Vocab 1
What is Motion?
A. the rate of which something moves
B. a change in the position of an object over time
C. the length of a path between two points
D. the location of an object at a moment in time
B. a change in the position of an object over time
Which information is needed to determine how fast a truck is traveling?
a. direction and mass
b. distance and time
c. size and speed
d. time and weight
b. distance and time
Alan travels 100 km in 5 hrs. Find his average speed in km/h.
a. 5 km/hr
b. 10 km/hr
c. 50 km/hr
d. 20 km/hr
d. 20 km/hr
A train travels 25 km in .5 hrs. How fast is the train going?
a. 25 miles/hr
b. 5 miles/hr
c 125 km/hr
d. 50 km/hr
d. 50 km/hr
500 point question
Name 5 of the 7 energy sources.
wind, solar, geothermal, nuclear, fossil fuels, hydroelectric, biomass
What is Distance?
A. change in the position of an object over time.
B. the rate at which something moves.
C. the length of a path between two points.
D. speeding up, slowing down, or changing directions.
C. the length of a path between two points.
What is a zombie's speed if he traveled 36 meters in 6 seconds.
a. 6 meters/seconds
b. 5 seconds/meters
c. .17 meters/second
d. none of the above
a. 6 meters/seconds
Which is correct?
a. speed = distance x time
b. speed = speed divided by time
c. speed = distance divide by time
d. speed = time x speed
c. speed = distance divide by time
A runner runs 100 meters in 10 seconds.What is her average speed.
a. 10 m/s
b. 1000 m/s
c. 100 seconds
d. 10 seconds
a. 10 m/s
What is Slope
A. a place or object used for comparison to determine if something is in motion.
B. the rate at which something moves.
C. rate of change of a line: the steepness of a line on a graph
D. the location of an object at a moment in time.
C. rate of change of a line: the steepness of a line on a graph
What is Speed?
A. the rate at which something moves.
B. speed in a direction (such as north, south, east, west)
C. the change in position of one object compared to the position of another
D. a change in the position of an object over time.
A. the rate at which something moves.
What is the formula to calculate speed?
a. S = t/d
b. S = d x t
c. S = d/t
d. S = t x d
c. S = d/t
What is the speed of an object that travels 20 meters in 4 seconds?
a. 80 m/s
b. 0.2 m/s
c. 5 m/s
d 24 m/s
c. 5 m/s
What is the equation to calculate time?
a. time = speed/distance
b. time = distance/speed
c. time = speed x distance
d. time = distance x speed
b. time - distance/speed
candy question
What is Position?
A. a place or object used for comparison to determine if something is in motion.
B. the rate at which something moves.
C. rate of change of a line: the steepness of a line on a graph
D. the location of an object at a moment in time.
D. the location of an object at a moment in time.
What is Speed?
a. how far you go
b. how much distance is covered over a period of time
c. how fast you accelerate
d. the change in the location of an object
b. how much distance is covered over a period of time
A worm traveled 50 cm in 5 minutes What is the average speed of the snail?
a. 10 cm/m
b. 25 cm/m
c. 250 cm/m
d. 1 cm/m
a. 10 cm/m
What is the equation to calculate distance?
a. distance = speed/time
b. distance = time/speed
c. distance = speed/distance
d. distance = speed x time
b. distance = time/speed
What is velocity?
A. the rate at which something moves.
B. speed in a direction (such as north, south, east, west)
C. the change in position of one object compared to the position of another
D. a change in the position of an object over time
B. speed in a direction (such as north, south, east, west)
What is Reference Point?
A. rate of change of a line.
B. a system of objects that are not moving with respect to one another.
C. a place or object used for comparison to determine something is in motion.
D. the location of an object at a moment in time.
C. a place or object used for comparison to determine something is in motion.
To calculate average speed you __________ the distance traveled by the elapsed time.
a. divide
b. multiply
c. square
d. subtract
a. divide
The formula for speed is: Speed = Distance/Time. To work it out you need to...
a. add the distance and time
b. multiply the distance and time
c. divide distance and time
d. subtract distance and time
c. divide distance and time
A speed boat travels 200 miles at a speed of 20 miles/hr. How much time will it take to travel the 200 miles?
a. 10 hrs
b. 10 miles
c. 400 hrs
d. 100 km
a. 10 hrs
What is Acceleration?
A. change in the position of an object over time.
B. the rate at which something moves.
C. the change in position of one object compared to the position of another.
D. speeding up, slowing down, or changing directions.
D. speeding up, slowing down, or changing directions.