Speed, Distance, and Displacement

Sophia was trying to explaining to Tyler how to find the speed. What equation should she use to calculate speed?

• speed = time/distance

• speed = distance X time

• speed = voleicty X time

• speed = distance/time

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A different runner trains for a marathon for 6 months by eating nothing but bags of french fries from McDonalds. They run a 10 meter dash in 100 seconds. What is their speed?

• 0.01 m/s

• 0.1 m/s

• 1 m/s

• 10 m/s

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What is the speed of the marble at 3 seconds?

• 5 m/s

• 45 m/s

• 5 s/m

• 45 s/m

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The unit for speed is:

• m/s

• s

• m

• km

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Paola ran a 440 meter race in 45 seconds. What was her average speed?

• 9 sec/m

• 9.7 sec/m

• 9.7 m/s

• 9 m/s

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

• 800

• 400

• 0

• 200

Which is the length of the path an object has traveled?

• displacement

• distance

• motion

• reference point

Amy runs 2 miles south, then turns around and runs 3 miles north. What is displacement?

• 5 miles

• 1 mile North

• 2 miles South

• 2 miles

65 miles per hour North is an example of an objects what?

• Speed
  

• Velocity

• Average Speed

• Constant Speed

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10 miles per hour is an example of an objects what?

• Velocity

• Speed

• Acceleration

• Inertia