Motion Velocity and Acceleration

An object is said to be _____ if its position changes in relation to a reference point.

• in motion

• at rest

• flying

• fixed

What do we mean by 'speed' of an object?

• How far you go

• How much distance is covered over a period of time

• How fast you accelerate

• How heavy the object is

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What do we mean by 'velocity' of an object?

• The quickness of an object

• The location of an object

• The time taken by an object to travel a given distance

• The speed in a specific direction

You can calculate the average speed of an object by ...

• multiplying the total distance by the total time

• adding the total distance to the total time

• subtracting the total distance from the total time

• dividing the total distance by the total time

A place or object used for comparison to determine if another object is in motion is called a(n) ...

• comparison point

• reference point

• point of view

• motion detector

Which of the following describes the velocity of an object?

• 15 m/s

• 25 m

• 40 s

• 50 m/s east

The speed of the object at a given instant in time is the ...

• instant speed

• average speed

• velocity

• instantaneous speed

From 9:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m., the object is ...

• moving at a constant speed

• not in motion

• moving faster and faster

• slowing down

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NGSS.MS-PS3-1

From 9:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m., the speed of an object is ...

• 0 km/h

• 2 km/h

• 30 km/h

• 15 km/h

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NGSS.MS-PS3-1

From 11:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m., the object is ...

• moving at a constant speed

• not in motion

• moving faster and faster

• slowing down