What is the term for the distance traveled per unit of time?
Category: Science · Difficulty: easy
Hint: It's what you measure with a speedometer.
Answer
Speed
Explanation
Speed is the rate at which an object covers distance, typically measured in meters per second.
This is an easy science riddle — a good one for children and beginners. The answer is Speed.
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