Speed, Velocity, Distance, Displacement

An astronaut travels at a speed of 400 m/s for 250 seconds, what is the total distance he traveled?

• 0.625 m

• 100,000 m

• 1.6 m

• 650 m

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How many seconds does it take to travel 800 cm at a speed of 25 cm/s?

• 32 s

• 20,000 s

• 0.03 s

• 25 s

What is the formula to calculate speed?

• S = t/d
• S = d/t
• S = d x t
• S = t x d

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What is speed?

• how far you go
• how much distance is covered over a period of time
• how fast you accelerate
• the change in the location of a object

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What is velocity?

• the quickness of an object
• the location of an object
• acceleration
• speed in a specific direction

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

• 10 m/s
• 1000 m/s
• 100 seconds
• 10 seconds

What two measurements are necessary for calculating speed?

• Mass and time
• Temperature and mass
• Mass and distance
• Distance and time

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Velocity is both ____ and _____. 

• speed , direction 
• direction, mass
• volume, density 
• direction, magnitude 

An object is _____ if its position changes relative to another object.

• in motion
• at reset
• a frame of refence
• magical

Which is a velocity?

• 5m/s

• 8m/s/s

• 12m/s N

• 15m/s