Motion Quiz Review

Speed =

• distance / time
• time / distance
• distance * time

You walk a distance 10 meters to math class in 20 seconds. Your average speed is

• 2 m/s
• 0.5 m/s
• 200 m/s
• 5 m/s

When something has speed in a certain direction it is called ___________.

• motion
• position
• velocity
• speed

What is the SI unit for speed

• Km
• s
• m/s
• m/s²

Mufasa lives 100 meters from his friend's house. What is his average speed if he reaches his friends house in 50 seconds?

Distance= 100 m

time = 50 seconds

• 1 m/s

• 2 m/s

• 3 m/s

• 4 m/s

A soccer ball is kicked from 40 meters out. It takes 5 seconds to reach the goal. What speed was the ball traveling?
d= 40 m
t= 5 s

• 6 m/s
• 7 m/s
• 8 m/s
• 9 m/s

Stating that a man is traveling north at 30 m/s is an statement of his

• speed
• velocity
• accleration
• endurance

If Mr. Deem is walking 3 m/s to the north and Mr. Silvio is walking 3 m/s to the west, then which of the following is true

• They have the same speed and different velocities

• They have the same velocity and different speeds

• They have the same speed and velocity

• They have different speeds and different velocities

Which of the following is a unit for acceleration?

• km/s
• m/s²
• mi/hr
• ft

A roller coasters accelerates from an initial velocity of 0 m/s to a final velocity of 12 m/s over 4 seconds. What is the coasters average acceleration?

• 0 m/s²

• 12 m/s²

• 3 m/s²

• 4 m/s