Speed,Velocity and
Acceleration
SC-HS-1.2.1
Which of the following units
represent distance?
1.
2.
3.
4.
30 m/s
1.4 m
120 mph
34 min
Which of the following represents
acceleration?
1.
2.
3.
4.
25 m/s
24 hrs
34 ft
6 cm/min/sec
The changes in speed, changes in
direction, or changes in both can
described as what?
1.
2.
3.
4.
Speed
Velocity
Acceleration
Instantaneous
speed
The ratio of the distance an object
moves to the amount of time the
object moves is what?
1.
2.
3.
4.
Speed
Velocity
Acceleration
Instantaneous
Speed
When measuring speed in a specific
direction, it is called
1.
2.
3.
4.
Velocity
Speed
Acceleration
Instantaneous
Speed
Jack's speed on his bicycle as he went by
school was 8 m/s and then at the stop
light was 0 m/s. How would you describe
his motion?
1.
2.
3.
4.
Staying constant
Accelerating
Decelerating
Increasing velocity
Which of the following is the
equation for speed?
1.
2.
3.
4.
S = d/t
S=d*t
S = Vf -Vi
None of the above
A horizontal line on a distance line
graph means the object is
1. How fast a speed is
changing at a specific
instant
2. How fast a direction is
changing at a specific
instant
3. How fast a velocity is
changing at a specific
instant
4. None of the above
What is the shortest distance
between the starting point and the
end point called?
1.
2.
3.
4.
Frame of reference
Velocity
Displacement
All of the above
Which distance can be most
accurately measured with a ruler?
1. The width of a
book
2. The length of a
river
3. The distance
between two cities
4. The size of an
object under a
microscope
What two variables are used to
measure speed?
1.
2.
3.
4.
Distance & velocity
Distance & time
Time & Velocity
Final Velocity and
Initial Velocity
Velocity is a description of what two
things?
1.
2.
3.
4.
Vector and time
Speed and distance
Speed and direction
Distance and
direction
Which of the following best
describes how to determine
acceleration of an object?
1. Take the final velocity
subtract the initial
velocity then divide by
time
2. Take the initial velocity
subtract the final velocity
then divide by time
3. Distance divided by time
4. Lactic acid production