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Speed, Velocity, Distance, Displacement

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 23mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Scott travels north 5 miles and then goes west 3 miles before coming straight back south 2 miles. What is his distance?

a)

10 miles

b)

7 miles

c)

8 miles

d)

6 miles

2.
 Jermaine runs exactly 2 laps around a 400 meter track. What is the displacement?
a)
800
b)
400
c)
0
d)
200
3.

Which is the length of the path an object has traveled?

a)

displacement

b)

distance

c)

motion

d)

reference point

4.

1. Amy runs 2 miles south, then turns around and runs 3 miles north. What is displacement?

a)

5 miles

b)

1 mile North

c)

2 miles South

d)

2 miles

5.
65 miles per hour North is an example of an objects what?
a)
Speed
b)
Velocity
c)
Average Speed
d)
Constant Speed
6.
10 miles per hour is an example of an objects what?
a)
Velocity
b)
Speed
c)
Acceleration
d)
Inertia
7.
Velocity is 
a)
speed
b)
direction
c)
speed with a direction
8.
Speed is equal to 
a)
Distance/Time
b)
Time/Distance
c)
Time x Distance
d)
Acceleration
9.
A proper quantity showing velocity would be
a)
25 m/s.
b)
30 m south.
c)
15 m/s north.
d)
10 m.
10.

A horse follows a dangling carrot for 20 m, if it took her 5 seconds to reach it, what was her average speed?

a)

1,000 m/s

b)

2.5 m/s

c)

4 m/s

d)

20 m/s

11.

Which of the following has INCORRECT units?

a)

speed = m/s

b)

time = s

c)

displacement = m

d)

velocity = s

12.

Which is a vector?

a)

Displacement

b)

Distance

c)

Speed

13.

What is a difference between distance and displacement

a)

Distance is measured in seconds and displacement is measured in meters

b)

Distance is always shorter than displacement

c)

Displacement can be equal to zero if the object ends in the place it began in

14.
What does magnitude mean?
a)
size
b)
unit of measure
c)
level of significance
d)
point of view
15.

What is the equation for velocity?

a)
b)
c)
d)
16.

Select the equation for speed

a)
b)
c)
d)
17.
The scientific (SI) unit for measuring distance is the ________ .
a)
mile
b)
foot
c)
kilometer
d)
meter
18.

What describes a vector best?

a)

Magnitude

b)

Magnitude and unit

c)

Magnitude, unit, and direction

d)

Direction

19.
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
20.

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?

a)

Equal speeds.

b)

Equal velocities.

c)

Equal displacements.