Motion - Speed, Velocity, and Acceleration.

What would you call a tree if you compared it with a moving car?

• reference point
• beacon
• compass
• friction

What is velocity?

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

What is the changing of position over time?

• motion

• reference point

• acceleration

• speed

Choose the answer that best fits: Acceleration is the...

• change of speed and/or direction over time

• change of speed over time

• change of direction over time

• increase of speed

What is the unit for distance?

• feet (ft)

• meters (m)

• meters per second (m/s)

• meters per second per second (m/s/s or m/s²)

What is the unit for velocity?

• feet (ft)

• meters (m)

• meters per second (m/s)

• meters per second per second (m/s/s or m/s²)

What is the unit for acceleration?

• feet (ft)

• meters (m)

• meters per second (m/s)

• meters per second per second (m/s/s or m/s²)

Speed formula

• S=S X T

• S=TX S

• S=D/T

• S=T/D

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The baseball park is 4200 m from Camden's house.  I took him 30 minutes to get there.  What was Camden's speed?

• .007 m/min
• 12.60 m/min
• 140 m/min
• 126 m/min

A jet airliner flies 4100 km from New York City to San Francisco in 4.25 hours.  What is its average speed?

• 964.71 km/hr
• 96.47 km/hr
• 17,425 km/hr
• 174.25 km/hr