Speed & Motion 2

Speed & Motion 2

Sharp School Science

Multiple Choice

Do Now : A plane travels 200 meters in 10 seconds. What is the speed of the plane?

• 10 m/s

• 15 m/s

• 2 m/s

• 20 m/s

Review

• Speed is the distance traveled divided by the time it took to travel that distance.

• Speed = Distance / Time

Commonly Used Units for Speed..

• Meters per Second = m/s

• Feet per second = fps

• Miles per hour = mph

• Kilometers per hour = kph

Open Ended

A slow moving train traveled 55 kilometers in 2 hours. What is the speed of the train?

Open Ended

A velociraptor traveled 100 meters in 5 seconds. What is the speed of the raptor?