Distance, Displacement, Speed, Velocity Review

A car takes 1 hour to travel 30 miles. Along the way, it stops at a red light.

What is the average speed for the trip?

• 30 miles / hour

• 0 miles / hour

• -30 miles / hour

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A car takes 1 hour to travel 30 miles. Along the way, it stops at a red light.

What is the instantaneous speed of the car at the red light?

• 30 miles / hour

• 0 miles / hour

• -30 miles / hour

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When would a car be going at a constant velocity?

• A car slamming on it's breaks

• A car slamming on the gas pedal

• A car turning its wheels

• A car on cruise control going perfectly straight

MULTIPLE COULD BE CORRECT: Which of the following would change your velocity?

• Speeding up

• Slowing Down

• Changing your direction

Which of the following could change your speed? MULTIPLE COULD BE CORRECT

• Speed up

• Slow Down

• Change your direction

• It is never negative

• We only care about where we start and end (xf and xi)

• We care about the total amount that we travel

Which of the following is true about distance (d) ?

• It can be negative if you go to the left

• We only care about where we start and end (xf and xi)

• We care about the total amount we travel

• Velocity

• Displacement

• Time

• viscosity

• Velocity

• Displacement

• Time

• viscosity

• Velocity

• Displacement

• Time

• viscosity