Speed and Velocity Quiz
Quiz by RICHARD BAID
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- Q1
What is speed?
how much distance is covered over a period of time
how far you go
how fast you accelerate
the change in the location of a object
30s - Q2
What is the formula to calculate speed?
how fast you accelerate
how far you go
the change in the location of a object
how much distance is covered over a period of time
30s - Q3
What is the formula to calculate speed?
Speed = time/distance
Speed = distance x time
Speed = distance/time
Speed = time x distance
30s - Q4
A Drake races in the 100 meter dash. It takes him 10 seconds to finish. What is his average speed?
10 m/s
10 seconds
100 seconds
1000 m/s
30s - Q5
What two measurements are necessary for calculating speed?
Mass and time
Temperature and mass
Distance and time
Mass and distance
30s - Q6
Which of the following is a unit for acceleration?
ft
km/s
mi/hr
m/s2
30s - Q7
Can be measured in meters per second (m/s)
Time
Distance
Speed
Acceleration
30s - Q8
What is velocity?
the quickness of an object
acceleration
speed in a specific direction
the location of an object
30s - Q9
A measurement of how fast an object is moving
Velocity
Acceleration
Vector
Speed
30s - Q10
A description of the speed and direction of an object's motion
Speed
Acceleration
Vector
Velocity
30s - Q11
An object is _____ if its position changes relative to another object.
at reset
a frame of refence
in motion
magical
30s - Q12
Calculate the average speed (in meter/sec) if a cheetah runs 180 meters in 10 seconds.
18 m/sec
170 m/sec
198 m/sec
12 m/sec
30s - Q13
When a car goes around a corner at 20 mph, why do we say it accelerates?
The car accelerates because it's going 20 mph
Cars always accelerate when they are in motion
The car is accelerating because of the velocity is constant
The car is accelerating because it's changing direction
30s - Q14
Acceleration is defined as the CHANGE in
velocity of an object
time it takes for one place to move to another place.
distance divided by the time interval
speed
30s - Q15
Why does a car accelerate as it round a corner at a constant speed?
Its speeds up
It doesn't
Its direction changes
It slows down
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