Calculating Average Speed and Velocity Through a Fun Journey Story

Calculating Average Speed and Velocity Through a Fun Journey Story

Assessment

Interactive Video

Mathematics, Physics, Science

6th - 8th Grade

Hard

Created by

Patricia Brown

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The video tutorial explains Satra's journey to an ice cream shop and back, covering a total distance of 18 kilometers in two hours. It introduces the concepts of speed and velocity, highlighting the difference between them. Speed is calculated as the total distance traveled over time, while velocity considers the change in position over time, including direction. The tutorial also discusses average speed and average velocity, emphasizing that these are not constant values but averages over the journey.

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10 questions

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

How far did Satra travel in total during his journey?

20 kilometers

18 kilometers

8 kilometers

10 kilometers

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is the formula to calculate speed?

Time divided by distance

Time multiplied by distance

Distance divided by time

Distance multiplied by time

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What does average speed represent?

The overall speed over the entire journey

The speed at the end of the journey

The constant speed throughout the journey

The speed at the start of the journey

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What was Satra's average speed during his journey?

8 km/h

9 km/h

10 km/h

11 km/h

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is the standard unit of speed in the International System of Units (SI)?

Kilometers per hour

Miles per hour

Meters per second

Feet per second

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is the key difference between speed and velocity?

Speed includes direction, velocity does not

Velocity includes direction, speed does not

Velocity is always greater than speed

Speed is always greater than velocity

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

How is velocity calculated?

By dividing displacement by time

By multiplying displacement by time

By dividing distance by time

By multiplying distance by time

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