Full Speed Ahead! (6.7B/7.7A/7.7B)

What does the graph represent?

• Constant Speed

• Acceleration

• Not moving

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NGSS.MS-PS3-1

Every morning, Tom walks along a straight road from his home to the bus stop. Below, is a graph representing Tom’s trip to school.
- What is the average speed of Tom’s complete journey?

• 1.6m/s

• 2.3m/s

• 1.3m/s

• 2.8m/s

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NGSS.MS-PS3-1

At 60 seconds, how far had this object traveled? 

• 0m

• 10m

• 20m

• 40m

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NGSS.MS-PS3-1

What is the total distance the object traveled? 

• 40m

• 100m

• 20m

• 80m

Between 60 and 100 seconds, what is the motion of the object? 

• the object is stopped

• the object is accelerating

• the object is going back to start

• the object is decelerating

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NGSS.HS-PS2-1

Cesar drove from Houston to Dallas in 4 hours. Dallas is roughly 250 miles NW of Houston. What was his average speed?

• 1000 mph

• 
  55 mph

• 
  62.5 mph

• 
  60 mph

Which object travels at the greater average speed?

• Object 1, because it travels the greater distance per unit of time

• 
  Object 1, because it travels the shorter amount of time

• 
  Object 2, because it travels the shorter distance per unit of time

• 
  Object 1, because it travels the longer amount of time

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NGSS.MS-PS3-1

A horse trainer records the distance a horse travels during three different trials. What is the horse's average speed in kilometers per minute?

• 90km/min

• 27km/min

• 0.3km/min

• 3.33km/min

The graph below shows the motion of a ball rolling on a straight track. What is the average speed of the ball's entire trip?

• 
  0.2 m/s

• 
  5.0 m/s

• 
  

  10.0 m/s

• 0.5 m/s

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NGSS.MS-PS3-1

During which time interval is the ball rolling the fastest?

• 0-10 seconds

• 20-30 seconds

• 30-50 seconds

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NGSS.MS-PS3-1