Velocity and Acceleration

The shortest path between an object's starting and ending point is its:

• Distance

• Disturbance

• Disenfranchisement

• Displacement

You calculate speed by dividing the distance moved by...?

• Time

• Velocity

• Acceleration

• Vector

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What do you need to know about an object to calculate its velocity?

• Speed and time

• Speed and direction

• Speed and velocity

• Time and direction

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An object moving at -5 m/s² is doing what?

• Speeding up

• Slowing down

• Moving at the same speed

• Stopped

Which of these objects is NOT accelerating?

• A plane slowing down to land

• A rocket taking off into space

• A hiker moving at the same speed for hours

• A rollerblader heading downhill

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If you rode your bike from Point A to Point B to Point C, what would be the DISTANCE you travelled?

• 3 miles

• 4 miles

• 5 miles

• 7 miles

If you traveled from Point A to Point B to Point C, what would your DISPLACEMENT be?

• 3 miles

• 4 miles

• 5 miles

• 7 miles

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If you traveled 100 meters in 10 seconds going south, what would your speed be?

• 100m per second

• 10m per second south

• 10m per second

• 1000m per second

A stopped car begins moving and reaches a speed of 25m/s in 5 seconds. What is its acceleration?

• +25m/s²

• -0m/s²

• +5m/s²

• 5m/s

A helicopter flies west 99 miles in 3 hours. What is its velocity?

• 99 mph

• 33 mph south

• 99 mph south

• 297 mph south

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