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Speed and velocity

Total questions: 97

Worksheet time: 1hrs 19mins

Name

Class

Date

Speed = _______________

Distance + time

Distance – time

Distance x time

Distance / time

Velocity = _______________

Speed – direction

Speed + direction

Speed x direction

Speed / direction

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

3 feet/sec

6 feet/sec

10 feet/sec

2 feet/sec

At what speed would a car have to move in order to travel 20 kilometers in 2 hours.

5 km/hr

10 km/hr

20 km/hr

40 km/hr

What is the definition of velocity?

A force that opposes motion

Uniform circular motion

The speed of an object in a particular direction

What is this?

"This airplane is traveling at 500 mph, West"

Speed

Velocity

Acceleration

Which of the following is a unit of speed?

km/hr

Minutes

Centimeters

meters

Which of the following is a unit of distance?

Km/hr

Minutes

meters

seconds

What is this?

A car is traveling 50 mph.

Speed

Velocity

Acceleration

10.

Which of the following are examples of velocity?

a) 50 mph

b) 24 mph North

c) 24 mph Northeast

d) 30 mph West

All but (d)

All are velocity except (a)

Only (b)

None are velocity

11.

Which graph shows: a car slowing down and coming to a stop.

12.

According to the graph how far does the person travel in the first 5 seconds?

2 m

10 m

0 m

5 m

13.

Shona cycles at an average speed of 8 kilometers an hour (km/hr). How far has she travelled if she cycles for 4 hours?

55 kilometers

32 kilometers

43 kilometers

32 miles

14.

Calculate the speed the dog is moving at in section A of the graph.

0.1 m/s

1 m/s

10m/s

0.01 m/s

15.

If the average speed of a car is 110 km/h, how long will it take the car to travel 715 km?

6 h

6.5 km/h

6.5 h

16.

An airplane traveling from San Francisco to Chicago travels 1,260 km in 3.5 h. What is the airplane's average speed?

36 km/h

360 km/h

4,410 km/h

17.

What two things must you know to determine speed?

distance and direction

direction and time

speed and direction

time and distance

18.

Which of the following is a measurement of velocity?

16 m east

25 m/s2

55 m/h south

60 km/h

19.

Object not moving

Object accelerating

Object slowing down

Object staying at a constant speed

20.

Object not moving

Object accelerating

Object slowing down

Object at a constant speed

21.

Green object is faster than Red

Red object is faster than Green

Green object is slower than Red

Red object is 2 times faster than Green

22.

Dave runs a 400 m race with a speed of 4 m/s. What time will it take him to finish the race?

400 minutes

100 minutes

100 seconds

.25 seconds

23.

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

55km

32km

43km

32miles

24.

Find the velocity of a truck that travels 75 miles north in 2.5 hours.

187.5 mph north

30 mph north

300 mph north

200 mph north

25.

It took 3.5 hours for a train to travel the distance between two cities at a velocity of 120 miles/hr. How many miles lie between the two cities?

34 miles

420 miles

120 miles

360 miles

26.

Which graph shows: A car travelling at a constant speed.

27.

Which shows a velocity?

10 m

10 m/s

10 m/s north

10 m/s squared

28.

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?

6000 miles/hour

610 miles per hour

60 miles/hour

10 miles/hour

29.

Find the velocity of a plane that traveled 3000 miles west in 5 hours.

65 mph west

6 mph west

600 mph west

6000 mph west

30.

What is the formula to calculate speed?

S = t/d

S = d/t

S = d x t

S = t x d

31.

What is speed?

how far you go

how much distance is covered over a period of time

how fast you accelerate

the change in the location of a object

32.

A toy car moved along a 1.2 km track in 6 min. Find the speed of the toy car.

0.2 km/h

1.2 m/min

12 km/h

200 m/h

33.

A car travelled 52 km in ½h. Find the speed of the car.

104 km/h

85 km/h

26 km/h

17 km/h

34.

A car covers 450 m in 1 minute. A train covers 6900 m in 15 minutes. Which one is travelling faster?

The car

The train

35.

Using the formula s=d/t

Calculate the speed. Distance = 153 meters. Time =17 seconds.

2601 m/s

0.11 m/s

9 m

9m/s

36.

Using the formula s=d/t solve the following:

Calculate the speed. Distance = 204 meters. Time =17 seconds.

12 m/s

0.08 m/s

3468 m

3468 m/s

37.

Using the formula s=d/t solve the following:

Calculate the speed. Distance = 357 meters. Time =17 seconds.

6069 m/s

0.05 m/s

12 m/s

21 m/s

38.

Using the formula s=d/t solve the following:

Calculate the speed. Distance = 187 meters. Time =17 seconds.

3179 m/s

0.09 m/s

11 m/s

21 m/s

39.

Using the formula s=d/t solve the following:

Calculate the speed. Distance = 342 meters. Time =19 seconds.

0.06 m/s

18 m/s

6498 m/s

21 m/s

40.

Using the formula s=d/t solve the following:

Calculate the speed. Distance = 285 meters. Time =19 seconds.

