Speed

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1. On a Speed vs. time graph, is the x-axis the dependent or independent variable? 2. Is the y-axis the dependent or independent variable?

Concept:
1. What do you need to find speed? 2. What is the formula for speed? 3. What is time measured in? 4. What is a reference point? 5. Is speed and acceleration the same?

Calculations:
1. Kiki, an NMHS swimming team member, set the Mesquite ISD High School speed record on Oct. 9th. If she swam a distance of 2.33 x 10 3 m in 5.042 s, how fast was she swimming? 2. Your family is taking a road trip. They're going 70 mi/hr, but how long will it take for them to travel from mile marker 100 to mile marker 510? 3. Kimberly's motorcycle can cover 3.45 km in 80 sec. How fast is her motorcycle moving in m/s? 4. If John jogs 45 m/s, how far will he travel in 15 sec? 5. A chick jumping out of an airplane reaches a terminal velocity of 100 mph. The plane was 5365010 ft off the ground, how long will it take her to reach the ground?

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