Physics: Motion & Speed

A ball rolls down a steep hill. It travels 500 m in 1 minute. It then rolls on a flat surface for an additional 3 minutes and travels 300 m. What is the average speed of the ball?

• .5 m/min
• 100 m/min
• 200 m/sec
• 200 m/min

D-Lo watches a red buggy car, which is his favorite activity. He watches the car cover 2 meters every second. Which graph would represent this?

• A (upper left)
• B (bottom left)
• C (upper right)
• D (bottom right)

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Which graph shows an object not moving?

• A
• B
• C
• D

Which graph shows an object moving at a constant rate?

• A
• B
• D
• E

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Which graph shows an object increasing speed?

• A
• B
• D
• E

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Which graph shows an object going back to the start position?

• A
• B
• C
• D

Which graph shows an object slowing down?

• A
• B
• C
• E

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Morgan walks 10 miles South. Trevor walks 10 miles North in the same amount of time.  They have:

• Different average speeds
• Different velocities
• Same velocity
• Same motion

How long will your trip take (in hours) if you travel 350 km at an average speed of 80 km/hr? 

• 80 hours
• .22 hours
• 4.38 hours
• 6

A trip to Cape Canaveral, Florida takes 10 hours. The distance is 816 km. Calculate  the average speed. 

• 8 km/hr
• 81.6 km/hr
• .012 km/hr
• 61.8 km/hr