Motion, Speed, Veloci., Acceler., Distance and Displacement

Shane can run the length of a football field (100 yards) in 12 seconds. What is Shane’s speed?

• 7.37 yards/second

• 8.33 yards/second

• 6.91 yards/second

• 9.55 yards/second

How long would it take Erica to go 4 miles if she is running at a speed of 6 miles per hour?

• 1.03 hours

• .999 hours

• .436 hours

• 0.667 hours

What is the velocity of a car that traveled a total of 75km north in 1.5 hours? (Hint: Speed and Velocity have same formula with the addition of direction)

• 75 km/hr North

• 50 km/hr North

• 112.5 km/hr North

• 101 km/hr North

Miranda is riding her bicycle. She goes from 5 m/s to 20 m/s over a period of 30 seconds. At what rate is her acceleration?

• 0.5 m/s^2

• 0.2 m/s^2

• 6.2 m/s^2

• 1.5 m/s^2

Stan walks 10km west to the grocery store. He shops then walks back 10 km east back to his house. What distance did he cover?

• 10km

• 0km

• 20km

• 100km

Stan walks 10km west to the grocery store. He shops then walks back 10 km east back to his house. What was his displacement?

• 10km

• 0km

• 20km

• 100km

Tyler drives 50km north. Tyler then drives back 30km south. What distance did he cover?

• 20km

• 80km

• 100km

• 1500km

Tyler drives 50km north. Tyler then drives back 30km south. What was his displacement?

• 20km

• 80km

• 100km

• 1500km

Brittney is on the starting line to run a track race. The distance around the track is 400m. She starts the race and runs 400m around the track. She ends up in the same place where she started. What was her displacement?

• 400m

• 200m

• 0m

• 100m

A car travels from point A to B in 5 hours and returns back to point A in 10 hours. Points A and B are 300 miles apart along a straight highway. Which of the following statements most accurately describes the motion of the car? (Hint: You need to figure out Total Distance and Total Time)

• The average speed is 60 miles per hour.

• The average speed is 40 miles per hour.

• The average speed is 51.47 miles per hour.

• The average speed is 38.7 miles per hour