Motion

Bill runs 400 meters to Andy's house, turns around, and runs 400 meters back home.  What is Bill's distance?

• 0 meters
• 400 meters
• 800 meters
• 1600 meters

Vector quantities need both a magnitude and a _____.

• distance
• displacement
• direction
• velocity

After completing one trip on a roller coaster, the roller coaster's ________ is zero.

• displacement
• reference point
• length
• distance

Tags

CCSS.HSN.VM.A.3

A person walks 50 meters directly north, stops, and then travels 32 meters directly south.  What is their displacement?

• 82 meters
• 18 meters
• 28 meters

Tags

CCSS.HSN-VM.B.4C

A vehicle travels 2345 m in 315 s toward the evening sun. What is its speed?

• 7.44 m/s

• 0.13 m/s

• 738,675 m/s

• 7.44m

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS3-1

What distance will a car traveling 65 km/hr travel in 180 min?

• 11,700 m

• 195 m

• 21.7 m

• 2.77 m

A car travels 240 km in 2 hours and a sprinter travels 100 m in 9.5 sec. Who is traveling faster?

• the car

• the sprinter

• they are traveling the same speed

• not enough information to answer this question

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS3-1

A train travels 120 km in 2 hours and 30 minutes. What is its average speed?

• 60 km/hr

• 240 km/hr

• 48 km/hr

• 300 km/hr

What two measurements are necessary for calculating speed?

• Mass and time
• Temperature and mass
• Mass and distance
• Distance and time

Tags

CCSS.6.RP.A.3B

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

• Velocity
• Speed
• Acceleration
• Vector

Tags

CCSS.HSN.VM.A.1