Speed and Velocity Quiz
Questions: 16 · 10 minutes
1. Which is an SI unit commonly used for both speed and the magnitude of velocity?
Kilogram
Meter
Second per meter squared
Meter per second
2. Maya walks north at 2 meters per second while Luis walks south at 2 meters per second. How do their motions compare?
They have different speeds and the same velocity
They have the same speed and the same velocity
They have the same speed but different velocities
They have different speeds and no velocity
3. Which statement best defines speed?
The straight-line change in position with direction
The change in direction per unit of time
The distance traveled per unit of time
The time required to change position
4. A scooter maintains a speed of 10 meters per second for 5 seconds. How far does it travel?
2 meters
50 meters
25 meters
15 meters
5. A toy car travels 300 centimeters in 60 seconds. What is its average speed?
5 centimeters per second
4 centimeters per second
3 centimeters per second
6 centimeters per second
6. A cyclist travels at 5 meters per second toward the east. Which quantity is being stated?
Distance, because meters are mentioned
Speed, because direction is not part of motion
Velocity, because both rate and direction are given
Time, because seconds are mentioned
7. A runner goes 100 meters east and then 40 meters west. What total distance does the runner travel?
140 meters
60 meters
40 meters
160 meters
8. What information does velocity include that speed alone does not?
The object's mass
The direction of motion
The total travel time
The shape of the object's path
9. A bus travels 72 kilometers east in 2 hours without changing direction. What is its average velocity?
36 kilometers per hour east
36 kilometers per hour
72 kilometers per hour east
144 kilometers per hour east
10. On a distance-versus-time graph, one line rises more steeply than another over the same time interval. What does the steeper line usually represent?
An object traveling a shorter distance
An object moving in a different direction
An object with a longer travel time but no motion
An object moving at a greater speed
11. A student walks to a fountain and then returns to the exact starting point. What is the student's average velocity for the whole trip?
Greater than the average speed
Equal to the total distance divided by time
Zero, because the final displacement is zero
Impossible to determine because the student moved
12. A runner travels 100 meters to a marker and then 100 meters back to the starting point. The entire trip takes 50 seconds. What is the runner's average speed?
0 meters per second
2 meters per second
5 meters per second
4 meters per second
13. A runner goes 100 meters east and then 40 meters west. What is the runner's displacement from the starting point?
140 meters east
60 meters west
140 meters west
60 meters east
14. A student walks 120 meters in 30 seconds. What is the student's average speed?
4 meters per second
3 meters per second
4 meters
2 meters per second
15. Which pair of objects has the same velocity?
Two skaters moving at 3 meters per second in opposite directions
Two skaters both moving north at 3 meters per second
One skater moving north at 3 meters per second and another north at 5 meters per second
One stationary skater and one moving north at 3 meters per second
16. Which situation changes an object's velocity while keeping its speed constant?
A train remains stopped at a station
A car follows a curved road at a steady 20 kilometers per hour
A bicycle moves straight ahead at a steady rate
A runner waits at the starting line