Speed & Velocity Calculations

Mrs. Bearden drives 50 miles. What does Mrs. Bearden need to figure out her speed?

• The type of car she drives

• Her heart rate as she drives

• The time she has driven

• The direction she was going

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Gabriel sprinted down the hallway for a science project. He ran a total of 40 meters in 20 seconds. What was his average speed?

• 2 meters per second

• 20 meters per second

• 40 meters per second

• 10 meters for second

A truck driver drove his truck for 5 miles. She drove that distance in a total of 20 minutes. What was the truck driver's average speed?

• 4 miles per minute
• 0.25 miles per minute
• 5 miles per minute
• 0.5 miles per minute

What is the speed of an object that travels 60 meters in 4 seconds?

• 240 m/s
• 15 m/s
• 0.067 m/s
• 15 mph

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Sophia was trying to explaining to Tyler how to find the speed. What equation should she use to calculate speed?

• speed = time/distance

• speed = distance X time

• speed = voleicty X time

• speed = distance/time

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The unit for speed is:

• m/s
• s
• m
• km

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Sarah backstrokes at an average speed of 8 meters per second. How long will it take her to complete a 200-meter race?

• 0.04 s
• 1600 s
• 50 s
• 25 s

If Mike rides his motorcycle at an average speed of 20 m/s for 500 seconds, how far does he ride?

• 10,000 m
• 25 m
• 0.04 m
• 250 m

An aircraft carrier made a trip to Guam. The trip took four hours at an average speed of 6 km/h. How far did the ship travel?

• 24 km
• 1.5 km
• 0.67 km
• 5 km

Total distance divided by total time is

• average speed
• constant speed
• instantaneous speed
• acceleration