Speed, Velocity, and Acceleration

Acceleration of an object happens when things ________

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

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A car traveling 300 miles in 5 hours is an example of _____. 

• Speed
• Velocity
• Acceleration
• Direction

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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

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What is velocity?

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

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Acceleration describes how an object’s velocity is changing. Which of the following scenarios provides the best example of an accelerating object?

• A car driving at a constant speed

• A book sitting on top of a high shelf

• A toy train traveling in a circle

• A toy boat floating in a bathtub

When a car goes around a corner at 20 mph, why do we say it accelerates?

• The car is accelerating because of the velocity is constant

• The car accelerates because it's going 20 mph

• Cars always accelerate when they are in motion

• The car is accelerating because it's changing direction

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

• speed

• velocity

• acceleration

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The Olympian swam 200 meters in 20 seconds.

• speed

• velocity

• acceleration

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Jacob ran a 5k in 24 minutes.

• Speed

• Velocity

• Acceleration

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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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