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Speed, Distance and Time

Total questions: 14

Worksheet time: 1hrs 11mins

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Class
Date
1.

Velocity is speed with __________________________.

a)

a unicycle helmet

b)

direction

c)

fight

2.

The rate at which something moves is what?

a)

time

b)

space

c)

sound

d)

speed

3.

What is motion?

a)

the stopping of an object to a frame of reference

b)

a change in position relative to a frame of reference

c)

the middle ground between light and shadow, between science and superstition, and it lies between the pit of man's fears and the summit of his knowledge

d)

a change in the time in which it takes to get an office referral

4.

Total distance divided by total time, for an object shows:

a)

acceleration

b)

the size of one's toupee

c)

absolute speed

d)

average speed

5.

If a train went past you while standing on a platform, your frame of reference might be:

a)

the background

b)

a car moving in the opposite direction

c)

a man on a pogo stick traveling at the same speed as the train in the same direction

6.

A change in ________ in a certain amount of time is motion.

a)

speed

b)

appearance

c)

position

d)

weight

7.

In a car, a good frame of reference would be:

a)

The trees you are driving past in the car

b)

the tissue box sitting inside your car

c)

the old lady riding a unicycle beside your car in the same direction and at the same speed

8.

How can wind affect the velocity of an airplane?

a)

If it is blowing from the right side, it could push the plane off direction to the left

b)

if it is blowing from the front (headwind), it would slow the plane down

c)

if it is blowing from the back (tailwind) it would speed the plane up

d)

It would always result in a plane crash in the Andes Mountains, resulting in the survivors resorting to cannibalism to survive until they get rescued, thus inspiring the 1993 cinematic classic "Alive"

9.

The clown walked 27 feet in 9 seconds. what was his velocity?

a)

18 feet/sec

b)

243 feet/sec

c)

36 feet/sec

d)

3 feet/sec

10.

A unicyclist pedals 40 hours at 5 miles per hour without making any stops. How far does she get?

a)

200 miles

b)

8 miles

c)

35 miles

d)

45 miles

11.

Fonzie flies through the air 24 meters on water skis wearing a leather jacket with swimming trunks over the shark. It takes him 2 seconds to make the jump. How fast was Fonzie flying through the air on water skis in a leather jacket and swimming trunks?

a)

8 m/sec

b)

12 m/sec

c)

22 m/sec

d)

26 m/sec

12.

What is the difference between speed and velocity?

a)

Speed involves a runaway city bus, while Velocity involves motorcycle racing

b)

Speed stars Keanu Reeves and Sandra Bullock, while Velocity stars a bunch of people I have never heard of

c)

speed does not involve a direction, while velocity does

d)

Speed was released in 1994, Velocity in 2007

13.

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

14.

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?

a)

6000 miles/hour

b)

610 miles per hour

c)

60 miles/hour

d)

10 miles/hour