VELOCITY!

Velocity is speed with __________________________.

• a unicycle helmet

• direction

• fight

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The rate at which something moves is what?

• time

• space

• sound

• speed

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What is motion?

• the stopping of an object to a frame of reference

• a change in position relative to a frame of reference

• the middle ground between light and shadow, between science and superstition, and it lies between the pit of man's fears and the summit of his knowledge

• a change in the time in which it takes to get an office referral

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Total distance divided by total time, for an object shows:

• acceleration

• the size of one's toupee

• absolute speed

• average speed

If a train went past you while standing on a platform, your frame of reference might be:

• the background

• a car moving in the opposite direction

• a man on a pogo stick traveling at the same speed as the train in the same direction

A change in ________ in a certain amount of time is motion.

• speed

• appearance

• position

• weight

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In a car, a good frame of reference would be:

• The trees you are driving past in the car

• the tissue box sitting inside your car

• the old lady riding a unicycle beside your car in the same direction and at the same speed

How can wind affect the velocity of an airplane?

• If it is blowing from the right side, it could push the plane off direction to the left

• if it is blowing from the front (headwind), it would slow the plane down

• if it is blowing from the back (tailwind) it would speed the plane up

• It would always result in a plane crash in the Andes Mountains, resulting in the survivors resorting to cannibalism to survive until they get rescued, thus inspiring the 1993 cinematic classic "Alive"

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The clown walked 27 feet in 9 seconds. what was his velocity?

• 18 feet/sec

• 243 feet/sec

• 36 feet/sec

• 3 feet/sec

A unicyclist pedals 40 hours at 5 miles per hour without making any stops. How far does she get?

• 200 miles

• 8 miles

• 35 miles

• 45 miles