Speed & Velocity Practice

What is the equation to calculate speed?

• speed = distance/time
• speed = time/distance
• speed = time x distance 
• speed = speed/time 

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Velocity is 

• speed
• direction
• speed with a direction
• none of the answers above

Which of the following is a unit of speed?

• km/hr
• hr
• km
• s

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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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Alan travels 100 km in 5hrs. Find his average speed in km/h

• 5km/hr
• 10km/hr
• 50km/hr
• 20km/hr

Velocity is both ____ and _____. 

• speed , direction 
• direction, mass
• volume, density 
• direction, magnitude 

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

• Speed
• Velocity
• Acceleration
• Direction

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Km (kilometers) is a unit for...

• Speed
• Distance
• Time
• Direction

A runner runs 40 meters in 8 seconds. What is the speed?

• 6m/s

• 5m/s

• 3m/s

• 10m/s