Velocity

What is velocity?

• Velocity is ONLY the distance between two things.

• Velocity is the speed of something in a given direction

• Velocity is the ONLY the seconds it takes to travel.

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NGSS.MS-PS3-1

What is the formula to calculate velocity/speed?

• v = d/t

• s = d x t

• t = d/v

• v = v/t

Which of the following is a unit of time?

• Seconds

• Kilometres

• Metres

• m/s

Which of the following is a unit of speed?

• km/h

• metres

• seconds

Which of the following is a unit of distance?

• kilometres

• hours

• seconds

• minutes

Which formula would you use to solve for distance?

• d = v x t

• d = v/t

• v= d/t

• t = d/v

The van travels 50 km at 90 km/h. How fast is the van going.

For this question: which are you trying to solve for?

• Distance

• Velocity

• Time

The taxi driver maintains a speed of 95 km/h and drives for 45 minutes. How far has the taxi driver gone?

In this question: you are solving for....

• Distance

• Velocity

• Time

To convert hours to minutes, you must....

• Divide by 60

• Multiple by 60.

To convert from minutes to hours, you must...

• Divide by 60.

• Multiply by 60.

• Multiply by 2.