PS Speed & Velocity Calculations

Velocity has a negative /positive sign for _________, but speed does not.

• magnitude

• direction

• meters

• time

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Speed

Velocity

What is the speed of a car travelling 50m in 4s?

• 200 m/s

• 12.5 m/s

• 12.5 m

• 200m

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Speed

How long does it take a car to travel 40m at 12m/s?

• 4.8 s

• 480 s

• 3.33 s

• 33.3 s

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Speed

Mrs. Bearden drives 50 miles. What does Mrs. Bearden need to figure out her speed?

• The type of car she drives

• Her heart rate as she drives

• The time she has driven

• The direction she was going

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Speed

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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Speed

The unit for speed is:

• m/s
• s
• m
• km

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Speed

Sarah backstrokes at an average speed of 8 meters per second. How long will it take her to complete a 200-meter race?

• 0.04 s
• 1600 s
• 50 s
• 25 s

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Speed

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

• 55km
• 32km
• 43km
• 32miles

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Speed

A runners 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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Speed

What is velocity?

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

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Velocity