Speed and Velocity

____________ describes how fast something is going, whereas, ________ describes how fast something is going and in a certain direction.

• speed, velocity

• rate, speed

• rate, velocity

• speed, acceleration

________________ is a unit of speed.

• m/s

• s

• kg

• hr

What is the equation to calculate speed?

• speed = distance/time
• speed = time/distance
• speed = time x distance 
• speed = speed/time 

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If a total distance of 750 m is covered in a time interval of 25 s, the average speed is ______________?

• 3,974 mph

• 3 mph

• 30 mph

• 30 m/s

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Which of the following is a measure of velocity?

• 30 s

• 30 South

• 30 m/s

• 30 m/s, South

If a person walked at 2 m/s for 12 s he/she would travel a distance of _______.

• 24 m

• 6 m

• 4 m

• none of the answers

How long would it take to travel 50 km traveling at a speed of 10 km/hr?

• 3 hours

• 1 hour

• 5 hours

• 50 hours

Total distance divided by total time is

• average speed
• constant speed
• instantaneous speed
• acceleration

How long was a car traveling if it went 90 miles at a speed of 45 mi/hr?

• 1 hour

• 2 hours

• 3 hours

• 4 hours

If the average speed of a car is 110 km/h, how long will it take the car to travel 715 km?

• 6 h
• 6.5 km/h
• 6.5 h