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WHAT IS SPEED ?

Total questions: 12

Worksheet time: 6mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The rate at which an object changes position is called __________ .

a)

gravity

b)

speed

c)

condensation

d)

velocity

2.

Speed measures how fast an object ________ .

a)

rises

b)

moves

c)

flows

d)

creates

3.

The faster an object moves the more ________ it has .

a)

movement

b)

matter

c)

gravity

d)

energy

4.

The unit for speed is a unit of distance divided by a unit of ______.

a)

time

b)

gas

c)

gravity

d)

acceleration

5.

The fastest land animal is the _________ .

a)

lion

b)

cheetah

c)

tiger

d)

puma

6.

To find an object´s average speed , divide the distance the object moves by the total ________ spent moving .

a)

gravity

b)

time

c)

acceleration

d)

velocity

7.

Some objects change speed and ________ .

a)

direction

b)

velocity

c)

gravity

d)

mass

8.

_________ combines both the speed and the direction an object is moving .

a)

Energy

b)

Acceleration

c)

Gravity

d)

Velocity

9.

Some words that describe direction are _____, ________ , _______ .

a)

fast, slow, quick

b)

north, south, east

c)

medium, high, top

d)

short, tall, medium

10.

Any change in the speed or direction of an object´s motion is ___________ .

a)

velocity

b)

capacity

c)

gravity

d)

acceleration

11.

Starting, speeding up, and _______ down are accelerations

a)

slowing

b)

going

c)

being

d)

placing

12.

A roller coaster on a curved path ________ even if its speed does not change.

a)

crashes

b)

moves

c)

accelerates

d)

strikes