Motion Review

speed of an object in a particular direction

• motion

• velocity

• speed

• acceleration

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NGSS.MS-PS3-1

What is this?

"This airplane is traveling at 500 mph, West"

• Speed

• Velocity

• Acceleration

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NGSS.MS-PS3-1

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

• 0 meters

• 400 meters

• 800 meters

• 1600 meters

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

• 0 meters

• 400 meters

• 800 meters

• 1600 meters

Two people walk across a parking lot. Their paths are shown in the image. Who traveled with a larger displacement?

• Person A

• Person B

• They both had the same displacement.

The change in an objects position from the final position to initial position.

• displacement

• distance

• motion

• reference point

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

• displacement

• distance

• motion

• reference point

The distance an object moves in a unit of time

• speed

• force

• velocity

• acceleration

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NGSS.MS-PS3-1

What is the speed of the International Space Station if it travels 300 miles in 60 seconds?

• 5 miles/second

• 0.2 miles/second

• 5 seconds/mile

• 18,000 miles/second

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NGSS.MS-PS3-1

The SI unit for speed is_______.

• meters per second

• miles per hour

• miles per second

• meters per hour

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NGSS.MS-PS3-1