Velocity Speed Acceleration

Using information from the graph, what can be determined  about the speed of the bus?

• The speed is constant.

• The speed is changing.

• The bus isn't moving

• the wheels on the bus go round and round

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What is a measure of the change of velocity of a moving object?

• speed

• acceleration

• motion 

• velocity 

What is speed?

• how far you go

• how much distance is covered over a period of time

• how fast you accelerate

• the change in the location of a object

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What is the formula to calculate speed?

• Speed = time/distance

• Speed = distance/time

• Speed = distance x time

• Speed = time x distance

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According to the graph how far does the person travel in the first 5 seconds?

• 2 m

• 10 m

• 0 m

• 5 m

At 60 seconds, how far had this object traveled? 

• 0 m

• 10 m

• 20 m

• 40 m

What does this graph represent?

• Constant speed

• Acceleration

• Not moving

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Acceleration is

• increasing speed

• decreasing speed

• changing direction

• all of the above

Which is not an example of acceleration?

• Driving at a constant speed 

• A bat hitting a ball

• Throwing a football 

• Kicking a soccer ball

The unit we use to measure acceleration is ___. 

• meters / second 

• meters 

• seconds 

• meters / second / second