Speed, Velocity, and Acceleration

How do you calculate average speed?

• distance divided by time

• time divided by speed

• speed divided by time

• total distance divided by total time

The change in position over time is called

• speed

• motion

• velocity

• acceleration

Which of the following answer choices is NOT a measuring unit for speed?

• miles per hour

• miles per hour per hour

• kilometers per hour

• meters per second

A car travels 120 miles in 12 hours. What is the car's speed?

• 10 mph

• 10 m/s

• 240 mph

• 240 m/s

________ is the change in distance over a specific amount of time.

• velocity

• motion

• acceleration

• speed

A train travels 225 kilometers in 2.5 hours. Calculate the train's speed.

• 95 mph

• 90 km/h

• 90 h/km

• 90 m/s

Speed in a given direction

• acceleration

• speed

• velocity

• average speed

An average of all the speeds over a given time

• average speed

• total speed

• net force

• speed units

Miles per hour north is an example of

• average speed

• acceleration units

• velocity units

• calculating speed

The formula d/t is used for calculating ________ and ________.

• motion/position

• speed/acceleration

• velocity/motion

• speed/velocity

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NGSS.MS-PS3-1