Describing Motion

You can measure _____ by dividing distance over time.

• motion
• position
• speed
• velocity

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NGSS.MS-PS3-1

The measure of an object's speed in a certain direction is its ________.

• force
• position
• speed
• velocity

Speed is a measure of the _____ an object travels in a certain amount of time.

• distance
• force
• motion
• velocity

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NGSS.MS-PS3-1

A place or object used for comparison to determine if another object is in motion is called a

• comparison point
• reference point
• point of view
• motion detector

You walk 10 meters to math class in 20 seconds. Your average speed is

• 2 m/s
• 0.5 m/s
• 200 m/s
• 5 m/s

This graph shows

• An object stopped
• An object slowing down
• An object speeding up
• An object moving at constant speed

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NGSS.MS-PS3-1

When something has speed in a certain direction it is called ___________.

• motion
• position
• velocity
• speed

Mufasa lives 100 meters from his friend's house. What is his average speed if he reaches his friends house in 50 seconds?

Distance= 100 m

time = 50 seconds

• 1 m/s

• 2 m/s

• 3 m/s

• 4 m/s

A soccer ball is kicked from 40 meters out. It takes 5 seconds to reach the goal. What speed was the ball traveling?
d= 40 m
t= 5 s

• 6 m/s
• 7 m/s
• 8 m/s
• 9 m/s

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NGSS.MS-PS3-1

In a distance versus time graph where does the time go?

• y axis
• x axis

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NGSS.MS-PS3-1