choice

A ball rolling west at 5 cm per second is an example of ____. 

• Speed
• Velocity
• Acceleration
• Direction

Multiple Choice

A truck slowing down to stop at a red light is an example of ____. 

• Speed
• Velocity
• Acceleration
• Direction

Multiple Choice

Turning a corner on a motorcycle is an example of ____. 

• Speed
• Velocity
• Acceleration
• Direction

Multiple Choice

Distance over Time is the definition of ___. 

• Speed
• Velocity
• Acceleration
• Direction

Multiple Choice

What is the formula to calculate speed?

• Speed = time/distance
• Speed = distance/time
• Speed = distance x time
• Speed = time x distance

Multiple Choice

Which of the following statements about speed and velocity is correct?

• Velocity only describes an object’s rate of motion.
• Speed describes how an object is changing its velocity.
• Speed and velocity both describe how an object is speeding up.
• Only velocity includes the direction an object is traveling.

Multiple Choice

The gees fly 23 mph to the south when they migrate for the winter. 

• speed
• velocity
• acceleration

Multiple Choice

The tornado is traveling northwest at 20 mph. 

• speed
• velocity
• acceleration

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

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is a unit for acceleration?

• km/s
• m/s²
• mi/hr
• ft

Multiple Choice

What is velocity?

• the quickness of an object
• the location of an object
• acceleration
• speed in a specific direction

Multiple Choice

Acceleration only takes place when things speed up. 

• True
• False

Multiple Choice

• Object not moving
• Object accelerating
• Object slowing down
• Object at a constant speed

Multiple Choice

Which graph represents slowing down?

• A

• B

• C

• D

Match

Match the following terms with their definitions

• distance traveled per unit time

• distance per unit time with direction

• a change in velocity

speed

velocity

acceleration

• speed

• velocity

• acceleration

Match

Match the following quantity with the unit of measure for that quantity

• distance

• speed

• acceleration

meters

meters/second

m/s²

• meters

• meters/second

• m/s²

Multiple Choice

What two things must you know to determine speed?

• distance and direction

• direction and time

• speed and direction

• time and distance

Multiple Choice

If you travel 7.5 km and walk for 1.5 h, what is your average speed?

• 5 km/h
• 11.25 km/h
• 0.2 km/h

Multiple Choice

Avery likes to walk 30 feet in 10 seconds. What is her speed?

• 3 feet/sec
• 6 feet/sec
• 10 feet/sec
• 2 feet/sec

Multiple Choice

In the distance vs. time graph, what type of motion does the line represent?

• No motion
• Constant velocity
• Acceleration
• Deceleration

Multiple Choice

Describe the speed of the object from
0-2 seconds using the distance vs. time graph.

• Constant speed
• Speeding up
• Slowing down
• Not moving

Multiple Choice

Which graph is would represent a decrease in speed?

• Graph A
• Graph B
• Graph C
• The object is not decreasing in speed in any of these graphs

Multiple Choice

The speed boats speed increased from 0m/s to 24m/s in a time span of 12 seconds.

• 4 m/s²
• 2 m/s²
• 8 m/s²
• 6 m/s²

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

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

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 girl on a bike rides down a hill 500 meters long in 50 seconds. What is her speed?

• 100 m/s

• 10 m/s

• 1,000 m/s

• 10 mph

Multiple Choice

Shona cycles at an average speed of 8km/h. How far has she traveled if she cycles for 4 hours?

• 55km
• 32km
• 43km
• 32miles

Multiple Choice

What is the equation to calculate time?

• time = speed/distance
• time = distance/speed 
• time = speed x distance 
• time = distance x speed

Multiple Choice

What is the equation to calculate distance?

• distance = speed/time
• distance = time/speed
• distance = speed/distance
• distance = speed x time 

Multiple Choice

Mr. Rudman drives his speed boat 22 km at 45 km/hr how, how long will it take him to go the 22 km?

• 48 hrs 
• 0.48 hrs
• 990 hrs
• 45 min

Multiple Choice

Mr. Rudman drives his race car for 4 hrs at 150 miles/hr. How far will he travel?

• 600 km
• 60 miles
• 6 miles
• 600 miles

Multiple Choice

How much time is required to travel 90 miles at a speed of 30 miles per hour?

• 4 hours

• 3 hours

• 2 hours

• 5 hours

Multiple Choice

If a car travels at 80 km/h for 1.5 hours, how far will it travel?

• 100 km

• 120 km

• 140 km

• 160 km

Multiple Choice

A cyclist travels 30 kilometers in 2 hours. What is their average speed in km/h?

• 10 km/h

• 15 km/h

• 20 km/h

• 25 km/h

Multiple Choice

What is the average speed (m/s) at 4 seconds?

• .04 m/s

• 22 m/s

• 25 m/s

• .05 m/s

Multiple Choice

How far had the car traveled at 8 seconds?

• 50 meters

• 100 meters

• 150 meters

• 175 meters

Multiple Choice

At what time(s) did the car start to slow down?

• At 2 seconds

• At 6 seconds

• At 8 seconds

• At 6 second and again at 8 seconds

Multiple Choice

Which car is going the fastest?

• A

• B

• C

• D

Multiple Choice

Which car is going the slowest?

• A

• B

• C

• D

Multiple Choice

What is the average speed of car A?

• 6 ft/s

• .2 ft/s

• 3.2 ft/s

• .4 ft/s

Multiple Choice

Which graph matches the scenario?

A rabbit runs away from a farmer, not stopping for anything!

Multiple Choice

Which graph matches the scenario?

A child runs at a constant speed for 40 s before stopping.

Multiple Choice

Which graph matches the scenario?

A cheetah stalks his prey, moving slowly and stopping occasionally.

Multiple Choice

Which graph matches the scenario?

A student walked to his locker, stopped for a few seconds, and then continued on the same path to class.

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Constant Speed

Acceleration

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The motion in the graph is described as

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Constant Speed (positive slope)

Stopped (at rest)

Acceleration (increasing speed)

Return Home (negative slope)

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Acceleration

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