Calculating Speed, Velocity, and Acceleration in Physics

What is the formula for calculating speed?

• Speed = Distance + Time

• Speed = Time / Distance

• Speed = Distance / Time

• Speed = Distance × Time

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Which of the following is a scalar quantity?

• Speed

• Velocity

• Acceleration

• Displacement

What is the unit of speed in the metric system?

• m/s

• km/h

• m/h

• km/s

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How do you calculate average speed?

• Total distance divided by total time

• Total time divided by total distance

• Initial distance divided by final time

• Final distance divided by initial time

What is the formula for calculating velocity?

• Velocity = Displacement × Time

• Velocity = Displacement / Time

• Velocity = Time / Displacement

• Velocity = Displacement + Time

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Which of the following is a vector quantity?

• Distance

• Velocity

• Time

• Speed

What is the difference between speed and velocity?

• Speed includes direction, velocity does not

• Velocity includes direction, speed does not

• Speed is a vector, velocity is a scalar

• There is no difference

What is the formula for calculating acceleration?

• Acceleration = Velocity × Time

• Acceleration = Velocity + Time

• Acceleration = Velocity / Time

• Acceleration = Time / Velocity

What is negative acceleration also known as?

• Deceleration

• Acceleration

• Velocity

• Speed

How is acceleration measured in the metric system?

• m/s

• km/h

• m/s²

• km/s²