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How to calculate speed and differentiate between distance and displacement.

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A student walks 5 meters to the left, then 7 meters to the right, for a total path length of 12 meters is an example of what?

Distance

A student walks from their desk to the door in a straight line is an example of what vocabulary word?

Displacement

The storm is moving at 25 m/s to the East is an example of what?

Velocity

A plane covers 1,000 kilometers in 2 hours is an example of what?

Speed

The dog ran in circles, covering a total path of 30 meters while chasing the ball is an example of what?

Distance

You arrive in my class 45 seconds after leaving math which is 225 meters away. How fast did you travel?

5 m/s

A runner covers a distance of 300 meters at a speed of 6 meters per second. How much time did it take the runner to cover the distance?

50 seconds

A car travels at a speed of 84 kilometers per hour for 7 hours. How far does the car travel?

588 km

A student rides a bike 100 meters for 20 seconds. What is their speed?

5 m/s

A boat travels 117 meters at about 9 m/s. How much time did it take for the boat to reach its destination?

13 seconds

A person is walking at a speed of 14 meters per minute for 11 minutes. How far did the person walk for?

154 meters

What is happening at D? Be specific!

Object is decelerating (slowing down)

What is happening at E? Be specific!

Object is going backwards towards the starting position.

What is happening at B?

Object is traveling at a constant speed.

Describe the speed throughout the graph.

Accelerate, constant speed, then decelerate

Describe what's going on with the object.

Object is staying still.