Motion Review

Velocity is

• speed and acceleration
• constant speed
• a frame of reference
• speed in a given direction

Speed =

• distance / time
• time / distance
• distance * time

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You walk 10 meters to math class in 5 seconds. Your average speed is

• 2 m/s
• 0.5 m/s
• 200 m/s
• 5 m/s

On a distance-versus-time graph, a straight diagonal line ALWAYS indicates that an object’s speed is _____.

• constant
• zero
• increasing
• decreasing

Acceleration is

• increasing speed
• decreasing speed
• changing direction
• all of the above

On a speed graph, a line going down means... 

• slowing down 
• going downhill 
• going back to the original position
• heading south 

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What is happening at A?

• Stationary
• Accelerating
• Slower steady speed; moving away from the starting position
• Steady speed; returning to start position

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Which of these unit(s) is used to calculate distance?

• Km

• Meters

• Hr

• Yards

• Mile

Which of these unit(s) can be used to calculate speed?

• Meters/second

• Mph

• Seconds

• Hour

Which of these unit(s) can be used to calculate time?

• Mph

• Miles

• Seconds

• Hour