Motion, Unit Conversion and Graphing Motion

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Physical Sciences Quiz on Motion, Unit Conversion and Graphing Motion, created by Raegan Plummer on 03/11/2020.
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Question 1

Question
What is the difference between velocity and speed?
Answer
  • Velocity is how fast an object is moving and speed is how fast the object is moving and the direction it is going in.
  • Speed is how fast an object is moving and velocity is how fast the object is moving and the direction it is going in.
  • They are the same thing.

Question 2

Question
What is the difference between distance and displacement?
Answer
  • Distance is how far something goes and displacement is how far between the start and stop point is.
  • Displacement is how far something goes and distance is how far between the start and stop point is.
  • They are the same thing.

Question 3

Question
John is driving west from his house to the post office. If the post office is 15 miles away and it takes John 30 minutes to get there, John's velocity is [blank_start]30 mi/hour west[blank_end], and his speed is [blank_start]30 m/hr[blank_end].
Answer
  • 30 m/hr
  • 30 mi/hr west
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