Avg Speed & D/T Graphs

What is the formula to calculate speed?

• S = t/d
• S = d/t
• S = d x t
• S = t x d

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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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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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A worm traveled 3 miles in 30 minutes.  What is the average speed of the worm in miles per hour?

• 10 mi/h

• 6 mi/h

• 33 mi/h

• 3 mi/h

A bus travels 20 km in 30 minutes. What is the average speed of the bus?

• 20 km/h
• 30 km/h
• 40 km/h
• 50 km/h

A person walked 10 miles.  It took them 2 hours.  How fast were they walking?

• 8 mph
• 5 mph
• 2 mph
• 10 mph

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Time and distance data for a bicycle is provided in the graph. According to the data in the graph, what was the average speed of the bicycle?

• 1 meter/second

• 4 meters/second

• 5 meters/second

• 20 meters/second

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NGSS.MS-PS3-1

Calculate the average speed of the object between 1 and 3 seconds.

• 20 m/s

• 1 m/s

• 30 m/s

• 12 m/s

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NGSS.MS-PS3-1

What is this objects speed at 2 s?

• 5 m/s

• 5 s/m

• 20 m/s

• 20 s/m

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NGSS.MS-PS3-1

Calculate the speed

• 80 m/s

• 10 m/s

• 1 m/s

• 8 seconds

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