Calculating Speed

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

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 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

A girl on a bike rides down a hill 500 meters long in 50 seconds. What is her speed?

• 100 m/s

• 10 m/s

• 1,000 m/s

• 10 mph

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NGSS.MS-PS3-1

What is the speed of a rocket that travels 9000 meters in 12.12 seconds?

• 725 m/s

• 7,425 m/s

• 742.5 m/s

• 680 m/s

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NGSS.MS-PS3-1

What is the speed of a jet plane that travels 528 meters in 4 seconds ?

• 140 m/s

• 132 mph

• 142 mph

• 132 m/s

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NGSS.MS-PS3-1

All of the following are units of speed except:

• Seconds
• m/s
• Km/s
• m/min

Shona cycles at an average speed of 8km/h. How far has she traveled if she cycles for 4 hours?

• 55km
• 32km
• 43km
• 32miles

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CCSS.7.NS.A.3