Speed, Velocity, and Acceleration

Acceleration of an object happens when things ________

• slow down

• go faster

• change direction (turn)

• All of the above

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

• Speed

• Velocity

• Acceleration

• Direction

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

What is velocity?

• the quickness of an object

• the location of an object

• acceleration

• speed in a specific direction

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

The Olympian swam 200 meters in 20 seconds.

• speed

• velocity

• acceleration

Jacob ran a 5k in 24 minutes.

• Speed

• Velocity

• Acceleration

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