Speed, Velocity, and Acceleration Review

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
• 1.6 meters

Tags

CCSS.HSN-VM.B.4C

Which of the following statements describes velocity?

• speed in a given direction
• change in speed
• change in direction
• distance traveled per unit of time

The formula for speed is ...

• distance + time

• distance x time

• distance ÷ time

• time x distance

Calculate the speed of a train that traveled 400 miles in 5 hours.

• 20 mph
• 20 m/s
• 80 mph
• 80 m/s

Tags

CCSS.6.RP.A.1

CCSS.6.RP.A.2

Joanna drives for 400km at an average speed of 80km/h. How long was her journey?

• Joanna's journey was 5hrs long
• Joanna's journey was 10hrs long
• Joanna's journey was 20hrs long
• Joanna's journey was 15hrs long

Tags

CCSS.6.RP.A.3B

What is the person doing from 5 seconds to 10 seconds?

• Walking 
• Running
• Standing Still 
• Walking Fast

Tags

CCSS.HSF.IF.B.4

What is happening in this Distance vs Time graph?

• Going up a hill, then going down a hill

• Going away from home, resting, then going back home

• Speeding up, then slowing down

What is happening in this Speed vs Time graph from 0 seconds to 5 seconds?

• Acceleration (speeding up)

• Steady Speed

• Deceleration (slowing down)

• Not moving

What is the speed of the object represented by the graph?

• 0.5 m/s
• 2 m/s
• 5 m/s
• 4 m/s

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS3-1

The picture of the position vs. time graph shows an object that is...

• accelerating/speeding up
• moving at a constant speed 
• not moving 
• accelerating/slowing down. 

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS3-1