Calculating Speed and Velocity

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

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The correct equation to calculate speed is

• distance/time

• time/distance

• distance x time

• distance/time²

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Alan travels 100 km in 5hrs. Find his average speed in km/h

• 5km/hr

• 10km/hr

• 50km/hr

• 20km/hr

What is the speed of a cheetah that travels 112.0 m in 4.0 s?

• 0.0357 m/s

• 28 m/s

• 0.036 m/s

• 28.0 m/s

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What is the speed of an object that travels 60 meters in 4 seconds?

• 240 m/s

• 15 m/s

• 0.067 m/s

• 15 mph

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Find speed when distance is 142 km and time is 2 hours.

• 71km/hr

• 52km/hr

• 17km/hr

• 90km/hr

What two measurements are necessary for calculating speed?

• Mass and time

• Temperature and mass

• Mass and distance

• Distance and time

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Total distance divided by total time is

• average speed

• constant speed

• instantaneous speed

• acceleration

What is velocity?

• the quickness of an object

• the location of an object

• acceleration

• speed in a specific direction

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Total distance divided by total time is

• average speed

• constant speed

• instantaneous speed

• acceleration

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