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- 1. Multiple Choice1. Which of the following statements about speed and velocity is correct?Velocity only describes an object’s rate of motion.Speed describes how an object is changing its velocity.Speed and velocity both describe how an object is speeding up.Only velocity includes the direction an object is traveling.
- 2. Multiple Choice
Avery likes to walk 30 feet in 10 seconds. What is her speed?3 feet/sec6 feet/sec10 feet/sec2 feet/sec - 3. Multiple Choice65mi/hr South is an example of...SpeedVelocityAccelerationDirection
- 4. Multiple Choice
Find the velocity of a plane that traveled 3000 miles west in 5 hours.
65 mph
600 mph
600 mph west
600 mph
- 5. Multiple ChoiceDescribe the speed of the object from 4-6 seconds using the distance vs. time graph.Increasing speedDecreasing speedNot movingConstant speed
- 6. Multiple Choice
A stopped car begins moving and reaches a speed of 25m/s in 5 seconds. What is its acceleration?
+25m/s2
-0m/s2
+5m/s2
5m/s
- 7. Multiple Choice
A helicopter flies west 200 miles in 2 hours. What is its velocity?
99 mph
100 mph south
400 mph south
297 mph south
- 8. Multiple ChoiceIf you travel 7.5 km and walk for 1.5 h, what is your average speed?5 km/h11.25 km/h0.2 km/h
- 9. Multiple ChoiceYou are riding your bike at 9 km/h. Ten minutes later, your speed is 6 km/h.Acceleration occurred because speed increased.Acceleration occurred because speed decreased.Acceleration occurred because you changed directions.
- 10. Multiple Choice
What two things must you know to determine speed?
distance and direction
direction and time
speed and direction
time and distance
- 11. Multiple Choice
What is your acceleration if you are riding your bike at 9 km/hr, and 10 minutes later your speed is 6 km/hr.
0.3 km/hr
30 km/hr
0.3 km/hr/hr
300 km/hr
- 12. Multiple Choice
Which of the following is an example of potential energy?
A glass jar sitting on a shelf
A flag waving in the wind
A ball rolling along the sidewalk
A battery powering a radio
- 13. Multiple Choice
At what speed would a car have to move in order to travel 20 kilometers in 2 hours.
5 km/hr
10 km/hr
20 km/hr
40 km/hr
- 14. Multiple Choice
The location on the track where the train has the greatest potential energy is....
1
2
3
4
- 15. Multiple Choice
Which of the following is an example of kinetic energy?
A baseball moving from the pitcher to the catcher
A rock sitting on top of a large hill
A pendulum at the top of it's swing
A new flashlight battery
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