Distance, Displacement, Speed & Velocity

An astronaut travels at a speed of 400 m/s for 250 seconds, what is the total distance she traveled?

• 0.625 m

• 100,000 m

• 1.6 m

• 650 m

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A horse follows a dangling carrot for 20 m, if it took her 50 seconds to reach it, what was her average velocity?

• 1,000 m/s, toward the carrot

• 2.5 m/s toward the carrot

• 0.4 m/s toward the carrot

• 20 m/s toward the carrot

How many seconds does it take to travel 800 m at a speed of 25 m/s?

• 32 s

• 20,000 s

• 0.03 s

• 25 s

Jermaine runs exactly 2 laps around a 400 meter track. What is his displacement?

• 800

• 400

• 0

• 200

Which of the following terms refers to how far an object has moved?

• displacement

• distance

• motion

• reference point

1. Amy runs 2 miles south, then turns around and runs 3 miles north. What is her distance?

• 5 miles

• 1 miles

• 2 miles

• 3 miles

What is velocity?

• the quickness of an object
• the location of an object
• acceleration
• speed in a specific direction

Reese can run 10 meters in 5 seconds. What is her speed?

• 5 meters/sec
• 2 meters/sec
• 5 miles/hour
• 2 miles/hour

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What is the formula to calculate speed?

• Speed = time/distance
• Speed = distance/time
• Speed = distance x time
• Speed = time x distance

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A runner races in the 100 meter dash. It takes her 10 seconds to finish. What is her average speed?

• 10 m/s

• 1000 m/s

• 100 seconds

• 10 seconds

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