Free Printable Speed and Velocity

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.

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

3.

Total distance divided by total time is

a)

average speed

b)

constant speed

c)

instantaneous speed

d)

acceleration

4.

What does this graph represent?

a)

Constant Speed

b)

Acceleration

c)

Not moving

5.

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

6.

What is the person doing from 5 seconds to 10 seconds?

a)

Walking

b)

Running

c)

Standing Still

d)

Walking Fast

7.

Velocity is both ____ and _____.

a)

speed , direction

b)

direction, mass

c)

volume, density

d)

direction, magnitude

8.

When you look at the speedometer of your car, it tells you your....

a)

Average speed

b)

Instantaneous speed

9.

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

10.

How do you calculate velocity?

a)

Distance divided by time.

b)

Displacement divided by time.

c)

Speed multiplied by time.

d)

Displacement divided by velocity.

11.

How do you calculate distance?

a)

Distance divided by time.

b)

Displacement divided by time.

c)

Speed multiplied by time.

d)

Displacement divided by velocity.

12.

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

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 is the speed of the red line?

a)

4 m/s

b)

16 m/s

c)

32 m/s

d)

2 m/s

15.

The tornado is traveling northwest at 20 mph.

a)

speed

b)

velocity

c)

acceleration

16.

The Olympian swam 200 meters in 20 seconds.

a)

speed

b)

velocity

c)

acceleration

17.

Avery likes to walk 30 feet in 10 seconds. What is her speed?

a)

3 feet/sec

b)

6 feet/sec

c)

10 feet/sec

d)

2 feet/sec

18.

How far will a person go if they jog for 2 hours at a speed of 12 km/hr?

a)

6 km

b)

0.5 km

c)

10 km

d)

24 km

19.

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

20.

Shona cycles at an average speed of 8km/h. How far has she travelled if she cycles for 4 hours?

a)

55km

b)

32km

c)

43km

d)

32miles

21.

How far will a person go if they jog for 2 hours at a speed of 12 km/hr?

a)

6 km

b)

0.5 km

c)

10 km

d)

24 km

22.

Cheryl cycles at an average speed of 8km/h. How far has she traveled if she cycles for 4 hours?

a)

55km

b)

32km

c)

43km

d)

32miles

23.

What two measurements are necessary for calculating speed?

a)

Mass and time

b)

Temperature and mass

c)

Mass and distance

d)

Distance and time

24.

What is required to observe motion?

a)

stop watch

b)

time

c)

distance

d)

reference point

25.

Calculate the speed of a dog running through a field if he is covering 23.7 meters in 54 seconds.

a)

0.43 m/s

b)

1,279.8 m/s

c)

1.21 m/s

d)

4.08 m/s

26.

What is the speed of a horse in meters per second that runs a distance of 1.2 miles in 2.4 minutes? (There are 5280 feet in 1 mile, and there are 0.3048 meters in a foot)

a)

1,931.21 m/s

b)

144 m/s

c)

13.41 m/s

d)

2.3 m/s

27.

If a jogger runs for 2,541 meters in a time of 43.6 minutes, what was the speed of the jogger?

a)

0.97 m/s

b)

2.1 m/s

c)

3.44 m/s

d)

6.32 m/s

28.

A girl is pedaling her bike at a speed of 0.10 km/min. How far will she travel in two hours?

a)

12 km

b)

33 km

c)

2.5 km

d)

14 km

29.

What is a reference point?

a)

A place or object that is staying still, that is used to determine if something else is moving.

b)

A place or spot where something is located

c)

The action of moving or being moved

d)

Shortest distance between starting position and ending position

30.

In order to determine an object’s location, you need a _____.

a)

time

b)

displacement

c)

speed

d)

reference point

31.

You are in a car going 20 km/h and another car passes you going in the opposite direction at 20 km/h. Do both cars have the same velocity?

a)

Yes, because they are both going 20 km/h

b)

No, because they are going in different directions

32.

How long did it take this object to travel back to its reference/starting point?

a)

20 s

b)

30 s

c)

60 s

d)

100 s

33.

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

34.

When it comes to describing the location based on the reference point, what must each description always include?

a)

Location and Position

b)

Distance and Position

c)

Direction and Location

d)

Distance and Direction

35.

What is the total distance covered by 2 pm?

a)

40 miles

b)

30 miles

c)

60 miles

d)

10 miles

36.

Jermaine runs exactly 2 laps around a 400 meter track. What is the displacement?

a)

800

b)

400

c)

0

d)

200

37.

What distance did the creature travel?

a)

23 m

b)

9 m

c)

-9 m

d)

-23 m

38.

What is the creature's final displacement?

a)

23 m

b)

9 m

c)

-9 m

d)

-23 m

39.

Negative displacement means the object is

a)

moving to the right.

b)

moving to the left.

c)

slowing down.

d)

negative displacement is not possible.

