Speed, time, distance, or acceleration?
Speed Problems
Acceleration Problems
Distance/Time problems
Things to Know
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3 s

Time

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I drive 10 miles in 2 hours on a dirt road. What is my speed.

5 miles per hour. 
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I increase my speed by two m/s every second. What is my acceleration?

Two meters per second per second OR two meters per second squared. 

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I am travelling at 10 mph for 5 hours. How far do I travel?

50 miles. 
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How do you calculate speed?

Divide distance by time. 

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4 m

Distance
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I walk 6 meters in 2 seconds. What is my speed?

3 meters per second. 

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A car is merging on the highway. It starts at a speed of 15 mph and goes to a speed of 60 mph in 3 seconds. What is its acceleration?

15 mph/second.

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I walk at 2 m/s for 15 seconds. How far do I walk?

30 meters
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How do you calculate acceleration?

(Final speed - initial speed) / time

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Change in speed / time

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6 mph

Speed
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A train travels to 500 miles in 5 hours. What is its speed?

100 miles per hour. 

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As water flows down a waterfall, it goes from 2 km/hour to 17 km/hour in 5 seconds. What is its acceleration?

3 km/hour/second.

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I walk at 10 km/hour for 30 minutes. How far do I walk?

5 kilometers. 

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How do I tell the difference between speed and acceleration units?

Speed has one distance unit and one time unit

Acceleration has one distance unit and two time units.

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10 m/s/s

Acceleration

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An airplane goes 300 km in 30 minutes. What is its speed?

10 kilometers per minute. 

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A student goes from rest to 6 m/s. It takes them 3 seconds to speed up. What is their acceleration?

2 m/s/s or 2 m/s^2. 

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I walk 10 miles at 5 mph. How long does it take me?

2 hours. 

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If I travel at a constant speed of 60 mph, am I accelerating?

No! If I am travelling at a constant speed, I am not accelerating. There is not speeding up or slowing down. 
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65 km/h/s

Acceleration

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I travel 60 feet in 10 minutes. What is my speed?

6 feet per minute. 

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A woman going for a run begins to slow down. She goes from running 11 mph to 4 mph. This takes her 7 seconds. What is her acceleration?

-1 mph/second. 

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A car has 360 miles to travel. They drive at 60 mph. How many hours will it take them to get to the destination?

6 hours. 

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I'm walking at 6 m/s. What is my position after...

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