The location of a place or an object is called its....

• position
• motion
• speed
• reference point

Speed is equal to the distance divided by

• position
• time
• height
• motion

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The measure of how quickly something moves or the distance it moves in a given amount of time is called

• motion
• position
• speed
• location

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NGSS.HS-PS4-1

The unit speed is measured in is

• m/s
• ft/min
• m/hr
• m/s^2

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NGSS.MS-PS3-1

A wheelchair racer completes a 100 meter course in 20 seconds. What is his speed?
d= 100 m
t= 20 s

• 10 m/s
• 5 m/s
• 2 m/s
• 0 m/s

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NGSS.MS-PS3-1

A soccer ball is kicked from 40 meters out. It takes 5 seconds to reach the goal. What speed was the ball traveling?
d= 40 m
t= 5 s

• 6 m/s
• 7 m/s
• 8 m/s
• 9 m/s

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NGSS.MS-PS3-1

A bird flies from tree to tree. It leaves on branch and flies 100 meters to another branch. It takes him 10 seconds to get there. What is his speed?
d= 100 meters
t= 10 seconds

• 1 m/s
• 10 m/s
• 100 m/s
• 1000 m/s

In a distance time graph, the steeper the line the...

• greater the speed
• slower the speed
• speed has reached zero
• speed has not changed

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NGSS.MS-PS3-1

Speed in a specific direction is called

• speed
• acceleration
• position
• velocity

A vector is a quantity that has both size and 

• speed
• altitude
• acceleration
• direction

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