Distance and Displacement
Velocity
Acceleration
Trivia
Ms. Baker Facts
100
Ferb moves RIGHTWARD 7 meters having started at 0 meters. What is true about his displacement?
What is:
His displacement is negative?
100
What is defined as the total distance divided by the total time?
What is:
Average Speed
100
Joel presses on the gas pedal of his car increasing his speed to 50 mph. What can you say about his acceleration?
What is:
Joel's acceleration is positive.
100
What is the only food that never spoils?
What is:
Honey
100
What is the name of Ms. Baker's dog?
What is:
Sarah?
200
Jenny drove her car 20 miles along a straight stretch of highway. What is true about her distance and displacement?
What is:
Jenny's distance is equal to her displacement magnitude and is 20 miles.
200
What is defined as the total displacement divided by the total time?
What is:
Average Velocity?
200
Bret watches the speedometer of his car as he turns around a corner. It steadily reads "20 mph" for the whole turn. Is Bret accelerating? Explain.
What is:
Yes, Bret is accelerating because he is changing direction.
200
What is the largest planet in our Solar System?
What is:
Jupiter
200
What sport does Ms. Baker do?
What is:
Climbing
300
Lou runs around a 400 meter track 3 times. What is his distance and what is his displacement?
What is:
his distance is 1200 meters, and his displacement is 0 meters?
300
Tran looks at her car's speedometer for a moment while driving and sees that it reads 67 miles per hour. What would you describe this number as?
What is:
Instantaneous Velocity
300
Bristol starts from rest (0 m/s) and increases speed to 9 m/s in 3 seconds. What is her acceleration?
What is:
Bristol's acceleration is 3 m/s/s?
300
What is a group of pandas known as?
What is:
An embarrassment.
300
How many different classes does Ms. Baker teach? (hint: look at the white board...)
What is:
4 classes
400
Gregg walks North 25 meters and then turns around and walks South 27 meters. What is Gregg's distance and displacement?
What is:
Gregg's distance is 52 meters. His displacement is 2 meters North.
400
Mike travels 106 miles in 2 hours. What speed is Mike traveling at?
What is:
53 mph?
400
Nancy changes her walking speed from 1 m/s to 4 m/s (fast walker!) in 3 seconds. What is Nancy's acceleratioin?
What is:
1 m/s/s?
400
What is the process called in which sunlight is converted into energy in plants?
What is:
Photosynthesis
400
What is Ms. Baker's favorite school subject?
What is:
Physics
500
On her run, Tate goes 1 mile North, 4 miles East, and 1 mile South. What is Tate's distance and displacement?
What is:
Tate's distance is 6 miles, Tate's displacement is 4 miles West?
500
T'Nea drives at a velocity of 50 mph for 30 minutes. How far does T'Nea go?
(hint: the time is given in minutes, not hours, so you will need to convert...)
What is:
25 miles?
500
It takes Martha 5 seconds to slow to a stop with an acceleration of -2 m/s/s. What is Martha's initial velocity?
What is:
10 m/s?
500
Who was the first woman to win a Nobel Prize in Science?
Who is:
Madam Marie Curie
500
What fandom is Ms. Baker really into?
(hint: look around the classroom...)
What is:
Star Wars