Speed, time, distance, or acceleration?
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Time
I drive 10 miles in 2 hours on a dirt road. What is my speed.
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.
I am travelling at 10 mph for 5 hours. How far do I travel?
How do you calculate speed?
Divide distance by time.
4 m
I walk 6 meters in 2 seconds. What is my speed?
3 meters per second.
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.
I walk at 2 m/s for 15 seconds. How far do I walk?
How do you calculate acceleration?
(Final speed - initial speed) / time
Or
Change in speed / time
6 mph
A train travels to 500 miles in 5 hours. What is its speed?
100 miles per hour.
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.
I walk at 10 km/hour for 30 minutes. How far do I walk?
5 kilometers.
Speed has one distance unit and one time unit
Acceleration has one distance unit and two time units.
10 m/s/s
Acceleration
An airplane goes 300 km in 30 minutes. What is its speed?
10 kilometers per minute.
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.
I walk 10 miles at 5 mph. How long does it take me?
2 hours.
If I travel at a constant speed of 60 mph, am I accelerating?
65 km/h/s
Acceleration
I travel 60 feet in 10 minutes. What is my speed?
6 feet per minute.
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.
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.
I'm walking at 6 m/s. What is my position after...
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6 meters
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18 meters