Distance, Displacement, Speed, Velocity

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

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Joe rides his bike from point A to point B and then on to point C. What is the total distance traveled?

• 12 m

• 43 m

• 7 m

• 12 m

Joe rides from point A to B to C. What is the displacement?

• 7 m

• 12 m

• 5 m

• 2 m

5 m/s west would describe

• distance

• displacement

• speed

• velocity

Which of the following statements is true about velocity?

• Velocity is a scalar quantity.

• Velocity is the same as speed.

• Velocity includes both speed and direction.

• Velocity is always positive.

Velocity = _______________

• Speed – direction

• Speed + direction

• Speed x direction

• Speed / direction

What is the speed of an object that travels 60 meters in 4 seconds?

• 240 m/s

• 0.067 s

• 15 m/s

• 15 mph

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What are you calculating when you divide the distance an object travelled by the amount of time it took for that object to travel that distance?

• velocity

• slope

• motion

• speed

Velocity is both ____ and _____. 

• speed , direction 

• direction, mass

• volume, density 

• direction, magnitude 

Juan ran 72 m across the football field in 8 seconds. What was his speed?

• 8 m/s

• 576 m/s

• 7 m

• 9 m/s

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