Basic Speed Calculations

Mr. Gupta drives 50 miles. What information does he need to calculate his speed?

• The type of car he drives

• His heart rate as he drives

• The time he has driven

• The direction he was going

Gabriel sprinted down the hallway for a science project. He ran a total of 40 meters in 20 seconds. What was his average speed?

• 2 meters per second

• 20 meters per second

• 40 meters per second

• 10 meters for second

What is the speed of an object that travels 60 meters in 4 seconds?

• 240 m/s
• 15 m/s
• 0.067 m/s
• 15 mph

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Sophia was trying to explaining to Tyler how to find the speed. What equation should she use to calculate speed?

• speed = time/distance

• speed = distance X time

• speed = velocity X time

• speed = distance/time

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A runner trains for a marathon for 6 months by eating nothing but french fries from McDonalds. They run a 10 m dash in 100 s. What is their speed?

• 0.01 m/s

• 0.1 m/s

• 1 m/s

• 10 m/s

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

• 0.0357 m/s
• 28.0 km/s
• 0.036 m/s
• 28.0 m/s

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The unit for speed is:

• m/s
• s
• m
• km

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1. A player threw a football 50.0 meters. The ball's time in the air was 3.0 seconds. What speed did the ball travel through the air?

• 150 m/s

• 0.060 m/s

• 6.0x10^-1 m/s

• 17 m/s

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How do we calculate distance from average speed and time?

• distance = average speed/time

• distance = time/average speed

• distance = average speed x time

At a track meet, Camille ran the 5000 meter race at an average speed of 6.0 meters per second. How long did it take her to complete the race in seconds?

• 8 333 seconds

• 30 000 seconds

• 0.0012 seconds

• 833 seconds