Velocity and Acceleration Review

5.2 km/s west is an example of

• Speed

• Distance

• Time

• Direction

• Velocity

Which of the following statements describes velocity?

• speed in a given direction
• change in speed
• change in direction
• distance traveled per unit of time

The distance between the starting and ending point is called...

• Distance

• Displacement

• Velocity

• Speed

A vector has which two things...

• Size and direction

• Acceleration and speed

• Direction and units

• Size and magnitude

How are speed and velocity different? Pick 2

• Speed uses displacement and Velocity uses distance.

• Only velocity can have units of m/s

• Only velocity has a direction

• Speed uses distance and Velocity uses displacement.

What is the speed of a car that traveled 56 m in 4 seconds?

• 64 m/s
• 34 m/s
• 14 m/s
• 0.0625 m/s

A drag racer covered 1000 meters north in 5 seconds. What was the drag racer's average velocity?

• 5000 meter/second north

• 995 meters/second north

• 200 meter/second north

• 250 meters/second north

A rollercoaster has a velocity of -70m/s for 10 seconds. What was the rollercoaster's displacement?

• 7 m

• - 7m

• 700 m

• -700 m

Which of the following is a unit for acceleration?

• km/s
• m/s²
• mi/hr
• ft

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A drag racer accelerated from 0 m/s to 200 m/s in 5 s.  What was the acceleration?

• 0 m/s
• 40 m/s²
• -40 m/s²
• 40 m/s

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