Average Speed and Velocity

65 mi/hr South is an example of...

• Speed

• Velocity

• Direction

Distance over Time is the definition of ___. 

• Speed

• Velocity

• Direction

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A ball rolls 144 cm in 12 sec. What is its speed in meters per second?

• 12 cm/sec

• 12 m/s

• 1.2 m/s

• 0.12 m/s

88 m/s north

• Speed

• Velocity

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While on a trip, a family travels east from San Antonio to Houston going 70 mph.

• Speed

• Velocity

What two measurements are needed to calculate average speed?

• Distance and Time

• Volume and Mass

• Mass and Time

• Speed and Distance

A measure of how fast something moves in a given amount of time.

• Speed

• Distance

• Time

• Velocity

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Calculate the average speed of a car that travels 60 km in 2 hours.

• 12 km/h

• 30 km/h

• 25 km/h

• 35 km/h

To calculate average speed you _______ the distance traveled by the elapsed time.

• divide
• multiply
• square
• subtract

Total distance divided by total time is

• average speed

• average time

• average distance

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