WorksheetsUnderstanding Speed and Velocity
Total questions: 12
Worksheet time: 9mins
What is the definition of speed?
The rate at which an object changes its position.
The distance traveled per unit of time.
The rate of change of velocity.
The direction of motion of an object.
What is the definition of velocity?
The distance traveled per unit of time.
The rate at which an object changes its position.
The speed of an object in a given direction.
The total distance covered by an object.
Which of the following best describes the difference between speed and velocity?
Speed is a vector quantity, while velocity is a scalar quantity.
Speed includes direction, while velocity does not.
Speed is a scalar quantity, while velocity is a vector quantity.
Speed and velocity are the same.
If a car travels 150 kilometers in 3 hours, what is its average speed?
30 km/h
50 km/h
60 km/h
70 km/h
If a car travels 150 kilometers north in 3 hours, what is its average velocity?
30 km/h north
50 km/h north
60 km/h north
70 km/h north
Which of the following is a vector quantity?
Speed
Distance
Velocity
Time
Which of the following is a scalar quantity?
Displacement
Velocity
Speed
Acceleration
If an object moves in a circle at constant speed, what can be said about its velocity?
The velocity is constant.
The velocity is zero.
The velocity changes due to the change in direction.
The velocity is equal to the speed.
Identify the following quantities as velocity or speed quantities.
30 mi/hr southeast
12 ft/sec west
45 km/hr
2 m/s
50 mi/hr northeast
20 ft/sec south
15 km/hr southwest
25 m/s east
10 mi/hr northwest
5 ft/sec down
60 mi/hr
30 km/hr
15 m/s
50 ft/sec
20 mi/hr
25 km/hr
Which controls of a vehicle could change its velocity?
Steering wheel
Gas pedal
Brake pedal
Blinker
Which controls of a vehicle could change its speed?
Steering wheel
Gas pedal
Brake pedal
Blinker
Two cars are travelling at 10 m/s, in different directions. Select the sentences that are true.
Their speeds are the same.
Their speeds are different.
Their velocities are the same.
Their velocities are different.
