Speed, velocity, and acceleration

What is speed?

• how far you go

• how much distance is covered over a period of time

• how fast you accelerate

• the change in the location of a object

What is the formula to calculate speed?

• Speed = time/distance
• Speed = distance/time
• Speed = distance x time
• Speed = time x distance

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What is velocity?

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

A measurement of how fast an object is moving

• Velocity
• Speed
• Vector
• Acceleration

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A car accelerates as it rounds a corner, even if it is going at a constant speed. Why is that?

• Its direction changes

• It doesn't

• It slows down

• Its speeds up

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Changing the speed and changing the direction of your bicycle are both examples of acceleration.

• TRUE
• FALSE

What is this?

"This airplane is traveling at 500 mph, West"

• Speed

• Velocity

• Acceleration

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What is velocity?

• Speed + Direction

• Speed Only

• Speed + Time

• Only Direction

Which of the following is a unit of speed?

• km/hr

• Minutes

• Centimeters

• meters

Which of the following is a unit of distance?

• Km/hr

• Minutes

• meters

• seconds