Calculating Speed

Which information is needed to  determine  how fast a  truck  is traveling? 

• direction and  mass  
• distance  and time 
• size and  speed 
• time  and  weight  

Tags

CCSS.6.RP.A.3B

A unusually fast zombie was chasing after Carl to eat him. What was the zombie’s speed at 6 seconds if he traveled 36 meters?

• 6 meters/seconds

• 5 seconds/meters

• .17 meters/second

• None of the above

What is the formula to calculate speed?

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

Tags

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

Tags

CCSS.6.NS.B.3

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

• divide
• multiply
• square
• subtract

Tags

CCSS.6.EE.A.2C

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

• 5km/hr
• 10km/hr
• 50km/hr
• 20km/hr

Tags

CCSS.6.RP.A.3B

Which is correct?

• speed = distance x time
• speed = speed divided time
• speed = Distance divide time
• Speed = time x speed

Tags

NGSS.4-PS3-1

What is the speed of an object that travels 20 meters in 4 seconds?

• 80 m/s
• 0.2 m/s
• 5 m/s
• 24 m/s

A worm traveled 50 centimeters in 5 minutes.  What is the average speed of the snail?

• 10 cm/m
• 25 cm/m
• 250 cm/m
• 1 cm/m

Tags

CCSS.6.RP.A.1

CCSS.6.RP.A.2

The formula for speed is:  Speed= Distance/Time
To work it out you need to...

• Add the distance and time
• Multiply the distance and time
• divide distance and time 
• subtract distance and time