Distance displacement speed and velocity

What is a difference between distance and displacement

• Distance is measured in seconds and displacement is measured in meters

• Distance is always shorter than displacement

• Displacement can be equal to zero if the object ends in the place it began in

• Distance can be equal to infinite when only a small distance has been travelled

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

• 0.625 m

• 100,000 m

• 1.6 m

• 650 m

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

• 2.5 m/s

• 0.4 m/s

• 20 m/s

18 km/hr North

• speed

• velocity

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

• 800

• 400

• 0

• 200

Acceleration of an object happens when things ________

• slow down

• go faster

• change direction (turn)

• All of the above

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In the distance vs. time graph, what type of motion does the line represent? 

• Speed

• Velocity

• Acceleration

• Deceleration

A car traveling 300 miles in 5 hours is an example of _____. 

• Speed

• Velocity

• Acceleration

• Direction

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Which graph represents the greatest acceleration?

• A

• B

• C

• D

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In each of the following cases, determine where the car has no acceleration?

• A car speeds up after a stoplight turns green.

• A car slows down as it approaches a red light

• A car with the cruise control set at 80 km/h going down a straight highway

• A car turning a curve at a constant speed