Speed and Velocity Quiz

Vocabulary Check:

What is the difference between speed and velocity

• Speed is based on time and velocity is not

• Velocity has distance and speed does not

• Speed has direction

• Velocity has direction

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Juan ran 72 m across the football field in 8 seconds. What was his speed?

• 8 m/s

• 576 m/s

• 7 m

• 9 m/s

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Steve runs 20 m North in 4 seconds. What is his velocity

• 5 m/s

• 4 m/s south

• 5 m/s south

• 5 m/s north

If a car is going 125 m/s for 13 seconds, how far does it go?

• 9.61 meters

• 1625 meters

• 1562 seconds

• 138 m/s

A train travels 25 km in 5 hrs. How fast is the train going?

• 25 miles/hr

• 5 km/hr

• 5 m/s

• 50 km/hr

Car #1 that traveled 160 kilometers in 5 hours, and Car #2 traveled 140 kilometers in the same time. Which car traveled faster?

• Car #1
• Car #2
• Their speeds are equal.

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What is the formula to calculate speed?

• S = t/d
• S = d/t
• S = d x t
• S = t x d

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Allen travels 100 km in 5hrs. Find his average speed in km/h

• 5km/hr
• 10km/hr
• 50km/hr
• 20km/hr

A ball rolls 144 cm in 12 sec. What is its speed in meters per second?

• 12 cm/sec

• 12 m/s

• 1.2 m/s

• 0.12 m/s

Which of the following is a unit of distance ?

• miles/hr
• hr
• km
• min