Calculating Speed

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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NGSS.MS-PS3-1

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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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NGSS.MS-PS3-1

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

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

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NGSS.MS-PS3-1

A car travels 30 miles/hr for 3 hours, calculate the distance it will travel

• 90 miles
• 10 miles
• 600 miles
• 90 km

A boat travels at 22 km/hr for 10 hrs, what distance will it travel?

• 220 miles
• 2.2 km
• 220 km
• 22 km

Which of the following is a unit of time?

• km/hr
• hr
• km
• mi

Which of the following is a unit of speed?

• km/hr
• hr
• km
• s

Which of the following is a unit of distance ?

• miles/hr
• hr
• km
• min

Which of the following is a unit of time?

• sec
• mi
• m/s
• km

Which of the following is a unit of speed ?

• sec
• mi
• m/s
• min