Distance, Displacement, Speed, Velocity, and X vs. T Graphs

What is the displacement from 0-5 seconds?

• 25 m away
• 5 m away 
• 6 m away
• 15 m away

On a distance vs. time graph, the steeper the slope _____

• the slower the speed
• the faster the speed
• less acceleration
• greater acceleration

Describe the motion of the object in the graph

• constant velocity
• speeding up
• slowing down
• at rest

Bill runs 400 meters to Andy's house, turns around, and runs 400 meters back home.  What is Bill's distance?

• 0 meters
• 400 meters
• 800 meters
• 1600 meters

Bill runs 400 meters to Andy's house, turns around, and runs 400 meters back home.  What is Bill's displacement?

• 0 meters
• 400 meters
• 800 meters
• 1600 meters

What is the velocity of the object that created the position vs. time graph?

• 10 m/s

• 8.3 cm/s

• 8.3 m/s

• 60 m

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An astronaut travels at a speed of 400 m/s for 250 seconds, what is the total distance he traveled?

• 0.625 m

• 100,000 m

• 1.6 m

• 650 m

A horse follows a dangling carrot for 20 m, if it took her 50 seconds to reach it, how fast was the horse moving?

• 1,000 m/s

• 2.5 m/s

• 0.4 m/s

• 20 m/s

How much time does it take to travel 800 m at a speed of 25 m/s?

• 32 s

• 20,000 s

• 0.03 s

• 25 s

1. Amy runs 2 miles south, then turns around and runs 3 miles north. What is her displacement?

• 5 miles

• 1 miles

• 2 miles

• 3 miles