Calculating Speed #14

What is speed?

• how far you go

• how much distance is covered over a period of time

• how fast you accelerate

• the change in the location of a object

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What is the formula to calculate speed?

• Speed = time/distance

• Speed = distance/time

• Speed = distance x time

• Speed = time x distance

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Calculate the average speed (in meter/sec) if a cheetah runs 180 meters in 10 seconds.

• 198 m/sec
• 170 m/sec
• 12 m/sec
• 18 m/sec

A runner races in the 100 meter dash. It takes her 10 seconds to finish. What is her average speed?

• 10 m/s

• 1000 m/s

• 100 seconds

• 10 seconds

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What does this graph represent?

• Constant Speed
• Acceleration
• Not moving

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If a lizard can run 8 m across the water in 4 seconds, how fast is he traveling?

• 32 m/s

• 2 m/s

• 2 seconds

• 34 meters

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NGSS.MS-PS3-1

Which graph correctly depicts this scenario?

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An oceanic vessel surveys the ocean floor using ultrasonic waves. The ocean beneath the boat is 4600 meters deep. If the ultrasonic wave travels to the bottom of the ocean and back to the boat in 6 seconds, what is its average speed?

• 770 m/s

• 1530 m/s

• 7700 m/s

• 27,600 m/s

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Based on the graph, during what time period is the race horse moving at the FASTEST speed?

• 0 to 1 second

• 0 to 4 seconds

• 2 to 4 seconds

• 4 to 6 seconds

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Sally and Maria were running around the track during PE. They were not happy and decided to stop and rest once they got to the bleachers. After a 10 minute rest, they started running again, but Sally tripped and fell. At what time during their run did Sally fall for a minute?

• at 4 minutes

• at 14 minutes

• at 15 minutes

• at 20 minutes