Unit 2 Quiz 1 Review

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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What is velocity?

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

Can be measured in meters per second (m/s)

• Distance
• Time
• Speed
• Acceleration

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A distance vs. time graph shows an object's

• frame of reference
• speed
• acceleration
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On a distance vs time graph, the slope indicates the _________.

• the time it took for the object to travel

• the acceleration

• the speed of the object

• the total distance traveled

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This graph represents an object moving at a _________ speed, __________ from the reference point

• increasing , away

• constant , away

• increasing , towards

• constant , towards

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An ostrich can run at a speed of 43 miles per hour. How far can an ostrich run if it runs at this speed for 0.25 hours?

• 173 miles

• 43 miles

• 10.75 miles

• 0.005 miles

Velocity is 

• speed
• direction
• speed with a direction

Speed is different from velocity because

• Velocity has a direction
• Speed uses Distance /Time
• Velocity doesn't include time
• Velocity doesn't include distance

When runners are running around a track, they are constantly changing their _____.

• motion

• speed

• displacement

• force