Calculating Speed and Velocity (S,D,T)

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

What is velocity?

• the quickness of an object
• the location of an object
• acceleration
• speed in a specific direction

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NGSS.MS-PS3-1

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.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

What does this graph represent?

• Constant Speed
• Acceleration
• Not moving

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NGSS.MS-PS3-1

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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CCSS.6.RP.A.1

CCSS.6.RP.A.2

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.6.RP.A.3B

Can be measured in meters per second (m/s)

• Distance
• Time
• Speed
• Acceleration

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NGSS.MS-PS3-1

What is the formula to calculate distance?

• distance = speed / time
• distance = speed x time
• distance = time/speed
• distance = distance/speed squared