Speed and Velocity Quiz with Answers

This is an online speed and velocity quiz with answers. In this quiz, we have only given questions related to the concept of speed and velocity. Here you can practice speed and velocity mcq and check your knowledge of these motion concepts.

All of the quiz questions are algebraic in nature and do not involve calculus or its concepts. To answer these questions, you must have a conceptual understanding of the concepts of speed and velocity.

To solve numerical problems, you will also need to remember the formulas for speed, velocity, average speed, and average velocity.

And apart from that, you must have a firm grasp of the concepts of distance and displacement. This is due to the fact that understanding the concepts of distance and displacement is required before understanding the concepts of speed and velocity.

Please note that answers to all the questions can be seen when you submit the quiz by clicking the “View Results” button at the end of the quiz. Hints and explanations to selected questions can also be viewed after submitting the quiz.

Speed and Velocity Quiz

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1. The velocity of an object is

its speed in a certain direction

its position

its acceleration

how quickly it moves

2. 30 mph is an example of objects

speed

displacement

velocity

acceleration

3. Can a body move at a constant speed while varying in velocity?

True

False

4. If a particle is moving in a straight line, the direction of initial velocity must be considered positive.

True

False

5. Choose the correct statement

Average velocity is not a vector quantity

The magnitude of average velocity is always less than or equal to the average speed

Average speed is equal to the magnitude of average velocity

Average velocity can not be zero for a moving body

6. An object travels 16 m in 4s, followed by another 16 m in 2s. What is the object's average speed?

4 m/s

8 m/s

5.33 m/s

16 m/s

7. Which one of the following is not a unit of speed

$m/s^2$

$Km/hr$

$mph$

$m/s$

8. 12 A train covers half of its journey with a speed of $20\;m/s$ and another half with a speed of $30\; m/s$. The average speed of the train during the whole journey is

24 m/s

26 m/s

25 m/s

27 m/s

9. 25 m/s due north is moving objects

velocity

acceleration

speed

distance

10. If a particle covers equal distances in equal time intervals, it is said to

move with uniform velocity

move with uniform acceleration

be at rest

move with uniform speed

11. A person runs on a 300 m circular track and comes back to the starting point in 200 s. Calculate the average speed and average velocity.

2.5m/s, 2

1.5m/s, 1.5m

1.5m/s, 0

3 m/s, 3

12. A quantity has a value of -9m/s. It may be

acceleration of the particle

the velocity of a particle

speed of a particle

position of a particle

13. The velocity of a plane that traveled 4000 miles south in 4 hours

1000 mph

1000 mph north

1100 mph

1000 mph south

14. Which one of the following is correct

speed = distance * time

speed = distance / time

speed = displacement * time

speed = velocity / time

15. Speed is

a change in an object's position

how fast do you accelerate

how much distance do you cover in a given amount of time

how far do you travel

16. Find the speed of the car that travels 80 miles west in 2.5 hours

33 mph

32 mph

32 mph west

33 mph north

17. An object is traveling with constant speed. This means that

its acceleration is zero

it covers equal distance in equal intervals of time

its position remains constant with the passage of time

it does not change its direction of motion

18. A car travels at a speed of 40 km/hr for the first half and 60 km/hr for the second. The vehicle's average speed is

48 Km/hr

58 Km/hr

40 Km/hr

50 Km/hr

19. John commutes from his home to the office in 1 hour and returns home in 1.5 hours without stopping. Determine John's average velocity if the distance between his home and office is 4 miles.

4 mph

4 km/hr

zero

2.67 mph

20. A particle moves with a uniform velocity. Which of the following claims concerning particle motion is correct?

it may have variable speed

the direction of acceleration is opposite to that of velocity

its acceleration is zero

its speed is zero

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