0.06 m/s

15 m/s

0.07 m/s

5415 m/s

41.

Using the formula s=d/t solve the following:

Calculate the speed. Distance = 343 meters. Time = 49 seconds.

14 m/s

.14 m/s

7 m/s

16807 m/s

42.

Using the formula s=d/t solve the following:

Calculate the speed. Distance = 405 meters. Time = 15 seconds.

27 m/s

2.7 m/s

0.04 m/s

6075 m/s

43.

Using the formula s=d/t solve the following:

Calculate the speed. Distance = 504 meters. Time = 36 seconds.

27 m/s

0.071 m/s

018144 m/s

14 m/s

44.

Using the formula s=d/t solve the following:

Calculate the speed. Time = 15 seconds. Distance = 75 meters.

27 m/s

0.071 m/s

018144 m/s

5 m/s

45.

Using the formula s=d/t solve the following:

Calculate the speed. Time = 52 seconds. Distance = 416 meters.

81 m/s

21632 m/s

8 m/s

0.125 m/s

46.

Using the formula s=d/t solve the following:

Calculate the speed. Time =17 seconds. Distance = 340 meters.

0.05m/s

20 m/s

200 m/s

5780 m/s

47.

Using the formula s=d/t solve the following:

Calculate the speed. Time =19 seconds. Distance = 304 meters.

16 m/s

0.625 m/s

15 m/s

5776 m/s

48.

Using the formula s=d/t solve the following:

The sloth's speed is 0.20 m/s and it takes her 620 seconds to climb to the top of the tree. How tall is the tree?

3100 m/s

124 m/s

124 m

0.0003 m/s

49.

Using the formula s=d/t solve the following:

Calculate the amount of time it takes a sloth to climb 3 meters up a tree if his speed is 0.20 m/s.

15 s

0.06 s

0.6 s

0.06 m/s

50.

Using the formula s=d/t solve the following:

Calculate the distance a turtle can travel in 60 seconds if his speed is 0.5 m/s.

30 s

120 m

30 m

0.008 m/s

51.

Using the formula s=d/t solve the following:

Calculate how much time it took the turtle to cross the road. The road is 3.5 meters wide, and the turtle's speed is 0.5 m/s.

7 s

0.14 s

70s

1.75s

52.

Which of the following is speed?

It will start to rain at 10 a.m. tomorrow morning.

The car is driving 55 miles/hour.

meters / second east

Meters / $\sec ond\ ^2$

53.

Which of the following is velocity?

It will start to rain at 10 a.m. tomorrow morning.

The car is driving 55 miles/hour.

meters / second east

Meters / $\sec ond\ ^2$

54.

What information is required to determine the velocity of an object?

Speed and velocity

Distance and time

Time and velocity

Speed and direction

55.

The wind speed is 28 km/h. What additional information is needed to determine the velocity of the wind?

the amount of time the wind has been blowing

the time of day

the direction the wind is blowing

the temperature outside

56.

The speed of the airplane is 900 km/h. What additional information is needed to determine the velocity of the airplane?

the mass of the airplane

the distance the airplane traveled

the direction the airplane is travelling

the amount of time the airplane spent in the air

57.

A softball has a mass of 0.20 kilograms (kg). It travels 97 meters (m) south for 4.5 seconds (s). What piece of information distinguishes the velocity from the speed of the ball?

The ball traveled 97 m.

The ball traveled for 4.5 s.

The ball has a mass of 0.20 kg

The ball went south

58.

What information does a student need to differentiate between the speed and velocity of an object in motion?

the rate of motion

the direction of the motion

the amount of time it was moving

the distance it moved

59.

Two swimmers competed in a race. The graph shows the position of both swimmers over time.

What was the speed of Swimmer 2 throughout the race?

0.5 m/s

1m/s

2m/s

4m/s

60.

Two swimmers competed in a race. The graph shows the position of both swimmers over time.

What was the speed of Swimmer 1 throughout the race?

0.5m/s

1m/s

2m/s

4 m/s

61.

This graph shows the motion of a remote controlled toy car.

If the toy car continues moving at the same speed, what is the total distance that it will have traveled in 30 seconds?

3 m

30 m

1 m

12 m

62.

This graph shows the motion of a remote controlled toy car.

If the toy car continues moving at the same speed, what is the total distance that it will have traveled in 1 minute?

12 m

30 m

60 m

63.

This graph shows the motion of a bus.

If the bus continues moving at the same speed, what is the total distance that it will have traveled in 8 minutes?

6000 m

1 km

8000 m

7000 m

64.

This graph shows the motion of a bus.

If the bus continues moving at the same speed, what is the total distance that it will have traveled in 7.5 minutes?

1 km

6000 m

7000m

7500 m

65.

Look at the graph. Use the choices to create a correct statement below

The line labeled ______ represents a FASTER time because the slope of the line is ________.

A , steeper

B, Steeper

A, flatter

B, Flatter

66.

Look at the graph. Use the choices to create a correct statement below

The line labeled ______ represents a SLOWER time because the slope of the line is ________.

A , steeper

B, Steeper

A, less steep

B, Less steep

67.

