Speed, Velocity, & Acceleration

All of the following are examples of speed except:

• A car traveling at 55 km/hr
• A snail hightailing it 45 mm/sec
• Jube timing himself at 23 seconds
• Lonnie running down the hall at 45 mph

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What is the formula to calculate speed?

• Speed = Distance x Time
• Speed = Distance/Time
• Speed = Time/Distance
• Speed = Time x Distance

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What is the difference between instantaneous speed and average speed?

• Average speed happens in a particular instant, Instantaneous speed is the speed of an object over a longer period of time.
• Instantaneous speed is never right, average speed is always right
• Instantaneous speed happens in a particular instant, Average speed is the speed of an object over a longer period of time.
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Car A traveled 25mph for 3 hours, stopped for an hour, and then traveled 35mph for 4 hours. Car B traveled an average speed of 43 mph for 5hours. Which car traveled a greater distance?

• They both traveled the same distance
• Car A
• Car B

How many hours would it take a plane to fly 1,500 miles if it were moving at a constant speed of 400mph?

• Bagel
• 600,000 hours
• 3.75 hours

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Calculate the speed:
A Car traveled 240 Km in 5 Hours

• 48 Km/Hr
• 1200 Km/Hr
• 4.8 Km/Hr
• 0.02 Km/Hr

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Calculate the speed:
A Motorcycle traveled 368 Km in 8 Hours

• 2944 Km/hr
• 4.5 Km/hr
• 46 Km/hr
• 0.02 Km/hr

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Calculate the speed:
A bus traveled 98 Km in 2 Hours

• 94 Km/hr
• 49 Km/hr
• 196 Km/hr
• 0.02 Km/hr

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

• 55km

• 32km

• 43km

• 32miles

You walk 10 meters to math class in 20 seconds. Your average speed is

• 2 m/s
• 0.5 m/s
• 200 m/s
• 5 m/s