Measurement and Motion

Which is faster?

• walking

• skating

• biking

Total distance divided by total time is

• average speed

• constant speed

• instantaneous speed

• acceleration

A car moves a distance of 1000 m with an average speed of 28 m/s.   Calculate the time.

• 36 seconds

• 28,000 seconds

• 28 seconds

• 972 seconds

A cheetah runs with an average speed of 32 m/s for 30 seconds.  How far did the cheetah run?

• 960 m

• 1.07 m

• 0.94 m

• 62 m

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 does this graph represent?

• Constant Speed

• Acceleration

• Not moving

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

• 2 m

• 10 m

• 0 m

• 5 m

Velocity is both ____ and _____. 

• speed , direction 

• direction, mass

• volume, density 

• direction, magnitude 

Which of the following represents a velocity?

• 40 m

• 40 m north

• 40 m/s

• 40 m/s north

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

• 0.0357 m/s

• 28 m/s

• 0.036 m/s

• 28.0 m/s