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Speed, Velocity, Distance and Displacement

Total questions: 58

Worksheet time: 1hrs 22mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Identify what is happening between points A & B (hint: what type of graph is this?)

a)

the subject is accelerating

b)

the subject is travelling at a constant speed

c)

the subject is not moving

d)

the subject is travelling at a constant speed North East

2.

Identify what is happening between points B & C

a)

the subject is travelling at a constant speed

b)

the subject is not moving

c)

the subject is resting

d)

all answers are correct

3.

Describe the difference between distance & displacement

a)

distance is a vector quantity and displacement is a scalar quantity

b)

distance is a scalar quantity and displacement is a vector quantity

c)

distance includes direction and displacement doesn't

d)

displacement only includes magnitude

4.

Charlie travels 900m to get to school in the morning. Over the course of the day, he covers a distance of 650m (walking to class etc.). He then travels 900m to return home. Identify his total displacement (m).

a)

0m

b)

2450m

c)

900m

d)

1800m

5.

Identify what velocity is a measurement of

a)

total distance travelled, divided by time taken

b)

total displacement travelled, divided by time

c)

total displacement travelled, divided by velocity

d)

total speed of an object, multiplied by time

6.

Identify what speed is a measurement of:

a)

total distance travelled, divided by time

b)

total displacement travelled, divided by time

c)

total distance travelled, divided by speed

d)

total speed of an object, multiplied by time

7.

The starting point you choose to describe the location, or position, of an object.

a)

reference point

b)

motion

c)

position

d)

displacement

8.

An object’s distance and direction from a reference point.

a)

reference point

b)

motion

c)

position

d)

displacement

9.

The difference between the initial, or starting, position and the final position

a)

reference point

b)

motion

c)

position

d)

displacement

10.

A measure of the distance an object travels in a given amount of time.

a)

velocity

b)

motion

c)

speed

d)

vector

11.

The speed and the direction of a moving object

a)

velocity

b)

acceleration

c)

speed

d)

vector

12.

A quantity that has both magnitude and direction

a)

velocity

b)

acceleration

c)

speed

d)

vector

13.

What is this?

A car is traveling 50 mph.

a)

Speed

b)

Velocity

c)

Acceleration

14.

What is this?

"This airplane is traveling at 500 mph, West"

a)

Speed

b)

Velocity

c)

Acceleration

15.
What is your average speed if you take 0.5 h to jog 4,000 m?
a)
8000 m/h
b)
2000 m/h
c)
0.000125 m/h
d)
800 m/h
16.
An airplane traveling from San Francisco to Chicago travels 1,260 km in 3.5 h. What is the airplaine's avearge speed?
a)
36 km/h
b)
360 km/h
c)
4,410 km/h
17.
What is the person doing from 5 seconds to 10 seconds?
a)
Walking 
b)
Running
c)
Standing Still 
d)
Walking Fast
18.
What does this graph represent?
a)
Constant Speed
b)
Acceleration
c)
Not moving
19.
Bill runs 400 meters to Andy's house, turns around, and runs 400 meters back home.  What is Bill's displacement?
a)
0 meters
b)
400 meters
c)
800 meters
d)
1600 meters
20.
On a Friday evening, you drive 25 miles straight west to a football game. After the game you drive 20 miles east back the way you came to visit a friend. What is your displacement?
a)
15 miles west
b)
10 miles east
c)
45 miles north
d)
5 miles west
21.
On a Saturday afternoon, you drive 30 miles directly east to visit grandma. You then drive 20 miles back the way you came to stop at a friend’s house. What is your total distance traveled? 
a)
20 miles
b)
30 miles
c)
40 miles
d)
50 miles
22.
Speed is equal to 
a)
Distance/Time
b)
Time/Distance
c)
Time x Distance
d)
Acceleration
23.

An old lady rolls down a hill at 3 meters/second. The hill is 36 meters long. How many seconds does it take the old lady to reach the bottom of the hill?

a)

39 seconds

b)

12 seconds

c)

15 seconds

d)

33 seconds

24.

What is speed?

a)

It is how far you go

b)

It is the distance traveled over a period of time

c)

It is how fast you accelerate

d)

It is the change in the postilion of a object

25.
What is the difference between instantaneous speed and average speed?
a)
Average speed happens in a particular instant, Instantaneous speed is the speed of an object over a longer period of time.
b)
Instantaneous speed is never right, average speed is always right
c)
Instantaneous speed happens in a particular instant, Average speed is the speed of an object over a longer period of time.
d)
Do not pick this answer
26.
What is velocity?
a)
the quickness of an object
b)
the location of an object
c)
acceleration
d)
speed in a specific direction
27.

