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Speed and Velocity

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 15mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
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
2.
What two measurements are necessary for calculating speed?
a)
Mass and time
b)
Temperature and mass
c)
Mass and distance
d)
Distance and time
3.
What is the equation to calculate speed?
a)
speed = distance/time
b)
speed = time/distance
c)
speed = time x distance 
d)
speed = speed/time 
4.
Which of the following is a unit of speed ?
a)
sec
b)
mi
c)
m/s
d)
min
5.
Velocity is both ____ and _____. 
a)
speed , direction 
b)
direction, mass
c)
volume, density 
d)
direction, magnitude 
6.
Which of the following represents a velocity?
a)
40 m
b)
40 m north
c)
40 m/s
d)
40 m/s north
7.

A car travelling 300 kilometres in 5 hours is an example of _____.

a)

Speed

b)

Velocity

c)

Acceleration

d)

Direction

8.

What is the speed of an object that travels 60 metres in 4 seconds?

a)

240 m/s

b)

15 m/s

c)

0.067 m/s

d)

15 mph

9.

Calculate the speed of a train that travelled 400 kilometres in 5 hours.

a)

20 km/h

b)

20 m/s

c)

80 km/h

d)

80 m/s

10.
What is the speed of a cheetah that travels 112.0 m in 4.0 s?
a)
0.0357 m/s
b)
28 m/s
c)
0.036 m/s
d)
28.0 m/s
11.
A car moves a distance of 1000 m with an average speed of 28 m/s.   Calculate the time.
a)
36 seconds
b)
28,000 seconds
c)
28 seconds
d)
972 seconds
12.

How long will it take to go 150,000 m travelling at 50 km/hr?

a)

3000 hours

b)

3000 sec

c)

3 hours

d)

3 sec

13.
A cheetah runs with an average speed of 32 m/s for 30 seconds.  How far did the cheetah run?
a)
960 m
b)
1.07 m
c)
0.94 m
d)
62 m
14.

What distance will a car travelling 65 km/hr travel in 180 min?

a)

11,700 m

b)

195 m

c)

21.7 m

d)

2.77 m

15.
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
16.

Describe the speed of the object from

2-5 seconds using the speed vs. time graph.

a)

Increasing speed

b)

Stationary

c)

Decreasing speed

d)

Constant speed

17.

Describe the speed of the object from 4-6 seconds using the distance vs. time graph.

a)

Increasing speed

b)

Decreasing speed

c)

Stationary

d)

Constant speed

18.
Which time section is the object moving the fastest?
a)
0-10 seconds
b)
10-20 seconds
c)
20-30 seconds
d)
30-40 seconds
19.
Which section of the graph shows decreasing velocity?
a)
CD
b)
DE
c)
EF
d)
GH
20.
In which time interval was the object speeding up?   
a)
between 0 s and 2 s
b)
between 2 s and 4 s
c)
between 6 s and 8 s
d)
between 8 s and 10 s