Calculating Speed

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.HSF.IF.B.4

What is the formula to calculate speed?

• Speed = time/distance
• Speed = distance/time
• Speed = distance x time
• Speed = time x distance

Calculate the average speed (in meter/sec) if a cheetah runs 180 meters in 10 seconds.

• 198 m/sec
• 170 m/sec
• 12 m/sec
• 18 m/sec

A runner races in the 100 meter dash.  It takes her 10 seconds to finish.  What is her average speed?

• 10 m/s
• 1000 m/s
• 100 seconds
• 10 seconds

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CCSS.6.RP.A.1

CCSS.6.RP.A.2

Every summer I drive to Michigan. It is 500 miles to get there. If I average 60 mi/hr, how much time will I spend driving? 

• 8.3 hr
• 0.12 hr
• 30,000 hr

Kermit rides his bike at a constant speed of 12 miles per hour. How far can he travel in 2 hours?

• 1/2 mile

• 6 miles

• 24 Kilometers

• 24 miles

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CCSS.8.EE.B.5

What is this graph showing?

• Gradually slowing down

• Gradually speeding up

• Constant speed

• Stopped

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CCSS.HSF.IF.B.4

What is this graph showing?

• At rest

• Acceleration

• Constant speed of 1 m/s

• Gradually speeding up

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CCSS.HSF.IF.B.4

What is this graph showing?

• Constant speed

• Gradually speeding up

• Gradually slowing down

• At rest

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CCSS.HSF.IF.B.4