Finding the Average Speed

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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NGSS.MS-PS3-1

What two measurements are necessary for calculating speed?

• Mass and time

• Temperature and mass

• Mass and distance

• Distance and time

Can be measured in meters per second (m/s)

• Distance

• Time

• Speed

• Acceleration

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NGSS.MS-PS3-1

An airplane flew 900 miles. If the trip took 2 hours, what was the average speed of the airplane?

• 45 mph

• 700 mph

• 898 mph

• 450 mph

What is the formula for finding the speed of an object?

• speed = distance + time

• speed = distance / time

• speed = time / distance

• distance = speed / time

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NGSS.MS-PS3-1

A man walked 15 kilometers in 3 hours. What was his average speed?

• 5 kilometers/hour

• 15 kilometers/hour

• 3 kilometers/hour

• 45 kilometers/hours

To find the speed of an object you need the distance traveled and ____________

• time

• miles

• velocity

• meters

If the man and the ball travels 90 m in 9 seconds, what is their average speed?

• 10 m/s

• 180 m/s

• 99 m/s

• 10 meters

A runner races in the 100 meter dash.  It takes her 10 seconds to finish.  What is her average speed?

• 10 m/s

• 1000 m/s

• 100 seconds

• 10 seconds

Every summer I drive to Michigan. It is 500 miles to get there. If I average 60 mi/hr, how much time will I spend driving? 

• 8.3 hr

• 0.12 hr

• 30,000 hr