Average Speed and Average Velocity

Practice Problems
Average Speed and Average Velocity

Directions: On this worksheet you will practice with the basic definitions of introductory motion.

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Question 1 A bike messenger traveled 3 blocks North, 4 blocks East, 8 blocks South, and finally 9 blocks West in order to deliver a package in the traffic, congested city. If his trip took 48 minutes, what was the magnitude of his average velocity in blocks/minute?

2.4 x 10¹1.47 x 10^-12.08 x 10^-17.07 x 10⁰5 x 10^-1

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Question 2 If the messenger in Question #1 could have traveled directly to his destination, what would have been the direction of his net displacement?

215.3 deg225.0 deg135.0 deg144.7 deg135.0 deg

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Question 3 The magnitude of an object's average velocity can ONLY equal the magnitude of its average speed when the object is

traveling in successive
directions that change by 90ºtraveling in a
straight linestanding stilltraveling in a circle

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Question 4 A scalar is a quantity that can be completely described by stating its

sizedirectionsize and direction

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Question 5 A family taking a vacation traveled 4 hours at 65 mph and then 3 hours at only 47 mph. What was their average speed during this trip?

49.0 mph56.0 mph54.7 mph57.3 mph

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Question 6 Which quantity is NOT a scalar?

timeaccelerationmassdistance

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Question 7 Which description of an object's motion is more specific: moving at a constant speed or moving at a constant velocity?

they are equivalentconstant speed since it demands that the object has to maintain a constant rate regardless of its direction of motionconstant velocity since it demands that the object not only move at a constant rate, but also maintain a constant direction

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Question 8 A student warming up for practice travels one full circuit, 400 meters, around the track. Initially he jogs 96 meters at 1.5 m/sec, then runs 288 meters at 2.2 m/sec, and finally cools down by finishing the final 16 meters at 1.0 m/sec. What was his average speed?

1.57 m/sec2.35 m/sec1.98 m/sec1.90 m/sec

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Question 9 What was the student's average velocity in Question #8?

the same as his average speed0 m/seccannot be determined

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Question 10 During a 30 minute period of time, one car moves at a constant velocity of 45 mph, N, while a second car moves at a constant velocity of 45 mph, W. During this time interval, the cars would have the same

A. instantaneous speed

B. instantaneous velocity

C. displacement

D. acceleration

C and DB and DA and DA and CB and C

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Question 11 A moving van completes its journey of 720 kilometers in 9 hours. Approximately how far should it have traveled 7 hours after beginning its trip?

560 km103 km436 km160 km