Speed and Velocity Review

Joe walked 12 meters from his seat to his teacher’s desk to turn in an assignment. On the way back to his seat Joe stops and talks to Sarah. Sarah’s desk is in the front row, exactly 5 meters from the teacher’s desk. What is Joe’s displacement in meters?

A car travels 45 km north. It then turns around and travels 15 km south. What is the car's displacement?

• 60 km South

• 30 km South

• 60 km North

• 30 km North

Which of the following is the equation for speed?

Which of the following is the equation for time?

Which of the following is the equation for velocity?

Which of the following is the equation for distance?

The train traveled 800 kilometers north to Odessa in 2 hours. What is the train’s speed?

• 800 km/h

• 400 km/h

• 1600 km/h

• .0025 km/h

How long will it take to travel 78 miles if you are traveling at 65 miles per hour?

• 5070 h

• .83 h

• 1 h

• 1.2 h

Mike is driving west on I-30 for 3.5 hours at a speed of 65 miles per hour. What is his distance?

• 18.57 miles

• .05 miles

• 227.5 miles

• 65 miles

The race car was moving for 3.7 hours and during that time moved 500 miles east. What is the velocity?

• 500 mi/h East

• 135.1 mi/h East

• .0074 mi/h East

• 1850 mi/h East