Motion Review for Test

Match the following to the correct description

• How far something moves in a given amount of time

• Distance

• A change in position over time

• Time

• The interval between two events

• Speed

• How far something traveled

• Motion

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS3-1

If a car traveled 180 miles in 3 hours, at what speed was the car traveling?

• 540 mph

• 60 mph

• 150 miles

• 60 miles

Phoenix completes a long distance run at an average speed of 5 mph. If it takes him 4 hours, how far did he run?

• 1.25 miles

• 9 miles

• .8 miles

• 20 miles

What is the speed during Segment A?

Speed = Distance/Time

• 40 m/s

• 20 m/s

• 80 m/s

• 42 m/s

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS3-1

When is the object moving FASTEST?

• A

• B

• C

• Speeds are equal during all segments

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS3-1

What is the speed of the object?

Speed = Distance/Time

• 5 m/s

• 10 m/s

• 50 m/s

• 55 m/s

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS3-1

What is occurring on this graph?

• speeding up in the positive direction

• moving at a constant speed in the positive direction

• not moving

• moving at a constant speed in the negative direction

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS3-1

What is occurring on this graph?

• Speed decreases

• moving at a constant speed in the positive direction

• Speed increases

• no speed/ at rest

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS3-1

This graph demonstrates an object that is -

• Increasing speed
• At a constant speed
• Decreasing speed
• Stationary

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS3-1

The motion of a ball is shown in the graph. Calculate the average speed of the ball represented in the graph.

• 0.2 m/s

• 0.1 m/s

• 0.5 m/s

• 5.0 m/s

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS3-1