- How to Calculate Average Speed - Characteristics of Speed, Velocity, and Acceleration

1. Average Speed
S a f a A d o o k k a t t i l

2. How to Calculate Average Speed
Calculating average speed is really simple. All you do is use the formula s=d/t where s is speed, D
represents distance, and t represents time. You basically just divide the amount of distance by time, and
thats your answer.
EXAMPLE
Joe drove to Walmart. It took him 5 minutes and he drove 1 mile. What is his average speed?
So first you gather the information you need, which is distance and time. The distance is 1 mi and the time
is 5 mins . So you write S= 1mi / 5min , then you solve it so basically 1 divided by 5 is equal to 0.2 .
Since you really can divide the units you just write 0.2 mi/min, (make sure you don’t forget the units)and
so your answer is
0.2 mi/min = average speed

3. Characteristics of Speed, Velocity, and Acceleration
● Speed - is a way of measuring how fast something is
moving or being done, speed doesn’t refer to direction
unlike velocity.
● Velocity - is a rate of motion with a specific direction
● Acceleration - is the rate of change of velocity with respect
to time

4. Bibliography /Citation /Credit
● http://www.physics4kids.com/files/motion_velocity.html
● https://keydifferences.com/difference-between-velocity-and-acceleration.html
● https://quizlet.com/20507904/characteristics-of-speed-velocity-acceleration-fla
sh-cards/
● https://www.physicsclassroom.com/class/1DKin/Lesson-1/Speed-and-Velocity
● https://www.khanacademy.org/science/physics/one-dimensional-motion/accel
eration-tutorial/a/acceleration-article