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WorksheetsSpeed & Velocity
Total questions: 55
Worksheet time: 3hrs 31mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
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
2.
The correct equation to calculate speed is
a)
distance/time
b)
time/distance
c)
distance x time
d)
distance/time2
3.
What is velocity?
a)
the quickness of an object
b)
the location of an object
c)
acceleration
d)
speed in a specific direction
4.
Find the velocity of a truck that travels 75 miles north in 2.5 hours.
a)
30 mph
b)
30 mph north
c)
300 mph north
d)
200 mph north
5.
Find the velocity of a plane that traveled 3000 miles west in 5 hours.
a)
65 mph west
b)
6 mph west
c)
600 mph west
d)
6000 mph west
6.
Find the average speed of a train that traveled 540 km in 6 hours?
a)
80 km/h
b)
100 km/h
c)
90 km/h
d)
3240 km/h
7.
How far will a person go if they jog for 2 hours at a speed of 12 km/hr?
a)
6 km
b)
0.5 km
c)
10 km
d)
24 km
8.
It took 3.5 hours for a train to travel the distance between two cities at a speed of 120 miles/hr. How many miles lie between the two cities?
a)
34 miles
b)
420 miles
c)
120 miles
d)
360 miles
9.
How long would it take for a car to travel a distance of 200 kilometers if it is traveling at a speed of 55 km/hr?
a)
20 min
b)
11,000 min
c)
3.6 hrs
d)
5 hrs
10.
John took 90 minutes to bicycle to his grandmother's house, a total of six kilometers. What was his speed (pay attention to units)?
a)
540 km/hr
b)
.066 km/hr
c)
4 km/hr
d)
9 km/hr
11.
Juan rode his bike at a speed of 5 miles per hour.
a)
Speed
b)
Velocity
12.
Juan rode his bike west at a speed of 5 miles per hour.
a)
Speed
b)
Velocity
13.
The car was traveling at a speed of 45 miles per hour.
a)
Speed
b)
Velocity
14.
The airplane flew at a speed of 300 miles per hour.
a)
Speed
b)
Velocity
15.
The car was traveling at a speed of 45 miles per hour.
a)
Speed
b)
Velocity
16.
The airplane flew toward Dallas at a speed of 300 miles per hour.
a)
Speed
b)
Velocity
17.
100 km/hr
a)
Speed
b)
Velocity
18.
2,560 m/s west
a)
Speed
b)
Velocity
19.
The hurricane was moving 38 mph northwest.
a)
Speed
b)
Velocity
20.
Total distance divided by total time is
a)
average speed
b)
constant speed
c)
instantaneous speed
d)
acceleration
21.
Which is correct?
a)
speed = distance x time
b)
speed = speed divided time
c)
speed = Distance divide time
d)
Speed = time x speed
22.
How many minutes in 1 hrs
a)
60 minutes
b)
100 minutes
c)
85 minutes
d)
50 minutes
23.
Can be measured in meters per second (m/s)
a)
Distance
b)
Time
c)
Speed
d)
Acceleration
24.
What is a way to measure speed?
a)
miles/hour
b)
centimenters
c)
hours/kilometer
d)
kilometers
25.
______is a unit of speed.
a)
M/s
b)
S
c)
Kg
d)
hr
26.
An object is _____ if its position changes relative to another object.
a)
in motion
b)
at reset
c)
a frame of refence
d)
magical
27.
A place or object used for comparison to determine if another object is in motion is called a
a)
comparison point
b)
reference point
c)
point of view
d)
motion detector
28.
A distance vs. time graph shows an object's
a)
frame of reference
b)
speed
c)
acceleration
d)
favorite food
29.
The SI unit for length or distance is
a)
foot (ft)
b)
inch (in)
c)
mile (mi)
d)
meter (m)
30.
The SI unit for time is
a)
second (s)
b)
minute (min)
c)
hour (hr)
d)
year (yr)
31.
On a distance-versus-time graph, a straight line ALWAYS indicates that an object’s speed is _____.
a)
constant
b)
zero
c)
increasing
d)
decreasing
32.
Does the speedometer of a car read average speed or instantaneous speed?
a)
average speed
b)
instantaneous speed
33.
On a distance vs. time graph, the steeper the slope _____
a)
the slower the speed
b)
the faster the speed
c)
less acceleration
d)
greater acceleration
34.
The steepness of a line on a graph is called the
a)
rise
b)
run
c)
slant
d)
slope
35.
The speed at any single instant of time?
a)
speed
b)
average speed
c)
instantaneous speed
d)
velocity
36.
What is the equation to find speed?
a)
s=t/d
b)
s=d x t
c)
s=d/f
d)
s=d/t
37.
What is the SI unit for speed
a)
Km
b)
s
c)
m/s
d)
m/s2
38.
When something has speed in a certain direction it is called ___________.
a)
motion
b)
position
c)
velocity
d)
speed
39.
The formula:
? = D/T with direction
is used to find
? = D/T with direction
is used to find
a)
Velocity
b)
Speed
c)
Force
d)
Acceleration
40.
Total distance divided by total time is
a)
average speed
b)
constant speed
c)
instantaneous speed
d)
acceleration
41.
Time is calculated as
a)
d x s
b)
s/d
c)
d/s
42.
To calculate distance,
a)
multiply speed and time
b)
divide speed by time
c)
divide time by speed
43.
What two measurements are necessary for calculating speed?
a)
Mass and time
b)
Temperature and mass
c)
Mass and distance
d)
Distance and time
44.
What is the speed of an object that travels 60 meters in 4 seconds?
a)
240 m/s
b)
15 m/s
c)
0.067 m/s
d)
15 mph
45.
What is happening at D?
a)
Stationary
b)
Accelerating
c)
Fast steady speed; moving away from the starting position
d)
Slower steady speed; moving away from the starting position
46.
What is happening at A?
a)
Stationary
b)
Accelerating
c)
Slower steady speed; moving away from the starting position
d)
Steady speed; returning to start position
47.
What is happening at E?
a)
Stationary
b)
Accelerating
c)
Fast steady speed; moving away from the starting position
d)
Steady speed; returning to start position
48.
What is a reference point?
a)
place or object used to compare and determine if something is moving
b)
a moving car
c)
a moving object
49.
What does this graph represent?
a)
Constant Speed
b)
Acceleration
c)
Not moving
50.
Which runner had a head start?
a)
A
b)
B
c)
C
51.
Which runner won the race?
a)
A
b)
B
c)
C
52.
If you walk 5 miles to school and then walk the same 5 miles home, what is your displacement?
a)
10 miles
b)
5 miles
c)
25 miles
d)
0 miles
53.
If you walk 5 miles to school and then walk the same 5 miles home, what is your distance traveled?
a)
10 miles
b)
5 miles
c)
25 miles
d)
0 miles
54.
If you are going to measure a short distance which unit should you use?
a)
Kilometers (km)
b)
meters (m)
c)
centimeters (cm)
55.
If you are going to measure a very long distance which unit should you use?
a)
kilometers (km)
b)
meters (m)
c)
centimeters (cm)
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