Turning a corner on a motorcycle is always an example of ____.

a)

Speed

b)

Velocity

c)

A change in speed

d)

A change in velocity

28.
Which of the following is a unit of time?
a)
sec
b)
mi
c)
m/s
d)
km
29.
Reese can run 10 meters in 5 seconds. What is her speed?
a)
5 meters/sec
b)
2 meters/sec
c)
5 miles/hour
d)
2 miles/hour
30.

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

31.
Which of the following is a unit of speed ?
a)
sec
b)
mi
c)
m/s
d)
min
32.
How would you find the average speed of a marathon runner throughout an entire race?
a)
Ask a magic 8 ball
b)
You would take the entire distance the runner traveled and divide the distance by the total time it took the runner to complete the race.
c)
run along side them and eyeball it
d)
Ask Alexa
33.
The scientific (SI) unit for measuring distance is the ________ .
a)
mile
b)
foot
c)
kilometer
d)
meter
34.
Displacement is distance combined with
a)
direction
b)
speed
c)
velocity
d)
magnitude
35.
Because displacement has a magnitude and direction it is called a ______. 
a)
distance
b)
vector
c)
arrow
d)
length
36.
Which of the following describes distance and displacement correctly?
a)
The blue arrow shows distance and the orange arrows show displacement
b)
The blue arrow shows displacement and the orange arrows show distance
c)
Both arrows show distance only
d)
Both arrows show distance and displacement
37.

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

a)

2 km

b)

5 km

c)

8 km

d)

10 km

38.
After completing one trip on a roller coaster, the roller coaster's ________ is zero.
a)
displacement
b)
reference point
c)
length
d)
distance
39.
Calculate these 3 car's speeds, then rank them in order of fastest to slowest, with 3 being the fastest car and 1 the slowest car.
Car A- distance: 4 meters, time: 2 sec
Car B- distance: 2 meters, time: 2 sec
Car C- distance: 8 meters, time: 2 sec
a)
Car A= 1
Car B= 2
Car C = 3
b)
Car A = 2
Car B= 1
Car C= 3
c)
Car A= 3
Car B= 1
Car C = 2
d)
Car A = 3
Car B= 2
Car C= 1
40.

Turning a corner on a motorcycle is always an example of ____.

a)

Speed

b)

Velocity

c)

A change in speed

d)

A change in velocity

41.
The scientific (SI) unit for measuring distance is the ________ .
a)
mile
b)
foot
c)
kilometer
d)
meter
42.
Displacement is distance combined with
a)
direction
b)
speed
c)
velocity
d)
magnitude
43.

Which is true about this graph?

a)

The displacement of the object is 200 m

b)

The distance traveled by the object is 200 m

c)

The distance traveled by the object is 0m

d)

The displacement of the object is 0 m

44.

Which is a vector?

a)

Displacement

b)

Distance

c)

Speed

d)

A wrong answer

45.
65 miles per hour North is an example of an objects what?
a)
Speed
b)
Velocity
c)
Average Speed
d)
Constant Speed
46.

Which of the following has INCORRECT units?

a)

speed = m/s

b)

time = s

c)

displacement = m

d)

velocity = s

47.

What is a difference between distance and displacement

a)

Distance is measured in seconds and displacement is measured in meters

b)

Distance is always shorter than displacement

c)

Displacement can be equal to zero if the object ends in the place it began in

48.
At 60 seconds, how far had this object traveled? 
a)
0 m
b)
10 m
c)
20 m
d)
40 m
49.
Which runner stopped for a rest?
a)
Albert
b)
Bob
c)
Charlie
50.
Which runner won the race?
a)
Albert
b)
Bob
c)
Charlie
51.
How long did one of the runner's rest?
a)
8 seconds
b)
13 seconds
c)
5 seconds
d)
50 seconds
52.
What is happening at A?
a)
Stationary
b)
Accelerating
c)
Slower steady speed; moving away from the starting position
d)
Steady speed; returning to start position
53.
Which runner had a head start?
a)
A
b)
B
c)
C
54.
At what time did runner A pass runner B?
a)
0 seconds
b)
1 second
c)
2 seconds
d)
3 seconds
55.
What does this graph represent?
a)
Constant Speed
b)
Acceleration
c)
Not moving
56.

Susie went to the store, when she got there she realized that she forgot her wallet and returned home.


Which graph matches this motion?

a)
b)
c)
d)
57.

Deb walked to the ice cream shop. Sat and ate her ice cream and then went for a run.


Which graph matches this motion?

a)
b)
c)
d)
58.

Which person moved the fastest in 3 seconds?

a)

biker

b)

runner

c)

walker

d)

they are all moving equally

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