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WorksheetsAverage speed and velocity
Total questions: 38
Worksheet time: 3hrs 6mins
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Class
Date
1.
65 km per hour North is an example of an objects what?
a)
Speed
b)
Velocity
c)
Average Speed
d)
Constant Speed
2.
10 km per hour is an example of an objects what?
a)
Velocity
b)
Speed
c)
Acceleration
d)
Inertia
3.
Velocity is
a)
speed
b)
direction
c)
speed with a direction
4.
On a distance vs. time graph, the steeper the slope _____
a)
the slower the speed
b)
the faster the speed
c)
less acceleration
d)
greater acceleration
5.
LT4: The graph shows Ashley riding her bike to Maria's house.
What was occurring from point B to point C?
What was occurring from point B to point C?
a)
She was increasing her speed.
b)
She stopped for 4 minutes
c)
She was decreasing in speed
6.
LT4: The graph shows Ashley riding her bike to Maria's house.
What is occurring from point A to point B?
What is occurring from point A to point B?
a)
they are traveling at a constant speed
b)
they are decreasing in speed
c)
they stopped to take a break
7.
Speed is equal to
a)
Distance/Time
b)
Time/Distance
c)
Time x Distance
d)
Acceleration
8.
Speed is different from velocity because
a)
Velocity has a direction
b)
Speed uses Distance /Time
c)
Velocity doesn't include time
d)
Velocity doesn't include distance
9.
A proper quantity showing velocity would be
a)
25 m/s.
b)
30 m south.
c)
15 m/s north.
d)
10 m.
10.
_____ is how fast an object moves in a specific direction.
a)
velocity
b)
speed
c)
displacement
d)
distance
11.
At 60 seconds, how far had this object traveled?
a)
0 m
b)
10 m
c)
20 m
d)
40 m
12.
According to the graph how far does the person travel in the first 5 seconds?
a)
2 m
b)
10 m
c)
0 m
d)
5 m
13.
What is the person doing from 5 seconds to 10 seconds?
a)
Walking
b)
Running
c)
Standing Still
d)
Walking Fast
14.
What is happening at E?
a)
Stationary
b)
Accelerating
c)
Fast steady speed; moving away from the starting position
d)
Steady speed; returning to start position
15.
What is happening at A?
a)
Stationary
b)
Accelerating
c)
Slower steady speed; moving away from the starting position
d)
Steady speed; returning to start position
16.
Speed is a
a)
scalar
b)
vector
17.
Velocity is a
a)
scalar
b)
vector
18.
The rate an object is moving at a given moment is
a)
average speed
b)
constant speed
c)
instantaneous speed
d)
acceleration
19.
Time is calculated as
a)
d x v
b)
v/d
c)
d/v
20.
To calculate distance,
a)
multiply velocity and time
b)
divide velocity by time
c)
divide time by velocity
21.
Cole is learning physics vocabulary. He knows that displacement means which of the following?
a)
distance 1/2 way between starting and ending points
b)
2 times the speed of a nonmoving object
c)
his change in position
d)
the distance between starting and ending point
22.
A runner races in the 100 meter dash. It takes her 10 seconds to finish. What is her average speed?
a)
10 m/s
b)
1000 m/s
c)
100 seconds
d)
10 seconds
23.
How long would it take for you to swim across a lake that is 900 meters across if you swim at 1.5 m/sec?
a)
600 sec
b)
600 m/sec
c)
0.00167 sec
d)
0.00167 m/sec
24.
If an owl has a speed of 50 m/s, and has a time of 10 s. What is the distance that the owl traveled?
a)
500 m
b)
5 m
c)
10 m
25.
What is the speed of an object that travels 60 meters in 4 seconds?
a)
240 m/s
b)
15 m/s
c)
0.067 m/s
d)
15 mph
26.
If a dog travels a distance of 10 meters, and has a speed for 15 m/s. What is the time?
a)
1.5 s
b)
150 s
c)
0.667 s
d)
6.67 s
27.
Suppose you are walking home after school. The distance from home is five kilometers. On foot, you can get home in 25 minutes. However, if you rode your bicycle, you could get home in 10 minutes. What is your average speed while walking?
a)
5 km/min
b)
125 km/min
c)
0.5 km/min
d)
0.2 km/min
28.
You walk 10 meters to math class in 20 seconds. Your average speed is
a)
2 m/s
b)
0.5 m/s
c)
200 m/s
d)
5 m/s
29.
The time a runner takes is 500 seconds. The distance he travels is 25 meters. What is the runners speed?
a)
20 m/s
b)
0.05 m/s
c)
12500
d)
20 km/hr
30.
If a hawk travels from Arkansas to California, the hawk travels a distance of 496,000 meters and has a time of 25000 seconds. What is the velocity?
a)
19.84 m/s
b)
9.45 m/s
c)
450 m/s
d)
9.45 mph
31.
If a book is thrown from a desk with a time of 2 seconds, and it has a distance of 1 meter. What is the speed of the book?
a)
0.5 m/s
b)
2 m/s
c)
0.05 m/s
32.
If a soccer player runs down a field with a speed of 30 m/s, and has a time of 45 seconds. What is his distance?
a)
1350 m
b)
0.667 m
c)
6.7 m
d)
1350 s
33.
The definition of speed is:
a)
Speed is how fast or slow something is
b)
Speed is direction
c)
Velocity and speed are the same
34.
An example of a direction is
a)
North
b)
going
c)
leaving
35.
What is this graph showing?
a)
Constant Speed
b)
Acceleration (speeding up)
c)
Deceleration (slowing down)
d)
No motion
36.
What does this graph represent?
a)
Constant speed
b)
Acceleration
c)
Not moving
37.
When you graph the motion of an object, you put ____ on the horizontal X axis and ____ on the vertical Y axis.
a)
speed, time
b)
distance, time
c)
direction, speed
d)
time, distance
38.
Ms Ali has to travel 5km to get home from KFC and this takes her 1 hour. What is the average speed in m/s? (Need to convert your answer)
a)
5km/h
b)
1.39 m/s
c)
5 m/s
d)
1.39 km/h
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