Motion
Distance and Displacement
Speed and Velocity
Acceleration
Other
100
The speed that shows up on the speedometer on a car is known as what?
Instantaneous speed
100
What is the difference between distance and displacement?
Displacement is how far an object is from the starting point and includes the direction
100
What does the slope on a velocity vs. time graph tell you?
Acceleration
100
Rate of change in velocity is known as
Acceleration
100
This is calculated when you take the total distance traveled and divide by the total time.
Speed
200
The slope on a distance vs. time graph tells you
Speed
200
A rocket moving at a speed of 710 m/s can travel very far in 15 seconds. Determine how far.
10,650 m
200
This describes an object’s speed and direction
Velocity
200
What does it mean if an object has a negative acceleration?
It is slowing down
200
Show the difference between how a distance vs. time and a velocity vs. time graph show an object that is speeding up.
D vs. T graph is curved
V vs. T graph is straight
300
Sketch a distance vs. time graph of an object that is not moving.
X- Time
Y- Distance
Straight line at any point on the y-axis
300
A runner jogs 60 m on a track towards the finish line, then turns and runs back 20 m. What is her distance and her displacement?
Distance = 80 m
Displacement = 40 m towards the finish line
300
Kim travels 300 miles in 4 hours. What is her average speed?
75 mi/hr
300
A skier is going downhill at a speed of 9 m/s. The hill gets steeper and his speed increases to 18 m/s in 3 s. What is his acceleration?
3 m/s2
300
Find the velocity of a truck that travels 250 miles North to NYC in 5 hours.
50 mi/hr North
400
A babysitter is pushing a stroller from rest and accelerates at a rate of 0.05 m/s2. What is the velocity of the stroller after it has traveled for 285 s?
14.25 m/s
400
Tamra rides her bike 10 blocks north and then turns and rides 5 blocks east. What is her distance and displacement?
Distance = 15 blocks
Displacement = 11.18 blocks NE
400
Find the speed of the runner whose motion is depicted in the graph to the right.
2 m/s
400
A bus traveling 12 m/s comes to a stop after 6 seconds. What was its acceleration?
-2 m/s2
400
If a go-cart slows down from a speed of 20 m/s to 15 m/s in 0.92 s, what is its acceleration?
-5.43 m/s2
500
Show the difference between how a distance vs. time and a velocity vs. time graph show an object that is slowing down.
D vs. T is curving down
V vs. T is a straight line down
500
Mason swims for the school swim team. He specializes in a backstroke event where he has to swim the 50-m length of the pool 5 times. Find his distance and displacement.
Distance: 250 m
Displacement: 50 m from the diving board
500
A car travels 2,000 mi at a constant speed of 70 mi/hr. How long did the trip take?
28.6 hrs
500
What is the acceleration of an object with a constant velocity?
0
500
Find Jay’s acceleration from 30 min to 45 min in his walk.
0.6 km/min2