Speed and Velocity

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What is speed?

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Speed is the distance traveled per unit of time, typically measured in km/hr or m/s.

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What is velocity?

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Velocity is the speed of an object in a specific direction.

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How do you calculate speed?

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Speed = distance / time.

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What is the difference between speed and velocity?

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Speed is a scalar quantity (magnitude only), while velocity is a vector quantity (magnitude and direction).

Front

If a car travels 150 km in 3 hours, what is its speed?

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50 km/hr.

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A bird flying south at 64 km/hr is an example of:

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Velocity.

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What is the formula for calculating distance?

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Distance = speed x time.

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How long will it take a snail moving at 0.5 m/s to travel 10 m?

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20 seconds.

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What is the Earth's velocity if it travels 900 km around the sun in 30 seconds?

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30 km/s around the sun.

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What units are commonly used to measure speed?

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Kilometers per hour (km/hr) and meters per second (m/s).