Speed Equations

What two things do you need to know to calculate velocity?

• direction and distance

• speed and distance

• speed and direction

• Distance and time

How do you calculate distance?

• Distance divided by time.

• Displacement divided by time.

• Speed multiplied by time.

• Displacement divided by velocity.

Which ticker-tape diagram best shows an object moving at a SLOW constant speed?

• 1

• 2

• 3

• 4

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To convert from km h^-1 to m s^-1 you must ...

• multiply by 1000 and then divide by 360.

• multiply by 10 and then divide by 360.

• multiply by 1000 and then divide by 3600.

• multiply by 100 and then divide by 36 000.

What is the equation to calculate speed?

• speed = distance/time

• speed = time/distance

• speed = time x distance 

• speed = speed/time 

What equation do I use to calculate speed?

• S = D/T

• T = D/S

• D=TS

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What is the speed of a man who runs 10 miles in 1 hr?

• 20 miles

• 10 m/min

• 10 miles/hr

• 20 hrs

A train travels 25 km in .5 hrs. How fast is the train going?

• 25 miles/hr

• 5 miles/hr

• 125 km/hr

• 50 km/hr

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Which of the following is a unit of speed ?

• sec

• mi

• m/s

• min

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Mr. Rudman drives his speed boat 22 km at 45 km/hr how, how long will it take him to go the 22 km?

• 48 hrs 

• 0.48 hrs

• 990 hrs

• 45 min