Calculating Average Speed

What is the formula to calculate speed?

• Speed = Distance x Time
• Speed = Distance/Time
• Speed = Time/Distance
• Speed = Time x Distance

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What is the difference between instantaneous speed and average speed?

• Average speed happens in a particular instant, Instantaneous speed is the speed of an object over a longer period of time.
• Instantaneous speed is never right, average speed is always right
• Instantaneous speed happens in a particular instant, Average speed is the speed of an object over a longer period of time.
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How would you find the average speed of a marathon runner throughout an entire race?

• Ask a magic 8 ball
• You would take the entire distance the runner traveled and divide the distance by the total time it took the runner to complete the race.
• run along side them and eyeball it
• Ask Alexa

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All of the following are units of speed except:

• Km/hr
• Km
• Kilometer per hour
• Kilometer/Hour

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All of the following are units of speed except:

• Seconds
• m/s
• Km/s
• m/min

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Constant speed is:

• When the speed increases or decreases
• When the speed of the object does not change

Calculate the speed:
A Car traveled 240 Km in 5 Hours

• 48 Km/Hr
• 1200 Km/Hr
• 4.8 Km/Hr
• 0.02 Km/Hr

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Calculate the speed:
A Motorcycle traveled 368 Km in 8 Hours

• 2944 Km/hr
• 4.5 Km/hr
• 46 Km/hr
• 0.02 Km/hr

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Calculate the speed:
A truck traveled 208 Km in 4 Hours

• 52 Km/hr
• 25 Km/hr
• 0.019 Km/hr
• 832 Km/hr

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Calculate the speed:
A bus traveled 98 Km in 2 Hours

• 94 Km/hr
• 49 Km/hr
• 196 Km/hr
• 0.02 Km/hr

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