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Displacement and Velocity

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 40mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Jerry walked from home to school, then from the school to the park. What is his total distance traveled?

a)

2 km

b)

5 km

c)

8 km

d)

10 km

2.

Amy runs 2 miles south, then turns around and runs 3 miles north. What is displacement?

a)

5 miles

b)

1 miles

c)

2 miles

d)

3 miles

3.
 Jermaine runs exactly 2 laps around a 400 meter track. What is the displacement?
a)
800
b)
400
c)
0
d)
200
4.

You arrive in my class 35 seconds after leaving english which is 80 meters away. How fast did you travel?

a)

45 m/s

b)

2.3 m/s

c)

115 m/s

d)

35 m/s

5.

Define motion.

a)

Rate of motion measured in distance over a period of time.

b)

A change in velocity over a certain amount of time. Can be positive or negative.

c)

A change in position relative to a frame of reference.

d)

Quantities that are fully described by both a magnitude and a direction.

6.

Define speed.

a)

A change in position relative to a frame of reference.

b)

A change in velocity over a certain amount of time. Can be positive or negative.

c)

Rate of motion measure in total distance over total time in a specific direction.

d)

Rate of motion measured in distance over a period of time.

7.
 Ray runs 30 feet north, 30 feet west, and then 30 feet south. What is the distance?
a)
90 feet
b)
30 feet
c)
60 feet
d)
0 feet
8.
A person walks 10 miles east, then 5 miles west, and then 10 miles east.  What is the total distance walked?
a)
25 miles
b)
20 miles
c)
15 miles
d)
10 miles
9.
A person walks 10 miles east, then 5 miles west, and then 10 miles east.  What is the person's displacement?
a)
25 miles east
b)
20 miles west
c)
15 miles east
d)
10 miles west
10.
What is the length and direction of a straight line between starting and ending points?
a)
displacement
b)
distance
c)
frame of reference
d)
vector
11.
What is the length of the path traveled between two points?
a)
distance
b)
displacement
c)
scalar
d)
frame of reference
12.
Distance and displacement are never the same.
a)
true
b)
false
13.
What is speed?
a)
how far you go
b)
how much distance is covered over a period of time
c)
how fast you accelerate
d)
the change in the location of a object
14.
What is the formula to calculate speed?
a)
Speed = time/distance
b)
Speed = distance/time
c)
Speed = distance x time
d)
Speed = time x distance
15.
What is velocity?
a)
the quickness of an object
b)
the location of an object
c)
acceleration
d)
speed in a specific direction
16.
Ms. Bush drives 50 miles. What does Ms. Bush need to figure out her speed?
a)
The type of car she drives
b)
Her heart rate as she drives
c)
The time she has driven
d)
The direction she was going
17.

An old lady flew down the highway 600 miles in a side car. The journey in the side car took 10 hours. What was the velocity of the old woman in the side car?

a)

6000 miles/hour

b)

610 miles per hour

c)

60 miles/hour

d)

10 miles/hour

18.
Do escalators moving at the same speed in the opposite direction have the same velocity?
a)
Yes
b)
No
19.
The correct equation to calculate speed is
a)
distance divided by time
b)
time divided by distance
c)
distance x time
d)
distance divided by distance2
20.
Total distance divided by total time is
a)
average speed
b)
constant speed
c)
instantaneous speed
d)
acceleration