Exploring Speed and Velocity in Physical Science

Which of the following is a correct unit for speed?

• Meters per hour

• Meters per second squared

• Meters per second

• Seconds per meter

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If a car travels 60 miles in 2 hours, what is its speed?

• 60 miles per hour

• 15 miles per hour

• 120 miles per hour

• 30 miles per hour

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What is the primary difference between speed and velocity?

• Velocity is always greater than speed.

• Speed is always greater than velocity.

• Velocity includes direction, speed does not.

• Speed includes direction, velocity does not.

What additional information does velocity provide that speed does not?

• Time

• Direction

• Distance

• Magnitude

If a person walks 3 meters per second to the north, what is this an example of?

• Speed

• Acceleration

• Displacement

• Velocity

Yoshi is carting down Rainbow Road heading east. It took him 180 seconds to travel 16,000 meters. What was his speed?

• 90 meters per second

• 80 meters per second

• 89 meters per second

• 85 meters per second

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Using the same scenario, what was Yoshi's velocity?

• 90 meters per second east

• 80 meters per second east

• 89 meters per second east

• 89 meters per second

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If you ride your bike to the park 1,800 meters away at a speed of 12 meters per second, how long will it take?

• 200 seconds

• 180 seconds

• 150 seconds

• 120 seconds

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What is the formula to calculate time if you have distance and speed?

• Time = Speed / Distance

• Time = Distance * Speed

• Time = Distance / Speed

• Time = Speed * Distance

If you travel at 55 miles per hour for 20 minutes, how far do you travel?

• 18 miles

• 20 miles

• 22 miles

• 24 miles