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Speed, Velocity, Distance, Displacement

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 19mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

An astronaut travels at a speed of 400 m/s for 250 seconds, what is the total distance he traveled?

a)

0.625 m

b)

100,000 m

c)

1.6 m

d)

650 m

2.

How many seconds does it take to travel 800 cm at a speed of 25 cm/s?

a)

32 s

b)

20,000 s

c)

0.03 s

d)

25 s

3.
What is the formula to calculate speed?
a)
S = t/d
b)
S = d/t
c)
S = d x t
d)
S = t x d
4.
What is speed?
a)
how far you go
b)
how much distance is covered over a period of time
c)
how fast you accelerate
d)
the change in the location of a object
5.
What is velocity?
a)
the quickness of an object
b)
the location of an object
c)
acceleration
d)
speed in a specific direction
6.
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
7.
What two measurements are necessary for calculating speed?
a)
Mass and time
b)
Temperature and mass
c)
Mass and distance
d)
Distance and time
8.
Velocity is both ____ and _____. 
a)
speed , direction 
b)
direction, mass
c)
volume, density 
d)
direction, magnitude 
9.
An object is _____ if its position changes relative to another object.
a)
in motion
b)
at reset
c)
a frame of refence
d)
magical
10.

Which is a velocity?

a)

5m/s

b)

8m/s/s

c)

12m/s N

d)

15m/s

11.

What is the term used to describe the total length of the path taken between a starting point and an endpoint?

a)

Average speed

b)

Direction

c)

Displacement

d)

Distance

12.

What is the term used to describe the rate of motion or how fast something moves?

a)

Displacement

b)

Distance

c)

Speed

d)

Velocity

13.

Which term refers to the speed of an object in a particular direction?

a)

Average speed

b)

Direction

c)

Speed

d)

Velocity

14.

Refer to the illustration, what is the total distance covered by the motion?

a)

3.8 km SE

b)

4 km

c)

4 km east

d)

3.8 km

15.

You go on a hike on the blue path from point A to point B. What is your displacement

a)

4.6 km

b)

9.2 km

c)

10.3 km

d)

0 km

16.

You go on a hike on the blue path from point A to point B What distance did you travel

a)

4.6 km

b)

9.2 km

c)

10.3 km

d)

0 km

17.

From the figure, what is the displacement?

a)

20 meters

b)

25 meters

c)

15 meters

d)

25 meters NE

18.
Velocity is both ____ and _____. 
a)
speed , direction 
b)
direction, mass
c)
volume, density 
d)
direction, magnitude 
19.
Which of the following is a unit of speed ?
a)
sec
b)
mi
c)
m/s
d)
min
20.
Which of the following is a unit of speed?
a)
km/hr
b)
hr
c)
km
d)
s