Suzy’s trip to the store takes 30 minutes. She stays inside the store for 10 minutes before returning home. She follows the exact same route home, making her total trip time one hour and twenty minutes. Which statement best describes Suzy’s motion?

She slows down on the return trip.

She speeds up on the return trip.

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MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

A helicopter traveled 200 miles in one hour. During the next hour, it traveled another 200 miles. Which best describes the average speed of the helicopter during the second hour?

slower than the first hour

faster than the first hour

about the same as the first hour

exactly the same as the first hour

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

45 sec • 1 pt

A news truck traveled 60 miles in one hour on Thursday and 240 miles in four hours on Friday. Which best describes the average speed of the truck? (speed = distance ÷ time)

The truck drove more slowly on Friday.

The truck drove more slowly on Thursday.

The truck drove the same speed on both days.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Michelle drove 300 miles in 6 hours. What was Michelle’s speed?
(speed = distance ÷ time)

30 miles per hour

50 miles per hour

60 miles per hour

80 miles per hour

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

2 mins • 1 pt

The Great Smoky Mountain Railroad travels 26 km between Bryson City and Dillsboro. The trip takes 50 minutes. How fast is the train moving?

0.52 km/min

1.9 km/min

24 km/min

76 km/min

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

2 mins • 1 pt

Which information is needed to determine the speed of an object?

the weight of the object and the the pull of gravity on the object and the amount of time it travelsdistance it travels

the pull of gravity on the object and the amount of time it travels

the inertia of the object and the amount of force that is pushing it

the distance the object travels and the time it takes to travel that distance

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

2 mins • 1 pt

Which tools will be most helpful to a scientist measuring motion?

a measuring tape, a stopwatch, and a thermometer

a compass, a stopwatch, and a measuring tape

a stopwatch, a scale, and a thermometer

a scale, a compass, and a stopwatch

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

2 mins • 1 pt

Car W is traveling at 70 miles per hour. Car X is traveling 65 miles per hour. Which statement is true about the movement of the two cars?

Car W will travel farther than Car X in the same amount of time.

Car X will travel farther than Car W in the same amount of time.

Both Car X and Car W will travel the same distance in the same amount of time.

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5.P.1.2

A helicopter traveled 200 miles in one hour. During the next hour, it traveled another 200 miles. Which best describes the average speed of the helicopter during the second hour?

A news truck traveled 60 miles in one hour on Thursday and 240 miles in four hours on Friday. Which best describes the average speed of the truck? (speed = distance ÷ time)

Michelle drove 300 miles in 6 hours. What was Michelle’s speed?
(speed = distance ÷ time)

The Great Smoky Mountain Railroad travels 26 km between Bryson City and Dillsboro. The trip takes 50 minutes. How fast is the train moving?

Which information is needed to determine the speed of an object?

Which tools will be most helpful to a scientist measuring motion?

Car W is traveling at 70 miles per hour. Car X is traveling 65 miles per hour. Which statement is true about the movement of the two cars?

How long would it take a car traveling 60 miles per hour to get from Charlotte, NC to Atlanta, GA if the two cities are 240 miles apart? (speed = distance ÷ time)

Suzy’s trip to the store takes 30 minutes. She stays inside the store for 10 minutes before returning home. She follows the exact same route home, making her total trip time one hour and twenty minutes. Which statement best describes Suzy’s motion?

About how long would it take for an airplane traveling at 500 miles per hour to travel nonstop from San Francisco, CA to Myrtle Beach, SC if the distance between these two cities is 2,800 miles? (speed = distance ÷ time)

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5.P.1.2

A helicopter traveled 200 miles in one hour. During the next hour, it traveled another 200 miles. Which best describes the average speed of the helicopter during the second hour?

A news truck traveled 60 miles in one hour on Thursday and 240 miles in four hours on Friday. Which best describes the average speed of the truck? (speed = distance ÷ time)

Michelle drove 300 miles in 6 hours. What was Michelle’s speed?(speed = distance ÷ time)

The Great Smoky Mountain Railroad travels 26 km between Bryson City and Dillsboro. The trip takes 50 minutes. How fast is the train moving?

Which information is needed to determine the speed of an object?

Which tools will be most helpful to a scientist measuring motion?

Car W is traveling at 70 miles per hour. Car X is traveling 65 miles per hour. Which statement is true about the movement of the two cars?

How long would it take a car traveling 60 miles per hour to get from Charlotte, NC to Atlanta, GA if the two cities are 240 miles apart? (speed = distance ÷ time)

Suzy’s trip to the store takes 30 minutes. She stays inside the store for 10 minutes before returning home. She follows the exact same route home, making her total trip time one hour and twenty minutes. Which statement best describes Suzy’s motion?

About how long would it take for an airplane traveling at 500 miles per hour to travel nonstop from San Francisco, CA to Myrtle Beach, SC if the distance between these two cities is 2,800 miles? (speed = distance ÷ time)

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Michelle drove 300 miles in 6 hours. What was Michelle’s speed?
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