Calculating Speed

What is the speed of a cheetah that travels 112.0 m in 4.0 s?

• 0.0357 m/s
• 20 m/s

• 0.036 m/s
• 28.0 m/s

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What is the equation to calculate speed?

• speed = distance/time
• speed = time/distance
• speed = time x distance 
• speed = speed/time 

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What two measurements are necessary for calculating speed?

• Mass and time
• Temperature and mass
• Mass and distance
• Distance and time

Reese can run 10 meters in 5 seconds. What is her speed?

• 5 meters/sec
• 2 meters/sec
• 5 miles/hour
• 2 miles/hour

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Avery likes to walk 30 feet in 10 seconds. What is her speed?

• 3 feet/sec
• 6 feet/sec
• 10 feet/sec
• 2 feet/sec

Which graph shows the fastest speed?

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Which runner won the race?

• A
• B
• C
• It was a tie

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What is the speed of a car that travels 78 miles in 2 hours?

• 50 miles per hour

• 39 miles per second

• 156 miles per hour

• 39 miles per hour

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What is the speed of a ship that takes 4 hours to sail 68 km?

• 17 miles per hour

• 17 kilometers per hour

• 272 kilometers per hour

• 272 miles per hour

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What is the speed of a horse that runs 300 meters in 20 seconds?

• 15 meters per second

• 15 miles per hour

• 600 meters per second

• 20 meters per second

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