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1. Four bicyclists travel different distances and times along a straight path. Which cyclist traveled with the
greatest average speed?
a. Cyclist 1 travels 95m95m in 27s27s.
b. Cyclist 2 travels 87m87m in 22s22s.
c. Cyclist 3 travels 106m106m in 26s26s.
d. Cyclist 4 travels 108m108m in 24s24s.
2. A car travels with an average speed of 23 m/s for 82 s. Which of the following could NOT have been the
car's displacement?
a. 1,700 m east
b. 2,000 m west
c. 1,600 m north
d. 1,500 m south
3. A bicycle camper rides from her starting point to her first campsite one day, then continues to a second
campsite the next day. If her average speed for the two days equals the average of her speeds each
day, what must be true about her journey?
a. She rode the same amount of time each day.
b. She rode for different amounts of time each day.
c. She rode the same distance each day.
d. She rode a different distance each day.
4. A car is moving on a straight road at a constant speed in a single direction. Which of the following
statements is true?
a. Average velocity is zero.
b. The magnitude of average velocity is equal to the average speed.
c. The magnitude of average velocity is greater than the average speed.
d. The magnitude of average velocity is less than the average speed.
6. A beetle crawls 2 cm/minute for ten minutes. How far did it crawl?
a. 8 centimeters b. 5 centimeters c. .20 centimeters d. 20 centimeters
7. What is the speed of a bobsled whose distancetime graph indicates that it traveled 100 m in 25
seconds?
a. 4 m/s b. 0.25 mph c. 250 m/s d. 100 m/s
9. When you know both the speed and direction of an object’s motion, you know the
a. average speed of the object. b. acceleration of the object.
c. distance the object has traveled. d. velocity of the object
1. A boy walks at a speed of 4 kmph. How much time does he take to walk a
distance of 20 km?
Performance Task
Directions: Write the formula and give one ( 1) problem of the following:
1. Speed
2. Distance
3. Velocity