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If a car travels 100 meters north in 5 seconds, what is its speed?

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MCQ

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practice

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Topic

Forces and motion

Question

20 m/s

Speed is calculated as distance divided by time. Here, speed = 100 m / 5 s = 20 m/s.

Confusing Speed and Velocity

Students often think speed and velocity are the same, leading to confusion when direction changes.

Emphasize that speed is a scalar quantity (only magnitude) while velocity is a vector quantity (magnitude and direction).

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