Quiz about describing motion

Question 1

What is the formula to calculate speed?

Accepted Answer

S = d/t

Answer

S = t/d

Answer

S = d x t

Answer

S = t x d

Question 2

What is speed?

Accepted Answer

how much distance is covered over a period of time

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how far you go

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how fast you accelerate

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the change in the location of a object

Question 3

A runner races in the 100 meter dash.  It takes her 10 seconds to finish.  What is her average speed?

Accepted Answer

10 m/s

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1000 m/s

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100 seconds

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10 seconds

Question 4

What is the speed of an object that travels 60 meters in 4 seconds?

Accepted Answer

15 m/s

Answer

240 m/s

Answer

0.067 m/s

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15 mph

Question 5

Which runner won the race?

Accepted Answer

A

Answer

B

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C

Answer

It was a tie

Question 6

According to the graph how far does the person travel in the first 5 seconds?

Accepted Answer

5 m

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2 m

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10 m

Answer

0 m

Question 7

What is the person doing from 5 seconds to 10 seconds?

Accepted Answer

Standing Still

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Walking

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Running

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Walking Fast

Question 8

Velocity is both ____ and _____.

Accepted Answer

speed , direction

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direction, mass

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volume, density

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direction, magnitude

Question 9

You walk 10 meters to math class in 20 seconds. Your average speed is

Accepted Answer

0.5 m/s

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2 m/s

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200 m/s

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5 m/s

Question 10

Find the velocity of a plane that traveled 3000 miles west in 5 hours.

Accepted Answer

600 mph west

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65 mph west

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6 mph west

Answer

6000 mph west

Question 11

Which of the following represents a velocity?

Accepted Answer

40 m/s north

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40 m

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40 m north

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40 m/s

Question 12

David walks 3 km north, and then turns east and walks 4 km. What is the distance?

Accepted Answer

7 km

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3 km

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4 km

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1 km

Question 13

What is the speed of a cheetah that travels 112.0 m in 4.0 s?

Accepted Answer

28 m/s

Accepted Answer

28.0 m/s

Answer

0.0357 m/s

Answer

0.036 m/s

Question 14

A dog runs on the sidewalk 9 mi/hr.

Accepted Answer

Speed

Answer

Acceleration

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Velocity

Question 15

Describe the speed of the object from
2-5 seconds using the speed vs. time graph.

Accepted Answer

Constant speed

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Increasing speed

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Not moving

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Decreasing speed

Question 16

Calculate the speed of a train that traveled 400 miles in 5 hours.

Accepted Answer

80 mph

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20 mph

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20 m/s

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80 m/s

Question 17

Pick all of the following that are velocities.

Accepted Answer

4 km/s west

Accepted Answer

5 cm/h south

Accepted Answer

5 m/s up

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2 mph

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8 cm/year

Question 18

mph is a unit for ...

Accepted Answer

Speed

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Distance

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Time

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Direction

Question 19

Speed in a given direction is the definition of:

Accepted Answer

Velocity

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Speed

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Acceleration

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Direction

Question 20

What is the equation for speed?

Accepted Answer

Speed = distance/time

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Speed = time/distance

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Speed = distance x time

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Speed = time x distance

Question 21

What do you need to know about an object to calculate its velocity?

Accepted Answer

Speed and direction

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Speed and time

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Speed and distance

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Time and direction

Question 22

What is the difference between speed and velocity?

Accepted Answer

Velocity includes the direction the object is traveling.

Answer

Speed includes the direction the object is traveling.

Question 23

A car traveling 300 miles in 5 hours is an example of:

Accepted Answer

speed

Answer

velocity

Question 24

A ball rolling west at 5 cm/s is an example of:

Accepted Answer

Velocity

Answer

Speed

Question 25

A bird flying south at 64 km/hr is an example of:

Accepted Answer

Velocity

Answer

Speed

Question 26

The International Space Station orbiting the Earth from west to east at 7.66 km/s is an example of:

Accepted Answer

Velocity

Answer

Speed

Question 27

A robot traveling 2 m/s is an example of:

Accepted Answer

Speed

Answer

Velocity

Question 28

A cheetah runs 220 km in 2 hours. What is the cheetah's speed?

Accepted Answer

110 km/hr

Answer

110 km/hr west

Answer

440 km/hr

Answer

440 km/hr west

Question 29

A train travels 500 km north in 2 hours. What is the train's velocity?

Accepted Answer

250 km/hr north

Answer

250 km/hr

Answer

500 km/s

Answer

500 km/s north

Question 30

The Earth travels 900 km around the sun in 30 seconds. What is the Earth's velocity?

Accepted Answer

30 km/s around the sun

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30 km/s

Answer

30 km/hr around the sun

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30 km/hr

Question 31

A ship sails 5,635 km west in 3.5 months. What is the ship's velocity?

Accepted Answer

1,610 km/m west

Answer

1,610 km/m

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2.2 km/hr

Answer

2.2 km/hr west

Question 32

A ship sails 5,635 km west in 2,520 hours. What is the ship's velocity?

Accepted Answer

1,610 km/m west

Answer

1,610 km/m

Answer

1,610

Question 33

A Lego car travels 3 meters in 3.7 seconds. What is the car's speed?

Accepted Answer

0.81 m/s

Answer

0.81

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1.23 m/s

Answer

1.23

Question 34

Which speed is faster?

