The distance an object travels per unit of time

• Displacement

• Acceleration

• Velocity

• Speed

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NGSS.MS-PS3-1

What is the formula for calculating speed?

• Speed = force/distance (force divided by distance)

• Speed = mass x acceleration (mass times acceleration)

• Speed = distance/time (distance divided by time)

• Speed = time x energy (time times energy)

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CCSS.6.RP.A.3B

What tools would a student use to measure the data needed to calculate the speed of a rolling marble?

• A stopwatch and a meter stick

• A measuring tape and a meterstick

• A video camera and a spring scale

• A video camera and a calculator

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CCSS.7.NS.A.3

What is the speed of a plane that travels 450 miles in 2 hours?

• 225 meters per second

• 225 miles per hour

• 900 miles per hour

• 900 meters per second

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CCSS.6.RP.A.1

CCSS.6.RP.A.2

What is the Speed of a cheetah that runs for a distance of 280 meters in 10 seconds?

• 28 miles per hour

• 28 meters per hour

• 28 meters per second

• 28 miles per hour

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CCSS.6.RP.A.1

CCSS.6.RP.A.2

What is the average speed of a toy car that travels 240 cm in one minute?

• 240 centimeters per second

• 40 centimeters per second

• 15 centimeters per second

• 4 centimeters per second

If an object travels 42 meters in 6 seconds, what is its average speed?

• 6 m/s

• 7 m/s

• 42 m/s

• 252 m/s

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CCSS.6.RP.A.3B

What is the average speed of a car that traveled 160 kilometers in 5 hours?

• 32 km/hr

• 28 km/hr

• 4 km/hr

• 60 km/hr

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CCSS.6.RP.A.1

CCSS.6.RP.A.2

A motorcycle traveled 250 miles at a speed of 50 miles per hour. What was its amount of time it took?

• 12,500 hours

• 300 hours

• 5 hours

• 5 miles per hour

It takes five hours to drive from Fort Worth to Midland, at a speed of 60 miles per hour. What is the distance for this trip?

• 300 miles

• 12 miles

• 60 miles

• 1200 miles