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Worksheets6th 8.4 Speed and Velocity
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 5mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
A distance-versus-time graph will never show a __________ line.
a)
vertical
b)
horizontal
c)
curved
d)
diagonal
2.
On a distance-versus-time graph, a speed of zero would appear as a _________ line.
a)
vertical
b)
horizontal
c)
diagonal
d)
curved
3.
On a distance-versus-time graph, a straight line indicates that an object’s speed is ____________.
a)
zero
b)
increasing
c)
constant
d)
decreasing
4.
The slope of a line is found by ___________ the rise by the run.
a)
adding
b)
subtracting
c)
multiplying
d)
dividing
5.
To describe an object’s motion, you need to know both its speed and its ___________.
a)
direction
b)
location
c)
distance
d)
time
6.
Speed in a given direction is called _________.
a)
instantaneous speed
b)
average speed
c)
velocity
d)
slope
7.
A speedometer shows the ____________ speed of a vehicle.
a)
speed
b)
average speed
c)
instantaneous speed
d)
velocity
8.
The ______________ speed of an object is found by dividing the total distance by the total time.
a)
instantaneous
b)
average
c)
high
d)
low
9.
If Alfonso ran the 1,000-meter race in 2.5 minutes. What would be Alfonso’s average speed?
a)
4 m/min
b)
40 m/min
c)
400 m/min
d)
4000 m/min
10.
What is the SI unit for speed called?
a)
meters per minute
b)
miles per minute
c)
miles per second
d)
meters per second
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