Unit 4 Quiz: Describing Motion

_______ is the length of the path between two points.

• distance

• reference

• statistic

• law

The SI unit for measuring distance is the ______.

• Meter

• liter

• gram

• foot

An object is in ____ if its position changes relative to another object.

• motion

• reference

• gravity

• stationary

A ______ is a place or object used for comparison to determine if something is in motion.

• reference point

• potent potable

• cross interestion

• slope

The _____ of a moving object includes its speed and _____

• position, time
• velocity, direction
• time, position
• direction, velocity

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS3-1

_____ speed is the total distance traveled divided by the time taken to travel that distance

• instantaneous
• acceleration
• constant
• average

Can be measured in meters per second (m/s)

• Distance
• Time
• Speed
• Acceleration

A runner races in the 100 meter dash.  It takes her 10 seconds to finish.  What is her average speed?

• 10 m/s
• 1000 m/s
• 100 seconds
• 10 seconds

LT2: Grayson walks 5 meters in 5 seconds. What is his average speed? 

• 25 m/sec
• 1 m/sec
• 5 m/sec
• .25 m/sec

Speed is equal to the distance divided by

• position
• time
• height
• motion