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U8 Displacement to Speed and Velocity

Total questions: 21

Worksheet time: 34mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

When an object's distance from another object changes we call this...

a)

Speed

b)

Acceleration

c)

Velocity

d)

Motion

2.

A place or object used for comparison to determine if something is in motion is called a...

a)

Reference Point

b)

Motion

c)

Focal Point

d)

Relative Point

3.

What is the correct formula for speed?

a)

Speed = Distance x Time

b)

Speed = Distance / Time

c)

Speed = Time x Distance

d)

Speed = Time / Distance

4.

If a car travels 400m in 20 seconds how fast is it going? Use a calculator!

a)

8,000 m/s

b)

20 m/s

c)

380 m/s

d)

0.05 m/s

5.

If a car travels 400m in 20 seconds how fast is it going? Use a calculator!

a)

8,000 m/s

b)

20 m/s

c)

380 m/s

d)

0.05 m/s

6.

If you move 50 meters in 10 seconds, what is your speed? Use a calculator!

a)

5 m/s

b)

0.2 m/s

c)

60 m/s

d)

500 m/s

7.

If we are measuring the speed of a car in hours and kilometers, what unit would we use?

a)

h/km

b)

km/h

c)

hours

d)

kilometers

8.
A truck travels down the highway at a speed of 110 km/hr.  How long does the trip last if the truck covered 2200 km?
a)
0.05 hours
b)
20 hours
c)
2,090 hours
d)
242,000 hours
9.
65mi/hr South is an example of...
a)
Speed
b)
Velocity
c)
Acceleration
d)
Direction
10.
Scott drives a Jeep 12 km east, then 4 km north, then finally 3 km west. He traveled a total distance of:
a)
5 km
b)
10 km
c)
13 km
d)
19 km
11.
Liza is swimming laps from one end of a 50 meter pool to the other. Going from one end to the other is considered one lap. If she swims four complete laps, which statement is TRUE?
a)
Her distance and displacement are both zero.
b)
Her distance is zero, but her displacement is 200 meters.
c)
Her distance is 200 meters, but her displacement is zero.
d)
Her distance and displacement are both 200 meters.
12.

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

13.

In ____________ only the initial and final positions matters.

a)

Distance

b)

Displacement

14.
After completing one trip on a roller coaster, the roller coaster's ________ is zero.
a)
displacement
b)
reference point
c)
length
d)
distance
15.

Which graph shows a stationary object?

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

e)

E

16.

Which graph shows an object returning to its starting location?

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

e)

E

17.
What is the line on this graph showing?
a)
moving away from starting point at a constant speed
b)
moving back towards the starting point at a constant speed
c)
acceleration (getting faster)
d)
deceleration (getting slower)
18.

Vocabulary Check:

What is the difference between speed and velocity

a)

Speed is based on time and velocity is not

b)

Velocity has distance and speed does not

c)

Speed has direction

d)

Velocity has direction

19.

An average of all the speeds over a given time

a)

average speed

b)

total speed

c)

net force

d)

speed units

20.

What is the difference between the velocity and the speed of an object?

a)

Velocity is the change in distance over time, while speed is the change

velocity over time.

b)

Velocity has a direction associated with it, while speed has no specific

direction.

c)

Velocity has no direction associated with it, while speed has a specific

direction.

d)

Velocity is the change in speed over time, while speed is the change in

distance over time.

21.

A golf ball is hit a distance of 300 yards in 10 sec. What is the speed of the golf ball?

a)

3000 yards per second

b)

30 yards per second

c)

30 meters per second

d)

3000 meters per second