Distance Displacement Speed Velocity

Velocity is both ____ and _____. 

• speed , direction 

• direction, mass

• volume, density 

• direction, magnitude 

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

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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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

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

• Speed
  

• Velocity

• Average Speed

• Constant Speed

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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

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

• displacement

• distance

• motion

• reference point