Calculating Speed

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What determines which car covers more distance when two cars are in motion for the same amount of time?

Back

The speed of each car.

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What is speed?

Back

How far an object moves in a certain amount of time.

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What is the formula for calculating speed?

Back

Speed = Distance ÷ Time.

Front

If a car travels 60 kilometers in 1 hour, what is its speed?

Back

60 kilometers per hour.

Front

What unit is commonly used to measure speed?

Back

Kilometers per hour (km/h) or miles per hour (mph).

Front

If a runner completes a 400-meter lap in 50 seconds, what is their speed?

Back

Speed = 400 meters ÷ 50 seconds = 8 meters per second.

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What happens to speed if the distance increases but the time remains the same?

Back

The speed increases.

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What happens to speed if the time increases but the distance remains the same?

Back

The speed decreases.

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What is average speed?

Back

The total distance traveled divided by the total time taken.

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If a cyclist travels 30 kilometers in 2 hours, what is their average speed?

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15 kilometers per hour.