WorksheetsU8 Displacement to Speed and Velocity
Total questions: 21
Worksheet time: 34mins
When an object's distance from another object changes we call this...
Speed
Acceleration
Velocity
Motion
A place or object used for comparison to determine if something is in motion is called a...
Reference Point
Motion
Focal Point
Relative Point
What is the correct formula for speed?
Speed = Distance x Time
Speed = Distance / Time
Speed = Time x Distance
Speed = Time / Distance
If a car travels 400m in 20 seconds how fast is it going? Use a calculator!
8,000 m/s
20 m/s
380 m/s
0.05 m/s
If a car travels 400m in 20 seconds how fast is it going? Use a calculator!
8,000 m/s
20 m/s
380 m/s
0.05 m/s
If you move 50 meters in 10 seconds, what is your speed? Use a calculator!
5 m/s
0.2 m/s
60 m/s
500 m/s
If we are measuring the speed of a car in hours and kilometers, what unit would we use?
h/km
km/h
hours
kilometers
Jerry walked from home to school, then from the school to the park. What is his total distance?
2 km
5 km
8 km
10 km
In ____________ only the initial and final positions matters.
Distance
Displacement
Which graph shows a stationary object?
A
B
C
D
E
Which graph shows an object returning to its starting location?
A
B
C
D
E
Vocabulary Check:
What is the difference between speed and velocity
Speed is based on time and velocity is not
Velocity has distance and speed does not
Speed has direction
Velocity has direction
An average of all the speeds over a given time
average speed
total speed
net force
speed units
What is the difference between the velocity and the speed of an object?
Velocity is the change in distance over time, while speed is the change
velocity over time.
Velocity has a direction associated with it, while speed has no specific
direction.
Velocity has no direction associated with it, while speed has a specific
direction.
Velocity is the change in speed over time, while speed is the change in
distance over time.
A golf ball is hit a distance of 300 yards in 10 sec. What is the speed of the golf ball?
3000 yards per second
30 yards per second
30 meters per second
3000 meters per second
