Multiple Choice
Identify the
choice that best completes the statement or answers the question.
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Miles per hour (mph or miles/hour) represents
a. | average velocity | c. | average speed | b. | constant velocity | d. | constant speed |
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Meters per second (m/s ) represents
a. | constant velocity | c. | average velocity | b. | average speed | d. | constant speed |
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It takes an airplane two hours to travel two hundred miles, find the average
speed
a. | 100 miles/hour | c. | 400 miles/hour | b. | 200 miles/hour | d. | 100 hours/mile |
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The winning boat finished the 100 kilometer race in 5 hours, find the average
speed.
a. | 0.05 km/hr | c. | 20 km/hr | b. | 100 km /hr | d. | 500 km/hr |
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The treasure map illustrated a path 100 meters from the old oak tree directly
north to the skull shaped rock. If the pirates walk an average speed of 2 meters per second,
how long will it take to reach the skull shaped rock?
a. | 200 seconds | c. | 100 seconds | b. | 50 seconds | d. | 0.02 seconds |
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Given: distance = 10 meters, time = 2 seconds. Find average speed.
a. | 2 m/s | c. | 20 m/s | b. | 0.2 m/s | d. | 5 m/s |
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Given: time= 10 seconds, 5 meters/second. Find distance.
a. | 2 meters | c. | 5 meters | b. | 0.5 meters | d. | 50 meters |
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Given: distance = 200 meters, average speed = 20 m/s. Find time.
a. | 200 seconds | c. | 10 seconds | b. | 100 seconds | d. | 20 seconds |
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A steel ball is dropped from rest from a height of 40 meters above the
ground. The steel ball free falls and reaches the ground 2 seconds later. What was the
average speed of the steel ball?
a. | 0.05 m/s | c. | 20 m/s | b. | 80 m/s | d. | 40 m/s |
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How much time is required for a bike to travel a distance of 200 m at an average
speed of 4 m/s?
a. | 50 s | c. | 200 s | b. | 0.02 s | d. | 800 s |
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 Use the graph above to find the average
speed. a. | 4 m/s | c. | 3 m/s | b. | 1 m/s | d. | 2 m/s |
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 The slope of the graph illustrates which
characteristic of an object in motion? a. | inertia | c. | speed | b. | acceleration | d. | force |
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 The graph above shows the position of an objects
changes over time. What is the speed of the object during the time interval from 5 seconds to 8
seconds? a. | 3 m/s | c. | 5 m/s | b. | 2 m/s | d. | 4 m/s |
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 The graph above shows the speed of a motorcycle over
time. How far did the motorcycle travel during the first 4 seconds? a. | 32 meters | c. | 20 meters | b. | 8 meters | d. | 16 meters |
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 A ball moves away from a motion detector at a
constant speed. Which graph above best represents the motion of the ball?
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