Standard Physics Midterm Exam Reviewer

speed

• distance traveled per unit of time

• a change in the position of an object compared to another object (related term: move, movement)

• measured period during which something occurs

• a change in the velocity (speed, direction, or both) of a body (related word: accelerate)

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NGSS.MS-PS3-1

velocity

• the speed and direction of moving objects

• distance traveled per unit of time

• a specific point in space

• a pull or push that is applied to an object

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CCSS.HSN.VM.A.1

acceleration

• a change in the velocity (speed, direction, or both) of a body (related word: accelerate)

• distance traveled per unit of time

• a change in the position of an object compared to another object (related term: move, movement)

• the change in position of an object

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Distance divided by time is how you find

• speed

• velocity

• displacement

• motion

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NGSS.MS-PS3-1

Scott travels north 5 miles and then goes west 3 miles before coming straight back south 2 miles. What is his distance?

• 10
• 7
• 8
• 6

 Jermaine runs exactly 2 laps around a 400 meter track. What is the displacement?

• 800
• 400
• 0
• 200

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CCSS.HSN.VM.A.3

65 miles per hour North is an example of an objects what?

• Speed
  
• Velocity
• Average Speed
• Constant Speed

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CCSS.HSN.VM.A.1

A person walked 10 miles.  It took them 2 hours.  How fast were they walking?

• 8 mph
• 5 mph
• 2 mph
• 10 mph

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CCSS.6.RP.A.1

CCSS.6.RP.A.2

A golf ball accelerates off a tee at 15m/s², changing its velocity from 0m/s to 50 m/s down the fairway. How long did it take the golf ball to accelerate?

• 750 seconds
• 35 seconds
• 0.3 seconds
• 3.3 seconds

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NGSS.MS-PS2-2

A box sliding down an inclined plane attains a velocity of 27 m/s in 3 seconds from rest.  Find the acceleration.

• 30 m/s
• 24 m/s²
• 9 m/s²
• 81 km/hr

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NGSS.HS-PS2-1