Motion Quiz

A school bus leaves school and heads east for 2 miles before making its first stop. It then turns left and heads north 3 miles before making another sotp. What is the DISTANCE traveled for this bus?

• 5 miles

• 8 miles

• 6.8 miles

• 2 miles

A school bus leaves school and heads east for 2 miles before making its first stop. It then turns left and heads north 3 miles before making another stop. What is the DISPLACEMENT of this bus?

• 3.61 miles

• 1.98 miles

• 6.83 miles

• 12.88 miles

A supersonic jet flies 10 miles in 0.008 hours. How fast is the jet moving?

• 1,250 mi/hr

• 9,834 mi/hr

• 1,123 mi/hr

• 15 mi/hr

An ostrich can run at a speed of 43 mi/hr. How much ground can an ostrich cover if it runs at this speed for 15 minutes? (Hint: 15 minutes = 0.25 hours)

• 10.75 miles

• 1.46 miles

• 145.77 miles

• 211.84 miles

A helicopters speed increases from 25 m/s to 60 m/s in 5 seconds. What is the acceleration of this helicopter?

• 7 m/s²

• 5 m/s²

• 103 m/s²

• 165 m/s²

A ball starts rolling down a hill for 5 seconds and accelerates at 5 m/s². If it was sitting still at the top of the hill, what is its final speed?

• 25 m/s

• 30 m/s

• 40 m/s

• 55 m/s

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS2-2

Choose a unit of measurement for velocity

• miles

• miles/hr

• miles/hr²

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS3-1

Choose a unit of measurement for acceleration

• miles

• miles/hr

• miles/hr²

Velocity refers to an object's speed AND

• direction

• altitude

• mass

• volume

When an object slows down, it has a ________ acceleration

• negative

• positive

• neutral