Speed and Velocity

Speed and Velocity

By gilson granil

Which animal is the fastest? How is their speed measured?

Multiple Choice

Which one is a unit for speed?

• km/hr

• liters

​Speed is the distance traveled by an object in a given amount of time

To solve for speed, divide the distance travelled by the time.

Multiple Choice

When the distance traveled by Khalifa is 20 meters in 10 seconds, what is his speed?

• 2 m/s

• 2 km/hr

• both are correct

VELOCITY is the speed and direction of a moving object.

To solve for velocity, divide the distance travelled by time and include the direction. Example: 6 m/s East

Multiple Choice

Khalifa traveled 20 meters west in 10 seconds, what is his velocity?

• 2 m/s

• 2 km/hr

• 2 m/s west

• 2 km/hr west

Multiple Choice

Speed = _______________

• Distance + time

• Distance – time

• Distance x time

• Distance / time

Multiple Choice

Another way to explain the speed and direction of a object would be to describe it’s ________

• Speed

• Velocity

• Acceleration

Multiple Choice

Velocity = _______________

• Speed – direction

• Speed + direction

• Speed x direction

• Speed / direction