Calculate the acceleration if V_f = 240 m/s V_i = 80 m/s and t=4 seconds

a = V_f - V_i

t

(a)

68.

Calculate the acceleration if V_f = 240 m/s V_i = 60 m/s and t=3 seconds

a = V_f - V_i

t

(a)

69.

Calculate the acceleration if V_f = 160 m/s V_i = 40 m/s and t=6seconds

a = V_f - V_i

t

(a)

70.

Calculate the acceleration if V_f = 35 m/s V_i = 10 m/s and t=2.5 seconds

a = V_f - V_i

t

(a)

71.

A runner is sprinting at 3 m/s. But 10 seconds later, the runner is sprinting at 3.8 m/s. What is the runner's acceleration during this time?

a = V_f - V_i

(a)

Choose from the below words

0.08 m/s2

-0.08 m/s2

0.38 m/s2

-3 m/s

72.

A runner is sprinting at 3 m/s. But 10 seconds later, the runner is sprinting at 3.8 m/s. What is the runner's acceleration during this time?

a = V_f - V_i

(a)

Choose from the below words

0.08 m/s2

-0.08 m/s2

0.38 m/s2

-3 m/s

73.

A roller coaster accelerates from an initial velocity of 6 m/s to a final velocity of 70 m/s over 4 seconds. What is the acceleration of the roller coaster?

a = V_f - V_i

(a)

Choose from the below words

16 m/s2

24 m/s2

17.5 m/s2

-1.5 m/s

74.

Negative acceleration means the object is slowing down.

True

False

75.

A car going 75 miles/hour on a straight road. This car is accelerating.

True

False

76.

Acceleration occurs when an object speeds up, slows down, or changes direction.

True

False

77.

Acceleration occurs when the velocity of an object stays the same.

True

False

78.

Acceleration occurs when an object changes direction.

True

False

79.

Acceleration occurs when the speed of an object stays the same.

True

False

80.

Acceleration occurs when the speed of an object changes.

True

False

81.

Acceleration is a change in speed or direction.

True

False

82.

Acceleration is the speed of an object in a given direction.

True

False

83.

Which point on the graph is the object accelerating?

A-B

B-C

C-D

D-e

84.

The diagram shows a ball going down a ramp. Which graph would represent the motion of the ball?

85.

Which real life situation may be represented by the graph?

A man drives his car to the store. He parks the car for 25 minutes while he goes shopping. Then he returns home.

A student is practicing a TikTok dance.

A car increases its speed from 0 m/s to 50 m/s in 15 seconds. Then it drives on a straight road for 20 seconds. Finally, the car stops at a stop sign.

A runner is running at a steady speed of 50 m/s during a race.

86.

In the graph what is happening between points A and B?

The speed is increasing

The object is moving at a constant speed

The object is not moving

The object is slowing down

87.

Use the graph to

The object is not accelerating.

The object is accelerating because it is getting slower.

The object is accelerating because it is getting faster.

The object is accelerating because it is moving at a constant speed.

88.

Choose the distance time graph that shows an object is accelerating.

89.

Look at the picture of the racecars. The speed of the cars is 120 miles/hour.

The cars are accelerating because the direction is changing.

The cars are not accelerating because the speed is constant.

The cars are accelerating because they are coming to a stop.

The cars have a constant acceleration.

90.

You ride your bike around the block at a constant speed of 11 km/h.

Choose the correct statement below.

Acceleration occurred because speed increased.

Acceleration occurred because speed decreased.

Acceleration occurred because you changed directions.

Acceleration did not occur in this example.

91.

Choose all of the examples of acceleration. There is more than one correct answer.

The car is stopping at a stop sign. The driver is stepping on the brakes.

The velocity of the car is 75 km/h north.

the moon is orbiting Earth

The chicken is crossing the road. It's speed is 1.5 m/s.

92.

Choose all of the examples of acceleration. There is more than one correct answer.

a roller coaster is going down a hill

A car is stopped at a stop light. It is waiting for the light to turn green.

Earth is orbiting the sun

a train is moving straight forward at a constant speed

93.

Choose all of the examples of acceleration. There is more than one correct answer.

an apple is falling off a tree

A car is stopped at a stop light. It is waiting for the light to turn green.

A racecar is going around a curve

a boat is cruising on a straight path at a constant speed.

94.

Choose all of the examples of acceleration. There is more than one correct answer.

A truck is speeding up.

A ball is on the ground. It is not moving.

The moon is orbiting Earth.

A car is cruising on the highway at 65 miles/hour.

95.

Calculate the acceleration.

V_f = 13 m/s

V_i = 5 m/s

t = 4 s

2 m/s2

1.25 m/s2

3.25 m/s2

.5 m/s2

96.

Calculate the acceleration.

V_f = 10 m/s

V_i = 2 m/s

t = 4 s

2 m/s2

1.25 m/s2

2.5 m/s2

.5 m/s2

97.

Calculate the acceleration.

V_f = 8 m/s

V_i = 0 m/s

t = 3 s

2.66 m/s2

0.375 m/s2

-2.66 m/s2

-0.375 m/s2

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