40.

Object C had an initial position of 2 m and a final position of 10 m. The displacement of object C can be shown with this equation: Displacement = final position - initial position
What was the displacement of object C?

a)

+6 m

b)

+8 m

c)

-4 m

d)

-2 m

41.

What does this graph represent?

a)

Constant Speed

b)

Acceleration

c)

Not moving

42.

How long did it take this object to travel back to its reference/starting point?

a)

20 s

b)

30 s

c)

60 s

d)

100 s

43.

At 60 seconds, how far had this object traveled?

a)

0 m

b)

10 m

c)

20 m

d)

40 m

44.

What does this graph represent?

a)

Constant speed

b)

Acceleration

c)

Not moving

45.

What is happening at D?

a)

Stationary

b)

Accelerating

c)

Fast steady speed; moving away from the starting position

d)

Slower steady speed; moving away from the starting position

46.

What is happening at C?

a)

Stationary

b)

Accelerating

c)

Fast steady speed; moving away from the starting position

d)

Slower steady speed; moving away from the starting position

47.

What does this graph represent?

a)

Constant speed

b)

Acceleration

c)

Not moving

48.

How long did it take this object to travel 10 m?

a)

0 s

b)

10 s

c)

15 s

d)

20 s

49.

Which runner had a head start?

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

50.

What two measurements are necessary for calculating speed?

a)

Mass and time

b)

Temperature and mass

c)

Mass and distance

d)

Distance and time

51.

In which of the following graphs below are both runners moving at the same speed?

a)

b)

c)

d)

52.

Match the description to the graph:

"The car is coming back."

a)

b)

c)

d)

53.

Match the description to the graph:

"The car is traveling at a constant speed."

a)

b)

c)

d)

54.

What does this graph represent?

a)

Constant speed

b)

Acceleration

c)

Not moving

55.

Match the description to the graph:

"The car is traveling at a constant speed."

a)

b)

c)

d)

56.

Segment B-C The bus is _________________.

a)

at rest

b)

returning (to original position)

c)

moving forward

57.

What is the equation to calculate time?

a)

time = speed/distance

b)

time = distance/speed

c)

time = speed x distance

d)

time = distance x speed

58.

How long did Charlie stop for a rest?

a)

2.5 seconds

b)

2 seconds

c)

3 seconds

d)

5 seconds

59.

Choose the correct relationship between speed, time and distance

a)

$speed\ =\ \frac{time}{dis\tan ce}$

b)

$time=\frac{speed}{dis\tan ce}$

c)

$dis\tan ce=\frac{speed}{time}$

d)

$time=\frac{dis\tan ce}{speed}$

60.

Usain Bolt ran the 100 m sprint in 9.63 s in August 2012. How do we work out his average speed over the race?

a)

$av.\ speed=100\times9.63$

b)

$av.\ speed=\frac{100}{9.63}$

c)

$av.\ speed\ =\ 9.63\times100$

d)

$av.\ speed=\frac{9.63}{100}$

61.

What was Usain Bolt's average speed over the race?

100 m sprint in 9.63 s

a)

10.4 m/s

b)

0.96 km/hr

c)

10.4 km/hr

d)

0.96 m/s

62.

This is a distance-time graph of Usain Bolt's sprint.

Choose the best description of his speed over the race.

a)

He maintained a speed of 10.4 m/s throughout the race

b)

He accelerated, then decelerated.

c)

He started at a steady speed and slowed as he got tired.

d)

He sped up, then maintained a steady speed.

63.

How far had he ran before reaching his maximum speed?

a)

10 m

b)

30 m

c)

70 m

d)

90 m

64.

Valentina is going for a bike ride.

The distance-time graph describes her full journey.

How long was she stationary for?

a)

5 minutes

b)

7.5 minutes

c)

10 minutes

d)

15 minutes

65.

What was the total distance travelled during her journey?

a)

0 km

b)

25 km

c)

50 km

d)

75 km

66.

What was her average speed in kilometres per hour between 17:15 and 17:45?

a)

20 km/hr

b)

0.67 km/hr

c)

40 km/hr

d)

66.7 km/hr

67.

If you travel 10 miles in 5 minutes, what is your speed?

a)

10 mi/min

b)

15 mi/min

c)

50 mi/min

d)

2 mi/min

68.

At what point is the speed the greatest?

a)

C-D

b)

B-C

c)

A-B

d)

D-E

69.

According to the Density Triangle, what is the formula for TIME?

a)

$T\ =\ D\ \times\ S$

b)

$T\ =\ S\div D$

c)

$T\ =\ D\ \div S$

d)

$D\ =\ S\ \times T$

70.

Speed = 20 miles/hour

Time = 2 hours

Distance = ?

Hint: Use the Density Triangle.

a)

40 miles

b)

0.1 miles

c)

20 miles

d)

10 miles

Speed and Velocity

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