Review for Motion Quiz

What are the two main ways for describing an object’s location?

• speed and velocity

• absolute and relative location

• absolute location and address

• relative location and direction

Motion has to be compared to a ___________ ___________.

• reference point

• solid object

• planet's surface

• moving car

How is it possible that you are moving 67,000 miles per hour while sitting in your chair?

• You're chair has wheels.

• You're on the Earth, and it's spinning on its axis.

• You're on the Earth, and it's orbiting the Sun.

• Your blood moves at that rate through your body.

What is the formula for calculating an object’s speed?

• speed = time/distance

• speed = time + distance

• speed = distance - time

• speed = distance/time

What is the speed of a car that travels 80 km in 2 hours?

• 160km/h

• 80km/h

• 40km/h

• 20 km/h

How far can a runner travel at a speed of 10 mph in 0.5 hours?

• 20 miles

• 10 miles

• 5 miles

• 1 mile

How long will it take a train to travel 240 miles if traveling at a speed of 60 miles per hour?

• 40 hours

• 10 hours

• 4 hours

• 0.4 hours

What is the difference between speed and velocity?

• Only speed includes direction.

• Only velocity includes direction.

• Only speed has distance/ time.

• Only velocity has distance/time.

How does stopping for a few minutes affect average speed?

• Average speed will decrease.

• Average speed will increase.

• Average speed will remain constant.

• Average speed will be 0 mph.

If an object’s average speed is the same as its instantaneous speed, what can you conclude about its motion?

• It is accelerating

• It is decelerating

• It is moving at a constant speed

• It is moving backwards