Speed & Velocity

Speed is the distance an object travels per unit of

• Time

• Magnitude

• direction

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Speed is a scalar quantity that has _____ only

• direction

• magnitude

• time

Velocity is speed in any given _________

• magnitude

• direction

• time

A truck is driving 60 mph on the highway is an example of

• Speed

• Velocity

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A iion ran 50 mph southeast to catch its prey is an example of

• Speed

• Velocity

Forumula for calculating Speed

• Speed = Distance x Time

• Speed = Distance

  Time

• Speed = Distance+Time

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This measures a vehicle's instantaneous speed

• Thermometer

• Speedometer

A person is going on a road trip. The car travels a total of 260 miles in 4 hours. What is the driver's average speed?

• 65 mph

• 6 mph

• 60 mph

Units of speed

• m/s

• mph

• km/h

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Instantaneous speed

• speed at a given instant in time

• Total distance traveled by the total time

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