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- 1. Multiple Choice
How do you calculate average speed?
distance divided by time
time divided by speed
speed divided by time
total distance divided by total time
- 2. Multiple Choice
The change in position over time is called
speed
motion
velocity
acceleration
- 3. Multiple Choice
Which of the following answer choices is NOT a measuring unit for speed?
miles per hour
miles per hour per hour
kilometers per hour
meters per second
- 4. Multiple Choice
A car travels 120 miles in 12 hours. What is the car's speed?
10 mph
10 m/s
240 mph
240 m/s
- 5. Multiple Choice
________ is the change in distance over a specific amount of time.
velocity
motion
acceleration
speed
- 6. Multiple Choice
A train travels 225 kilometers in 2.5 hours. Calculate the train's speed.
95 mph
90 km/h
90 h/km
90 m/s
- 7. Multiple Choice
Speed in a given direction
acceleration
speed
velocity
average speed
- 8. Multiple Choice
An average of all the speeds over a given time
average speed
total speed
net force
speed units
- 9. Multiple Choice
Miles per hour north is an example of
average speed
acceleration units
velocity units
calculating speed
- 10. Multiple Choice
The formula d/t is used for calculating ________ and ________.
motion/position
speed/acceleration
velocity/motion
speed/velocity
- 11. Multiple Choice
What is the difference between the velocity and the speed of an object?
Velocity is the change in distance over time, while speed is the change
velocity over time.
Velocity has a direction associated with it, while speed has no specific
direction.
Velocity has no direction associated with it, while speed has a specific
direction.
Velocity is the change in speed over time, while speed is the change in
distance over time.
- 12. Multiple Choice
A golf ball is hit a distance of 300 yards in 10 sec. What is the speed of the golf ball?
3000 yards per second
30 yards per second
30 meters per second
3000 meters per second
- 13. Multiple Choice
Mr. Smith is traveling from Houston, TX to Dallas, TX. It takes 4 hours to make the 224
mile trip. What is his velocity?
56.5 miles per hour
56 miles per hour
55.65 yards per second
56 yards per second
- 14. Multiple Choice
Change in speed or velocity over a specific amount of time
acceleration
velocity
average speed
speed
- 15. Multiple Choice
Speed divided by time is the formula for
velocity
acceleration
speed
average speed
- 16. Multiple Choice
Which of the following best describes the velocity of an object?
50 m/s
50 m east
50 m/s east
50 m/s2
- 17. Multiple Choice
Which of the following best describes the acceleration of an object?
50 m/s
50 m east
50 m/s east
50 m/s2
- 18. Multiple Choice
Dave runs 2000 m in 25 minutes. What is the speed?
90 mph
80 m/m
50 m/s
90 m/s
- 19. Multiple Choice
If you were to drive 60 miles in 1 and a half hours, what would be your average speed in mph
40 mph
40 m/s
90 mph
90 m/s
- 20. Multiple Choice
Which of the following answer choices is the correct formula to calculate velocity?
speed divided by time
total distance divided by time
time divided by distance
distance divided by time
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