Simple Speed

What is the speed of a car that travels 400 m in 20 minutes?

• 20 mi/hr
• 20 m/min
• 800 m/min
• 200 mi/hr

What is the equation to calculate speed?

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

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NGSS.MS-PS3-1

Which of the following is a unit of speed?

• km/hr
• hr
• km
• sec

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NGSS.MS-PS3-1

Which of the following is a unit of time?

• km/hr
• hr
• km
• mi

Which of the following is a unit of distance ?

• miles/hr
• hr
• km
• min

Dave runs a 400 m race with a speed of 4 m/s. What time will it take him to finish the race?

• 400 minutes
• 100 minutes
• 100 seconds 
• .25 seconds 

A runner 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

Determine the speed at 20 seconds based on the information shown in the graph.  Speed = distance/time

• 2 m/s
• 10 m/s
• 20 m/s
• .5 m/s

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NGSS.MS-PS3-1