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WorksheetsSpeed & Velocity
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 5mins
Velocity is defined as
Speed without direction
Total distance traveled
Time taken to start moving
Speed in a specific direction
What does speed measure?
The direction of motion
The distance covered in a given time
Has No Direction
The speed of an object
What is the formula for speed?
s=d+t
s=t/d
s=d/t
s=dxt
What type of quantity is speed?
Scalar
Vector
Displacement
Constant
Which of the following statements is TRUE about velocity?
It has only magnitude
It refers to the rate of energy used
It includes both speed and direction
It is the same as distance
An object travels 100 meters in 20 seconds. What is its speed?
0.2 m/s
5 m/s
200 m/s
20 m/s
What is the SI unit for both speed and velocity?
Kilometers per hour
Miles per hour
Meters per second (m/s)
Seconds
What happens to the speed of an object that doesn’t move?
It becomes infinite
It becomes negative
It is zero
It increases
Which of the following best describes the difference between speed and velocity?
Speed has direction, velocity does not
Speed and direction are always the same
Speed is scalar, velocity is vector
Speed has an SI unit, but velocity sometimes does not
A car moves 60 km north in 2 hours. What is its velocity?
30 km/hr
60 km/hr north
120 km/hr
30 km/hr north
