Calculating Speed

What is the formula to calculate speed?

• S = t/d
• S = d/t
• S = d x t
• S = t x d

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CCSS.6.EE.B.7

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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CCSS.6.NS.B.3

Joanna drives for 400km at an average speed of 80km/h. How long was her journey?

• Joanna's journey was 5hrs long
• Joanna's journey was 10hrs long
• Joanna's journey was 20hrs long
• Joanna's journey was 15hrs long

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CCSS.6.RP.A.3B

To calculate speed, the motion of an object must always be compared to a  _________

• stationary reference point 
• puppy
• different moving object
• accelerating object

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

• divide
• multiply
• square
• subtract

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CCSS.6.EE.A.2C

What is the average speed of Ben’s balloon car that takes 5seconds to travel 15meters. (USE CORRECT UNITS!)

• 3 m/s
• 75 m/s
• 10 m/s
• 1/5 m/s

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CCSS.6.RP.A.3B

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

• 5km/hr

• 10km/hr

• 50km/hr

• 20km/hr

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CCSS.6.RP.A.1

CCSS.6.RP.A.2

Which is correct?

• speed = distance multiplied by time

• speed = speed divided by time

• speed = Distance divided by time

• Speed = time subtract speed

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CCSS.6.RP.A.3B

What two measurements are necessary for calculating speed?

• Mass and time

• Temperature and mass

• Mass and distance

• Distance and time

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CCSS.HSG.MG.A.2

Total distance divided by total time is

• average speed

• average time

• average distance

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CCSS.8.EE.C.7B