Speed & Velocity Review #1

What is the formula to calculate speed?

• S = t/d
• S = d/t
• S = d x t
• S = t x d

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What is speed?

• how far you go
• how much distance is covered over a period of time
• how fast you accelerate
• the change in the location of a object

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Total distance divided by total time is

• average speed
• constant speed
• instantaneous speed
• acceleration

Which runner won the race?

• A
• B
• C
• It was a tie

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Velocity is both ____ and _____. 

• speed , direction 
• direction, mass
• volume, density 
• direction, magnitude 

Find the velocity of a plane that traveled 3000 miles west in 5 hours.

• 65 mph west
• 6 mph west
• 600 mph west
• 6000 mph west 

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Which of the following represents a velocity?

• 40 m
• 40 m north
• 40 m/s
• 40 m/s north

What's the difference between speed and velocity?

• velocity has different units
• speed is always faster
• velocity has a direction
• there is no difference

Dereck cycles at an average speed of 8km/h. How far has she traveled if she cycles for 4 hours?

• 55km
• 32km
• 43km
• 32miles

How far will a person go if they jog for 2 hours at a speed of 12 km/hr?

• 6 km
• 0.5 km
• 10 km
• 24 km