Speed, velocity, & acceleration

Select the unit for speed

• m/s

• ms

• m/s^2

• ms^2

Speed = _______________

• Distance + time

• Distance – time

• Distance x time

• Distance / time

This occurs when an object speeds up, slows down, or changes direction.

• Speed

• Velocity

• Acceleration

Another way to explain the speed and direction of a object would be to describe it’s ________

• Speed

• Velocity

• Acceleration

Velocity = _______________

• Speed – direction

• Speed + direction

• Speed x direction

• Speed / direction

Avery likes to walk 30 feet in 10 seconds. What is her speed?

• 3 feet/sec
• 6 feet/sec
• 10 feet/sec
• 2 feet/sec

At what speed would a car have to move in order to travel 20 kilometers in 2 hours.

• 5 km/hr

• 10 km/hr

• 20 km/hr

• 40 km/hr

Changes in our speed, direction or both are called _________.

• gravity
• changes
• acceleration
• displacement

What is the definition of velocity?

• A force that opposes motion
• Uniform circular motion
• The speed of an object in a particular direction

If you slow down on your bicycle, you accelerate.

• TRUE
• FALSE