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What does speed measure in physics?

Rate distance changes with time

What type of quantity is speed?

Scalar quantity

What is the standard unit for measuring speed?

m s−1\text{m s}^{-1}

How is average speed calculated?

Total distance ÷ total time

What is instantaneous speed?

Speed at one specific moment

What does a car speedometer show?

Instantaneous speed

When an object has constant speed, what is true?

Average speed = instantaneous speed

What is displacement?

Distance in a specific direction

What type of quantity is displacement?

Vector quantity

What is the key difference between distance and displacement?

Distance is path length, displacement straight-line

A sprinter runs 200 m200\text{ m} in 22 s22\text{ s}. What is her average speed?

9.09 m s−19.09\text{ m s}^{-1}

A dog runs at constant 3 m s−13\text{ m s}^{-1} for 10 s10\text{ s}. How far does it travel?

30 m30\text{ m}

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