Accepted Answer

25 m/s

Answer

10 m/s

Question 35

Which speed is faster?

Accepted Answer

100 km/hr

Answer

83 km/hr

Question 36

Which speed is slower?

Accepted Answer

5.2 km/hr

Answer

52 km/hr

Question 37

Which velocity is faster?

Accepted Answer

2.2 m/s north

Answer

0.8 m/s north

Question 38

Which velocity is slower?

Accepted Answer

1 km/hr southwest

Answer

10 km/hr southwest

Question 39

What does this graph represent?

Accepted Answer

Constant Speed

Answer

Acceleration

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Not moving

Question 40

Which statement is true about velocity?

Accepted Answer

Must have a measurement of speed and direction.

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Must have measurement of speed.

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Must have only direction.

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Has neither a measurement of speed or direction.

Question 41

How do you calculate distance?

Accepted Answer

Speed multiplied by time.

Answer

Distance divided by time.

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Displacement divided by time.

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Displacement divided by velocity.

Question 42

What is the speed of an object that travels 60 meters in 4 seconds?

Accepted Answer

15 m/s

Answer

240 m/s

Answer

0.067 m/s

Answer

15 mph

Question 43

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

Accepted Answer

average speed

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acceleration

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the size of one's toupee

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absolute speed

Question 44

Speed is

Accepted Answer

the change in distance in a given time

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change in direction

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moving in a specific direction

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moving

Question 45

Andrew and Jennifer are in a 3-legged race at Fall Fair. How far could they run if they ran 0.36 km/min for 5 min?

Accepted Answer

1.8 km

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42.9 km

Answer

2.0 km

Answer

0.2 km

Question 46

While on a weekend trip to New York City, you spot Angelina Jolie and just HAVE to meet her. You run after her at 2.7 m/s. How far will you have moved in 15.9 s?

Accepted Answer

42.9 m

Answer

22 m

Answer

4.95 m

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2.0 m

Question 47

A measurement of how fast an object is moving

Accepted Answer

Speed

Answer

Velocity

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Vector

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Acceleration

Question 48

What is velocity?

Accepted Answer

speed in a specific direction

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the quickness of an object

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the location of an object

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acceleration

Question 49

Jose wandered 4 km at 2 km/hr. How long did Jose wander?

Accepted Answer

2 hours

Answer

8 hours

Answer

0.5 hours

Answer

2 km

Question 50

What distance will a car traveling 65 km/hr travel in 180 min?

Accepted Answer

195 m

Answer

11,700 m

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21.7 m

Answer

2.77 m

Question 51

Which of the following is an acceptable velocity measurement?

Accepted Answer

25 m/s North

Answer

25 m/s

Answer

25 m

Answer

25 m North

Question 52

An object travels 100 m North then 50 m South. What total distance did it travel?

Accepted Answer

150 m

Answer

50 m North

Answer

50 m South

Answer

150 m North

Question 53

An object travels 100 m North then 50 m South. What is its total displacement?

Accepted Answer

50 m North

Answer

150 m

Answer

50 m South

Answer

150 m North

Question 54

A runner runs 2 laps around a track with a circumference of 400 m. What is their total distance?

Accepted Answer

800 m

Answer

0

Answer

400 m

Answer

400 m North

Question 55

A runner runs 2 laps around a track with a circumference of 400 m. What is their total displacement?

Accepted Answer

0

Answer

800 m

Answer

400 m

Answer

400 m North

Question 56

A girl is pedaling her bicycle at a speed of 0.10 km/min.  How far will she travel in two hours? (pay attention to units)

Accepted Answer

12 km

Answer

20 km

Answer

.2 km

Answer

3 km

Question 57

How far does a lorry move if it is travelling at 12m/s for 180s?

Accepted Answer

2160 m

Answer

0.06 m

Answer

15 m

Answer

21.6 m

Question 58

How long does it take a car to travel 40m at 12m/s?

Accepted Answer

3.33 s

Answer

4.8 s

Answer

480 s

Answer

33.3 s

Question 59

A team of rowers are training on the River Lagan. The captain gets there early and warms up. It takes him 30 s to row 100m in the direction of the water flow. What is his speed?

Accepted Answer

3.33 m/s

Answer

3000 m/s

Answer

0.3 m/s

Answer

0 m/s

Question 60

How far does a truck move if it's travelling at 15m/s for 20 min?

Accepted Answer

18000 m

Answer

300 m

Answer

0.75 m

Answer

180 km

Question 61

Which two formulas show the correct formula for calculating speed?

Accepted Answer

$$D\ \div T=S$$

Accepted Answer

$$\frac{D}{T}=S$$

Answer

$$D imes T=S$$

Answer

$$T\div D=S$$

Question 62

LT4: The graph shows Ashley riding her bike to Maria's house.
What was occurring from point B to point C?

Accepted Answer

She stopped for 4 minutes

Answer

She was increasing her speed.

Answer

She was decreasing in speed

Question 63

Velocity is a vector displaying both magnitude and ...

Accepted Answer

direction

Answer

distance

Answer

speed

Answer

displacement

Question 64

How can you choose a reference point?

Accepted Answer

The reference point must be fixed

Answer

The reference point must be changing position

Answer

The reference point must be a moving car

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