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WorksheetsSpeed, Velocity, Distance, Displacement
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 23mins
Scott travels north 5 miles and then goes west 3 miles before coming straight back south 2 miles. What is his distance?
10 miles
7 miles
8 miles
6 miles
Which is the length of the path an object has traveled?
displacement
distance
motion
reference point
1. Amy runs 2 miles south, then turns around and runs 3 miles north. What is displacement?
5 miles
1 mile North
2 miles South
2 miles
A horse follows a dangling carrot for 20 m, if it took her 5 seconds to reach it, what was her average speed?
1,000 m/s
2.5 m/s
4 m/s
20 m/s
Which of the following has INCORRECT units?
speed = m/s
time = s
displacement = m
velocity = s
Which is a vector?
Displacement
Distance
Speed
What is a difference between distance and displacement
Distance is measured in seconds and displacement is measured in meters
Distance is always shorter than displacement
Displacement can be equal to zero if the object ends in the place it began in
What is the equation for velocity?
Select the equation for speed
What describes a vector best?
Magnitude
Magnitude and unit
Magnitude, unit, and direction
Direction
Two horses are running in a field. The gray horse runs 12 m/s north. The black horse runs 12 m/s east.
Which is true about their motions?
Equal speeds.
Equal velocities.
Equal displacements.
