Introduction to Velocity

Velocity is both ____ and _____.

• speed , direction

• direction, mass

• volume, density

• direction, time

A measurement of how fast an object is moving

• Velocity
• Speed
• Vector
• Acceleration

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A description of the speed and direction of an object's motion

• Velocity
• Speed
• Acceleration
• Vector

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What is velocity?

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

Speed is different from velocity because

• Velocity has a direction
• Speed uses Distance /Time
• Velocity doesn't include time
• Velocity doesn't include distance

_____ is how fast an object moves in a specific direction.

• velocity
• speed
• displacement
• distance

Velocity is a

• scalar
• vector

What is the difference between Velocity and Speed ?

• Velocity has distance which speed does not have

• Velocity has time which speed does not have

• Velocity has direction but speed does not have

• both velocity and speed are the same

A plane flying with a speed of 3000 m/s west toward California is an example of...

• Speed

• Velocity

• Acceleration

• Direction

The tornado is traveling northwest at 20 mph. 

• speed
• velocity
• acceleration

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