Physical Science Distance, Displacement, Mass, and Volume

1. An airplane leaves California and flies to North  Carolina.  The airplane travels 5 hours at a speed of 804 km per hour.  Which  statement about this trip is true?  (speed = distance/time) 

• California is about  4,020 km from North Carolina.  
• California  is about  800 km from North Carolina. 
• California is about 160 km from North  Carolina.  

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Rebecca and  Sara raced  each  other over  a distance of 100 meters.  Rebecca and Sarah  reached the end of the  100 meters at the same time.   Which best  describes the  motion of the  girls? 

• Rebecca ran faster  than  Sarah. 
• Sarah ran faster  than  Rebecca. 
• The  girls ran  in  opposite  directions.  
• The  girls ran at the exact same  average speed. 

Which information is needed to  determine  how fast a  truck  is traveling? 

• direction and  mass  
• distance  and time 
• size and  speed 
• time  and  weight  

Which information is needed to  determine  how fast a  truck  is traveling? 

• direction and  mass  
• distance  and time 
• size and  speed 
• time  and  weight  

Mr. Pell and Mr. Sheets had a car race. Mr. Pell traveled 200 miles  in 5 hours and Mr. Sheets traveled 200  miles in 8 hours. What was each teacher's speed?  Who won  the  race? 

• Mr. Pell won.  His speed was 40  mph and  Mr. Sheets speed was  25 mph.  
• Mr.  Sheets won the race.   His  speed was 40 mph and Mr. Pell's was 25 mph. 
• They both were traveling 200 mph and  the  race ended  in a  tie.  
• Mr. Pell was  traveling  40 mph and Mr. Sheets was  traveling 25 mph.   Mr.  Sheets won the race. 

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• High Accuracy & High Precision
• High Accuracy & Low Precision
• Low Accuracy & High Precision
• Low Accuracy & Low Precision

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How close a measurement is to the accepted value is called..

• Accuracy

• Precision

• Significant

• Estimate

• Proportional

• Non-proportional

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What two measurements are necessary for calculating speed?

• Mass and time
• Temperature and mass
• Mass and distance
• Distance and time

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

• 240 m/s
• 15 m/s
• 0.067 m/s
• 15 mph

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