Velocity, Acceleration, Distance, Displacement, Frame of Reference Math Problems

What is speed?

• how far you go
• distance travel over a certain time
• how fast you accelerate
• the change in the location of a object

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NGSS.MS-PS3-1

Scott travels north 5 miles and then goes west 3 miles before coming straight back south 2 miles. What is his distance?

• 10 mi
• 7 mi
• 8 mi
• 6 mi

 Jermaine runs exactly 2 laps around a 400 meter track. What is the displacement?

• 800 m
• 400 m
• 0 m
• 200 m

Shona cycles at an average speed of 8km/h. How far has she travelled if she cycles for 4 hours?

• 55km
• 32km
• 43km
• 32miles

Alan travels 100km in 5hrs. Find his average speed in km/h

• 5km/hr
• 10km/hr
• 50km/hr
• 20km/hr

"Displacement" is 

• distance and direction
• distance only
• direction only
• speed

Find the length of the missing side. 

• 17 cm
• 22 cm
• 15 cm
• 13 cm

What is this graph showing?

• Constant Speed
• Acceleration (speeding up)
• Deceleration (slowing down)
• No motion

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NGSS.MS-PS3-1

What is this graph showing?

• Constant Speed
• Acceleration (speeding up)
• Deceleration (slowing down)
• No motion

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NGSS.HS-PS2-1

Which is correct?

• speed = distance x time
• speed = speed ÷ time
• speed = distance ÷ time
• speed = time x speed

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NGSS.MS-PS3-1