Calculating Speed

Front

What is the formula to calculate speed?

Back

S = d/t

Front

What is speed?

Back

how much distance is covered over a period of time

Front

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

Back

10 m/s

Front

Total distance divided by total time is

Back

average speed

Front

Equation to calculate speed: distance/time, time/distance, distance x time, distance/time²

Back

distance/time

Front

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

Back

20 km/hr

Front

Find speed when distance is 142 km and time is 2 hours.

Back

71 km/hr

Front

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

Back

15 m/s

Front

What two measurements are necessary for calculating speed?

Back

Distance and time

Front

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

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