Speed/Velocity Quiz

What is the difference between speed and velocity?

• Velocity

• Weight

Is speed a vector quantity or a scalar quantity?

• Vector

• Scalar

Is velocity a vector quantity or a scalar quantity?

• Mass

• Vector

Can an object have a high speed but low velocity? Explain.

• Yes

• No

Can an object have a high velocity but low speed? Explain.

• Yes

• No

How is speed calculated?

• Distance minus time

• Distance divided by time

How is velocity calculated?

• Acceleration multiplied by time

• Displacement divided by time

Give an example of a situation where speed and velocity are different.

• A car moving in a circular path at a constant speed

• A person walking in a straight line at a constant speed

Explain the concept of average speed.

• Distance traveled multiplied by time taken

• Total distance traveled divided by the total time taken

Explain the concept of average velocity.

• Average velocity is the speed of an object at a specific moment in time.

• Average velocity is the displacement of an object divided by the time taken to cover that displacement.