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- 1. Multiple Choice
Velocity is speed with __________________________.
a unicycle helmet
direction
fight
- 2. Multiple Choice
The rate at which something moves is what?
time
space
sound
speed
- 3. Multiple Choice
What is motion?
the stopping of an object to a frame of reference
a change in position relative to a frame of reference
the middle ground between light and shadow, between science and superstition, and it lies between the pit of man's fears and the summit of his knowledge
a change in the time in which it takes to get an office referral
- 4. Multiple Choice
Total distance divided by total time, for an object shows:
acceleration
the size of one's toupee
absolute speed
average speed
- 5. Multiple Choice
If a train went past you while standing on a platform, your frame of reference might be:
the background
a car moving in the opposite direction
a man on a pogo stick traveling at the same speed as the train in the same direction
- 6. Multiple Choice
A change in ________ in a certain amount of time is motion.
speed
appearance
position
weight
- 7. Multiple Choice
In a car, a good frame of reference would be:
The trees you are driving past in the car
the tissue box sitting inside your car
the old lady riding a unicycle beside your car in the same direction and at the same speed
- 8. Multiple Choice
How can wind affect the velocity of an airplane?
If it is blowing from the right side, it could push the plane off direction to the left
if it is blowing from the front (headwind), it would slow the plane down
if it is blowing from the back (tailwind) it would speed the plane up
It would always result in a plane crash in the Andes Mountains, resulting in the survivors resorting to cannibalism to survive until they get rescued, thus inspiring the 1993 cinematic classic "Alive"
- 9. Multiple Choice
The clown walked 27 feet in 9 seconds. what was his velocity?
18 feet/sec
243 feet/sec
36 feet/sec
3 feet/sec
- 10. Multiple Choice
A unicyclist pedals 40 hours at 5 miles per hour without making any stops. How far does she get?
200 miles
8 miles
35 miles
45 miles
- 11. Multiple Choice
Fonzie flies through the air 24 meters on water skis wearing a leather jacket with swimming trunks over the shark. It takes him 2 seconds to make the jump. How fast was Fonzie flying through the air on water skis in a leather jacket and swimming trunks?
8 m/sec
12 m/sec
22 m/sec
26 m/sec
- 12. Multiple Choice
What is the difference between speed and velocity?
Speed involves a runaway city bus, while Velocity involves motorcycle racing
Speed stars Keanu Reeves and Sandra Bullock, while Velocity stars a bunch of people I have never heard of
speed does not involve a direction, while velocity does
Speed was released in 1994, Velocity in 2007
- 13. Multiple Choice
An old lady rolls down a hill at 3 meters/second. The hill is 36 meters long. How many seconds does it take the old lady to reach the bottom of the hill?
39 seconds
12 seconds
15 seconds
33 seconds
- 14. Multiple Choice
An old lady flew down the highway 600 miles in a side car. The journey in the side car took 10 hours. What was the velocity of the old woman in the side car?
6000 miles/hour
610 miles per hour
60 miles/hour
10 miles/hour
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