Speed, Velocity, and Acceleration

Avery likes to walk 30 feet in 10 seconds. What is her speed?

• 3 feet/sec
• 6 feet/sec
• 10 feet/sec
• 2 feet/sec

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NGSS.MS-PS3-1

65mi/hr South is an example of...

• Speed
• Velocity
• Acceleration
• Direction

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

• 65 mph

• 600 mph

• 600 mph west

• 600 mph

If you travel 7.5 km and walk for 1.5 h, what is your average speed?

• 5 km/h
• 11.25 km/h
• 0.2 km/h

What two things must you know to determine speed?

• distance and direction

• direction and time

• speed and direction

• time and distance

Change in speed or velocity over a specific amount of time

• acceleration

• velocity

• average speed

• speed

Traveling a certain distance in a specific amount of time (ex. m/s)

• Speed
• Velocity
• Acceleration

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NGSS.MS-PS3-1

A child rides their bike around the block.

• Speed
• Velocity
• Acceleration

Match the following terms with their definitions

• velocity

• distance traveled per unit time

• acceleration

• distance per unit time with direction

• speed

• a change in velocity

Match the following quantity with the unit of measure for that quantity

• meters

• acceleration

• meters/second

• speed

• m/s²

• distance

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NGSS.MS-PS3-1