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A plane travels at 500 km/h for 4 hours. How far does it travel?

2000 km

the total distance divided by total time. (instantaneous, average)

Average speed

What is the speed of a runner who runs 100 meters in 20 seconds?

5 m/s

What is the speed of a car if it travels 120 kilometers in 2 hours?

60 km/h

_____________ is a measure of how far something travels in a particular time. (acceleration, speed)

Speed

the rate at which an object's speed changes. (velocity, acceleration)

Acceleration

How do you calculate speed?

Speed = distance travelled / time taken

What is the speed of a car that travels 150 km in 3 hours?

50 km/h

The speed at any given moment in time.

instantaneous speed

If a train is moving at 60 m.p.h. and another train is moving at 60 m.p.h. in the opposite direction, what is their relative speed?

120 m.p.h

If the distance-time graph is steep, what does that tell you about speed? (fast, slow)

The object is moving fast.

What speed can a sneeze reach in m.p.h.?

100 m.p.h

What happens if a distance-time graph line is horizontal?

The object is stationary or at rest.

What happens if the line on a distance-time graph is curved?

accelerating

What is the average speed of a marathon runner who runs 42.2 km in 2.5 hours?

16.88 km/h

What is the speed of a car that travels 90 kilometers in 1.5 hours?

60 km/h

If you walk at a speed of 5 km/h, how long will it take you to walk 15 kilometers?

3 hours

The steeper the slope, the (faster, slower, stationary) the object is moving.

faster

If you travel 100 meters in 50 seconds, what is your speed?

2 m/s

It describes how fast one object is moving compared to another

Relative motion

the speed at a specific moment. (average or instantaneous)

instantaneous speed

What is the unit used for speed in Physics?

Metres per second (m/s)

A marathon runner runs at an average speed of 10 km/h for 4 hours. How far does the runner travel?

40 kilometers

If a car is moving at 30 m.p.h. towards another car, what is their relative speed?

60 m.p.h

How do you calculate average speed?

Average speed = total distance / total time.

If a car’s speed is 80 km/h, how far will it travel in 3 hours?

240 km

How long does it take for a train to travel 300 kilometers at a speed of 75 km/h?

4 hours

What is the speed of sound in air in m.p.h.?

738 m.p.h

What is the relative speed if two cars are moving at the same speed at the same direction?

zero

What is the cruising speed of an airplane in m/s?

255 m/s

How long does it take for a cyclist to cover 20 kilometers at a speed of 10 km/h?

2 hours

It shows how far an object travels over time.

distance–time graph

If a sprinter runs 100 meters in 10 seconds, what is their speed?

10 m/s

What is the speed of light in air in m.p.h.?

670,000,000 m.p.h

What is the speed of a car that travels 600 meters in 60 seconds?

10 m/s

If a runner runs 200 meters in 25 seconds, what is their speed?

8 m/s

How would you describe the relative speed of two cars moving towards each other at 60 km/h?

120 km/h

If a cyclist travels 240 meters in 60 seconds, what is their speed?

4 m/s

What is the speed of light in air in m/s?

300,000,000 m/s

What is the speed of a car moving 100 kilometers in 2 hours?

50 km/h

If a train is traveling at 100 km/h, how long will it take to cover 400 kilometers?

4 hours

If a motorbike travels at 80 km/h for 2.5 hours, how far will it travel?

200 kilometers

If a graph shows a straight line moving upward, what does this indicate? (constant, changing speed)

constant