Speed vs. Velocity Quiz

What is the main difference between speed and velocity?

• Speed includes direction, while velocity does not.

• Velocity includes direction, while speed does not.

• Speed and velocity are the same.

• Speed is measured in meters, while velocity is measured in seconds.

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If a car travels 100 meters north in 10 seconds, what is its velocity?

• 10 m/s

• 10 m/s north

• 100 m/s

• 100 m/s north

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A runner completes a 400-meter lap around a track in 50 seconds. What is the runner's speed?

• 8 m/s

• 0 m/s

• 50 m/s

• 400 m/s

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A cyclist moves 30 meters east and then 40 meters west. What is the cyclist's displacement?

• 70 meters

• 10 meters east

• 10 meters west

• 0 meters

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If a person walks 5 meters north and then 5 meters south, what is the total displacement?

• 0 meters

• 5 meters north

• 5 meters south

• 10 meters

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A train travels 200 km east in 4 hours. What is its average velocity?

• 50 km/h

• 50 km/h east

• 200 km/h

• 200 km/h east

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If an object moves in a circle and returns to its starting point, what is its displacement?

• Equal to the circumference of the circle

• Equal to the radius of the circle

• Zero

• Equal to the diameter of the circle

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Which is an example of VELOCITY?

• A dog running at 3 m/s

• A deer sprinting at 4 m/s

• A migrating bird headed south for the winter at 3 m/s

• A person not moving at all

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Organize these options into the right categories

Groups:

(a) Acceleration

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(b) Speed

,

(c) Velocity

• Truck driving 50mph south

• Slowing down from 60mph to 30 mph

• Speed in a specific direction

• Distance/Time

• A change in speed or direction

• A plane traveling 350mph

Two students created the table displayed. Which of the following statements accurately describes the information in the table?

Select TWO correct answers.

• Student A listed an example of acceleration, and Student B listed an example of speed.

• Speed only tells a distance and a time, but velocity takes the speed and adds a direction.

• Student A listed an example of speed, and Student B listed an example of velocity.

• Student A listed an example of velocity, and Student B listed an example of speed.

• Speed always includes a direction, while velocity only includes a distance and a time.

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