Speed and Motion Review

What is the formula to find the speed of an object?

• Distance + Time

• Distance - Time

• Distance/Time

• Distance x Time

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NGSS.MS-PS3-1

Match the correct units with the measurement.

• kilometers (km)

• speed

• meters per seconds (m/s)

• distance

• seconds (s)

• time

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NGSS.MS-PS3-1

On a distance time graph, the steeper the line, the ​ (a)   the speed. A horizontal line means the object is ​ (b)   A diagonal straight line means the speed of the object is ​ (c)  

• greater
• stopped.
• constant.
• moving
• slower
• varied

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NGSS.MS-PS3-1

David rode his motorcycle for 3.5 hours and traveled 140 miles. What is David's average speed?

• 40mi/hr

• 40 miles

• 490 mi/hr

• 30 mi/hr

What is the object doing between 9:30 and 13:30?

• Moving away from the starting point

• moving towards the starting point

• not moving

• driving straight

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NGSS.MS-PS3-1

What is the farthest distance the object traveled?

• 60 meters

• 65 meters

• 70 meters

• 80 meters

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NGSS.MS-PS3-1

What is the car's motion relative to the starting point at time = 2 minutes?

• not moving

• at the starting point

• moving towards the starting point

• moving away from the starting point

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NGSS.MS-PS3-1

What is the speed of a car that travels 78 miles in 2 hours?

• 50 miles per hour

• 39 miles per second

• 156 miles per hour

• 39 miles per hour

What two measurements are necessary for calculating speed?

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

What variable goes on the y-axis of a graph in a distance-time graph?

• Distance

• Time

• Runners

• Average