Speed Pop Quiz

Speed is equal to 

• Distance/Time
• Time/Distance
• Time x Distance
• Acceleration

Which of the following is a unit of speed ?

• sec
• mi
• m/s
• min

What is the average speed of the ball if it falls 40 meters 20 seconds?

• A.  20 m/s
• B.  10 m/s
• C.  0.5 m/s
• D.  2 m/s 

Match the description to the graph:

"The car is stopped."

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According to the graph how far does the person travel in the first 5 seconds?

• 2 m

• 10 m

• 0 m

• 5 m

What is happening at D?

• Stationary
• Accelerating
• Fast steady speed; moving away from the starting position
• Slower steady speed; moving away from the starting position

What is distance?

• an object's overall change in position (start to end)

• how much ground an object has covered during its motion

• how fast an object is moving

• how long it takes an object to move from start to end

Which of the following is a unit of distance ?

• miles/hr
• mi
• sec
• min

A car travels 30 miles/hr for 3 hours, calculate the distance it will travel

• 90 miles
• 10 miles
• 600 miles
• 90 km

Which of the following is a unit of time?

• km/hr
• hr
• km
• mi