Speed, velocity and acceleration

1. Which of the following statements about speed and velocity is correct?

• Velocity only describes an object’s rate of motion.
• Speed describes how an object is changing its velocity.
• Speed and velocity both describe how an object is speeding up.
• Only velocity includes the direction an object is traveling.

When a car goes around a corner at 20 mph, why do we say it  accelerates?

• The car is accelerating because of the velocity is constant
• The car accelerates because it's going 20 mph
• Cars always accelerate when they are in motion
• The car is accelerating because it's changing direction

The gees fly 23 mph to the south when they migrate for the winter. 

• speed
• velocity
• acceleration

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The tornado is traveling northwest at 20 mph. 

• speed
• velocity
• acceleration

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The Olympian swam 200 meters in 20 seconds. 

• speed
• velocity
• acceleration

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Avery likes to walk 30 feet in 10 seconds. What is her speed?

• 3 feet/sec
• 6 feet/sec
• 10 feet/sec
• 2 feet/sec

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What is velocity?

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

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How far will a person go if they jog for 2 hours at a speed of 12 km/hr?

• 6 km
• 0.5 km
• 10 km
• 24 km

What is the formula to calculate speed?

• S = t/d
• S = d/t
• S = d x t
• S = t x d

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A runner races in the 100 meter dash.  It takes her 10 seconds to finish.  What is her average speed?

• 10 m/s
• 1000 m/s
• 100 seconds
• 10 seconds

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