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Speed and Velocity

Total questions: 38

Worksheet time: 1hrs 5mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

A block pulled 0.70 m to the right 0.14 s. What is the Average speed?

a)

5

b)

0.098

c)

.74

d)

1.4

2.

A bus travels 10 minutes for 40km . What is the average speed of the bus in km/hour.

a)

410 km/h

b)

40 km/h

c)

4 km/h

d)

50 km/h

3.

What was the average speed of the toy car during the two trials to the nearest tenth of a m/s?

a)

1.4 m/s

b)

0.7

c)

14

d)

113.4

4.

Which of these accurately describes the motion of the toy train?

a)

The toy train speeds up while going forward and then slows down

b)

The toy train slows down while going forward and the moves backwards.

c)

The toy train moves forward at a constant speed , slows down, and then stops.

d)

The toy train moves forward at in increasing speed, stops, and then moves forward.

5.

Four students ran two times around a running path at a local park. Which graph best represents a stop for 10 minutes the student's motion?

a)

b)

c)

d)

6.

Which graph displays the motion of car as it decreasing speed?

a)
b)
c)
d)
7.

1. Which two measurements are needed in order to calculate the speed of an object in motion?

a)

Time and Distance

b)

Volume and Mass

c)

Distance and Force

d)

Mass and Milliliters

8.

Describe the motion in the graph...

a)

Constant speed

b)

stopping

c)

decreasing speed

d)

deceleration

9.

Accurately describes the motion of the toy train at 4 seconds?

a)

it is increasing speed

b)

it is at a constant speed

c)

it is stopped

d)

it is headed to the start

10.

The graph shows the distance a car traveled in 5 seconds while moving on a freeway. What is the average speed of the car?

a)

28 m/s

b)

145 m/s

c)

700 m/s

d)

2.7 m/s

11.

1. A bus travels 45 km in 30 minutes. What is the average speed of the bus in kilometers per hour?

(30 minutes = 0.5 hours)

a)

45 km/h

b)

90 km/h

c)

30 km/h

d)

1350

12.

It takes five hours to drive from Fort Worth to Midland, which is a distance of 300 miles. What would be the average speed for this trip?

a)

60 mph

b)

300 mph

c)

5 mph

d)

0.016 mph

13.

Which graph shows the fastest speed?

a)
b)
c)
d)
14.

Which increase over time or acceleration?

a)
b)
c)
d)
15.

If you are running to mile on Monday and you stop to tie your shoe, what happens to your time?

a)

The total time you take to complete the mile will increase

b)

The total time you take to complete the mile will decrease

c)

The total distance you take to complete the mile will increase

d)

The total distance you take to complete the mile will decrease

16.

Which of the following is NOT a chemical evidence?

a)

melting

b)

smoke

c)

heat released

d)

precipitate

17.

Wind blowing at 20 mph is an example of Vector or scalar?

a)
Scalar
b)
Vector
18.

30 m/sec. East, is an example of Scalar or Vector

a)
Scalar
b)
Vector
c)
Neither
19.

A deer running 15 meters per second due West is vector or scalar?

a)
Scalar
b)
Vector
20.
Distance and direction of an object's change in position from a starting point
a)
displacement
b)
distance
c)
motion
d)
reference point
21.
What is magnitude?
a)
The direction that describes a quantity.
b)

A numerical value (numbers)

c)
A unit of force
22.

In this graph, a bus is:

a)

moving

b)

standing still (stationary)

c)

speeding up (accelerating)

d)

slowing down (decelerating)

23.

The speed of a bus in this graph is:

a)

fast

b)

slow

c)

zero

d)

the speed of light

24.

This line shows that:

a)

the bus is at a bus stop

b)

the bus is gradually slowing down (decelerating)

c)

the bus moves in a steady speed

d)

the bus is gradually speeding up (accelerating)

25.

This line is:

a)

curved

b)

vertical

c)

horizontal

d)

none of these

26.

What is the speed of the object at 3 hours?

a)

0 mi/hr

b)

24 mi/hr

c)

2.5 mi/hr

d)

6 mi/hr

27.

What is the displacement of the object at 45 seconds?

a)

7 m

b)

13 m

c)

.16 m

d)

6.4 m

28.

Segment A-B The bus is _________________.

a)

at rest

b)

returning (to original position)

c)

moving forward

29.
What is the formula to calculate speed?
a)
S = t/d
b)
S = d/t
c)
S = d x t
d)
S = t x d
30.
What is velocity?
a)
the quickness of an object
b)
the location of an object
c)
acceleration
d)
speed in a specific direction
31.

Average speed is

a)

equivalent to velocity

b)

the rate at which an object is moving at a given instant

c)

the rate at which a slope changes

d)

the total distance traveled divided by the total time

32.

What is the formula to calculate speed?

a)

Speed = time / distance

b)

Speed = distance x time

c)

Speed = distance / time

d)

Speed = time x distance

33.

Which of the following is the units for speed?

a)

miles, meters, kilometers

b)

minutes, hours, years

c)

m/s, cm/yr, km/s

d)

seconds, meters, miles/hour

34.

88 m/s North is an example of...

a)
Speed
b)
Velocity
35.
What is velocity?
a)
the quickness of an object
b)
the location of an object
c)
acceleration
d)
speed in a specific direction
36.

65 mi/hr South is an example of...

a)
Speed
b)

Velocity

c)
Direction
37.
Find the velocity of a truck that travels 75 miles north in 2.5 hours.
a)
187.5 mph north
b)
30 mph north
c)
300 mph north
d)
200 mph north
38.
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