Average Speed and Graphs

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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What is the equation to calculate speed?

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

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A runner races in the 100 meter dash (distance).  It takes her 10 seconds to finish (time).  What is her average speed?

• 10 m/s
• 1000 m/s
• 100 seconds
• 10 seconds

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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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Find speed when distance is 142 km and time is 2 hours.

• 71km/hr
• 52km/hr
• 17km/hr
• 90km/hr

How far will a person go if they jog for 2 hours at a speed of 12 km/hr?

• 6 km
• 0.5 km
• 10 km
• 24 km

Alan travels 100 km in 5hrs. Find his average speed in km/h

• 5km/hr
• 10km/hr
• 50km/hr
• 20km/hr

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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What is the speed this motion?

• constant speed
• not moving
• speed increasing
• speed increasing at a constant rate

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What happened during A to B point?

• not moving
• increasing speed at a constant rate
• moving at a constant speed
• moving at 10 m/s² acceleration

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