Speed and Velocity

Speed and Velocity

8th Grade

16 Qs

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Speed and Velocity

Speed and Velocity

Assessment

Quiz

Science

8th Grade

Practice Problem

Hard

NGSS
MS-PS3-1, MS-PS3-5

Standards-aligned

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

5 mins • 1 pt

Which best defines the relationship between speed and velocity?

Speed is velocity with displacement.

Velocity is speed with displacement.

Speed is based on a specific direction.

Velocity is based on distance.

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

5 mins • 1 pt

Kiley went 5.7 km/h north and then went 5.8 km/h west. From start to finish, she went 8.1 km/h northwest.

Which best describes her numbers?

5.7 km/h north and 5.8 km/h west are instantaneous speeds, while 8.1 km/h northwest is the average speed.

5.7 km/h north and 5.8 km/h west are average speeds, while 8.1 km/h northwest is the instantaneous speed.

5.7 km/h north and 5.8 km/h west are average velocities, while 8.1 km/h northwest is the instantaneous velocity.

5.7 km/h north and 5.8 km/h west are instantaneous velocities, while 8.1 km/h northwest is the average velocity.

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

5 mins • 1 pt

Mr. Smith is designing a race where velocity will be measured. Which course would allow velocity to accurately get a winner?

a 5 mile course from the center of town heading north to the outskirts of town

a 100 meter swim in a 50 meter pool

a 2 mile run around a 400 meter track

a 10 mile bike course that zigzags through the mountains and back again

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

5 mins • 1 pt

Greg is in a bike race. At mile marker four (out of ten), his speed was measured at 13.5 mph.

Which best describes the measured number?

It is the average speed of the bike rider.

It is the instantaneous speed of the bike rider.

It is the instantaneous velocity of the bike rider.

It is the average velocity of the bike rider.

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

5 mins • 1 pt

Which explains the information needed to calculate speed and velocity?

Both require the total distance, but velocity also requires time and displacement.

Both require time, but velocity requires displacement and speed requires distance.

Speed requires displacement, while velocity requires distance.

Speed does not require time, while velocity does require time.

6.

MULTIPLE SELECT QUESTION

5 mins • 1 pt

Which units are used to measure both velocity and speed? Select three options.

m/s

d/t

km/h

mph

lph

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS3-1

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

5 mins • 1 pt

Which is a valid velocity reading for an object?

45 m/s

45 m/s north

0 m/s south

0 m/s

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