Calculating Speed: Key Concepts and Techniques

What is the formula for calculating speed?

• Time divided by distance

• Speed divided by distance

• Distance divided by time

• Distance multiplied by time

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If you know the distance and speed, how do you find the time?

• Speed divided by distance

• Distance multiplied by speed

• Distance divided by speed

• Speed multiplied by time

Which unit is commonly used for speed in sixth grade science?

• Meters per second

• Kilometers per hour

• Miles per hour

• Feet per second

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A baseball is thrown a distance of 60 feet in 0.5 seconds. What is its speed?

• 30 feet per second

• 120 feet per second

• 60 feet per second

• 0.5 feet per second

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What does a straight horizontal line on a distance-time graph indicate?

• Constant speed

• Increasing speed

• Stationary (no movement)

• Decreasing speed

How can you tell if an object is moving at a constant speed on a graph?

• The line is horizontal

• The line is vertical

• The line is a straight diagonal

• The line is curved

What is the formula for average speed?

• Total time divided by total distance

• Total distance divided by total time

• Distance multiplied by time

• Speed divided by time

Jose traveled 400 miles in 8 hours. What was his average speed?

• 40 miles per hour

• 30 miles per hour

• 50 miles per hour

• 60 miles per hour

What additional information is needed to calculate velocity?

• Time and direction

• Speed and direction

• Speed and distance

• Time and distance

Jane and her mother traveled 1400 miles west in 25 hours. What was their velocity?

• 56 miles per hour north

• 56 miles per hour west

• 56 miles per hour east

• 56 miles per hour south