Solving for Speed

Solving For Speed, Distance, and Time Lesson

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Jerry walked from home to school, then from the school to the park. What is his total displacement?

• 2 km

• 5 km

• 8 km

• 10 km

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Jerry walked from home to school, then from the school to the park. What is his total distance?

• 2 km

• 5 km

• 8 km

• 10 km

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Velocity is...

• distance over time
• distance over time with direction
• change in direction
• change in speed and direction

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Speed is

• the change in distance in a given time
• change in direction
• moving in a specific direction
• moving

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What is the formula for calculating speed?

• S= D x T
• S= T/D
• S= D/T
• S= D+T

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What is the average speed of a car that made a 60 mile trip in 20 minutes?

• 3 miles per minute

• 6 miles per minte

• 30 miles per minute

• 60 miles per minute

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A cross country runner jogged for 2 hours and covered a distance of 14 km. What was the average speed of the runner?

• 28 km/h

• 7 km/h

• 12 km/h

• .14 km/h

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Calculate the speed of a sprinter who ran 200 meters in 20 seconds.

• 10m/s
• 10km/s
• 10m/hr
• 10km/hr

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A cyclist rode his bike for 4 hours, covering a distance of 40 km. What was his average speed for his ride?

• 10 km/h

• 5 km/h

• 20 km/h

• 1 km/h

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Calculate the speed of a train that traveled 400 miles in 5 hours.

• 20 mph
• 20 m/s
• 80 mph
• 80 m/s

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What is the equation to calculate distance?

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

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A man runs at 10 m/min for 5 min, what distance will he run?

• 10 miles
• 10 m
• 5 m
• 50 m

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A boat travels at 22 km/hr for 10 hrs, what distance will it travel?

• 220 miles
• 2.2 km
• 220 km
• 22 km

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A car travels 30 miles/hr for 3 hours, calculate the distance it will travel

• 90 miles
• 10 miles
• 600 miles
• 90 km

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What is the equation to calculate time?

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

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Dr. Barkley drives his speed boat 22 km at 45 km/hr how, how long will it take him to go the 22 km?

• 48 hrs 
• 0.48 hrs
• 990 hrs
• 45 min

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Dave runs a 400 m race with a speed of 4 m/s. What time will it take him to finish the race?

• 400 minutes
• 100 minutes
• 100 seconds 
• .25 seconds 

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A speed boat travels 200 miles at a speed of 20 miles/hr. How much time will it take to travel the 200 miles?

• 10 hrs
• 10 miles
• 400 hrs
• 100 km

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mi/hr is a unit for...

• Speed
• Distance
• Time
• Direction

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km/hr is a unit for...

• Speed
• Distance
• Time
• Direction

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hr (hour) is a unit for ...

• Speed
• Distance
• Time
• Direction

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min (minutes) is a unit for...

• Speed
• Distance
• Time
• Direction

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Km (kilometers) is a unit for...

• Speed
• Distance
• Time
• Direction

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mi (miles) is a unit for...

• Speed
• Distance
• Time
• Direction