What Is Speed

What is speed?

• how far you go

• how much distance is covered over a period of time

• how fast you accelerate

• the change in the location of a object

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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

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What two measurements are necessary for calculating speed?

• Mass and time

• Temperature and mass

• Mass and distance

• Distance and time

What is the formula to calculate speed?

• Speed = Distance / Time

• Speed = Time / Distance

• Speed = Distance + Time

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72 m/s

• Speed

• Velocity

• Acceleration

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A runner completes a 400m lap in 50 seconds. What was the runner's average speed?

• 8 m/s

• 450 m/s

• 8 km/h

• 450 km/h

A car travels 150 km in 3 hours. What is its average speed?

• 50 km/h

• 100 km/h

• 150 km/h

• 450 km/h

The airplane flew at a speed of 300 miles per hour.

• Speed

• Velocity

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Which of the following is a unit of speed ?

• sec

• mi

• m/s

• min

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Paul was running late to school, which was 300 meters from his house. He had 5 minutes to get to school before the bell rang. What was his speed?

• A.1,500 meters

• 1,500 meters per second

• 60 meters

• 65 meters per second

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