Average Speed

A measure of how fast something moves in a given amount of time.

• Speed

• Distance

• Time

• Velocity

Select the times that the object is NOT moving according to the graph. (Could be more than one)

• 0-10 minutes.

• 10-20 minutes.

• 20-30 minutes.

• 30-40 minutes.

Select all of the units that could be used for distance.

• Meters

• Seconds

• Kilometers

• Miles.

Which of these choices is the formula for average speed?

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Which of these graphs represent a constant speed?

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A baseball is thrown a distance of 20 meters. What is its speed if it takes 0.5 seconds to cover the distance?

• 40 m/s

• 10 m/s

• 3 m/s

• 30 m/s

If Steve throws the football 50 meters in 3 seconds, what is the average speed of the football?

• 16.7 m/s

• 15.5 m/s

• 25.3 m/s

• 22 m/s

Calculate the average speed of a car that travels 60 km in 2 hours.

• 12 km/h

• 30 km/h

• 25 km/h

• 35 km/h

Calculate the average speed between 0 and 10 hours.

• 2 km/h

• 3 km/h

• 1 km/h

• 5 km/h

Calculate the average speed of the object between 1 and 3 seconds.

• 20 m/s

• 1 m/s

• 30 m/s

• 12 m/s