Distance, Displacement, Speed, Velocity

You roll a tennis ball a distance of 18 meters it takes 6 seconds to cover the distance. What is the average speed of the tennis ball?

• 3 km/s

• 6 m/s

• 3

• 3 m/s

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Steve runs 20 m North in 4 seconds. What is his velocity

• 5 m/s

• 4 m/s south

• 5 m/s south

• 5 m/s north

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

• displacement

• distance

• motion

• reference point

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

• Velocity

• Speed

• Acceleration

• Inertia

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Speed is equal to 

• Distance/Time

• Time/Distance

• Time x Distance

• Acceleration

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A proper quantity showing velocity would be

• 25 m/s.

• 30 m south.

• 15 m/s north.

• 10 m.

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What is a difference between distance and displacement

• Distance is measured in seconds and displacement is measured in meters

• Distance is always shorter than displacement

• Displacement can be equal to zero if the object ends in the place it began in

The scientific (SI) unit for measuring distance is the ________ .

• mile

• foot

• kilometer

• meter

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

• 800

• 400

• 0

• 200

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