Solving for Speed

Multiple Choice

A reference point is

• the object that appears to stay in place.

• the number to the right of the decimal point.

• the object that appears to be in motion.

• is calculated by using speed, distance, and time.

Multiple Choice

Jerry walked from home to school, then from the school to the park. What is his total displacement?

• 2 km

• 5 km

• 8 km

• 10 km

Multiple Choice

Jerry walked from home to school, then from the school to the park. What is his total distance?

• 2 km

• 5 km

• 8 km

• 10 km

Reorder

Order the animals from slowest to fastest! (slowest = 1, fastest = 4)

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2

3

4

• 1
• 2
• 3
• 4

Reorder

Order the animals from slowest to fastest (slowest - 1, fastest - 4)

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2

3

4

• 1
• 2
• 3
• 4

Multiple Choice

Correctly complete this statement based on the guide shown in the previous slide.

The LOWER the speed, the _____ is the distance traveled and the ______ is the time it takes to travel that distance.

• greater; shorter

• lesser; longer

Multiple Choice

Correctly complete this statement based on the guide shown in the previous slide.

The HIGHER the speed, the _______ is the distance traveled

and the ______is the time it takes to travel that distance.

• greater; shorter

• lesser; longer

Submit your answer by selecting an option in the next slide.

Multiple Choice

Which car has a HIGHER SPEED as shown in the previous slide?

(You have 1 minute to answer this.)

• Car A (20 m/s)

• Car B (40 m/s)

Submit your answer by selecting an option in the next slide.

Multiple Choice

Which car will travel at a GREATER DISTANCE as shown in the previous slide?

(You have 1 minute to answer this.)

• Car A (20 m/s)

• Car B (40 m/s)

Submit your answer by selecting an option in the next slide.

Multiple Choice

Which car will take a SHORTER TIME TO TRAVEL an 80-meter distance as shown in the previous slide?

(You have 1 minute to answer this.)

• Car A (20 m/s)

• Car B (40 m/s)

Multiple Choice

Calculate the speed of a train that traveled 400 miles in 5 hours.

• 20 mph
• 20 m/s
• 80 mph
• 80 m/s

Multiple Choice

What is the average speed of a car that made a 60 mile trip in 20 minutes?

• 3 miles per minute

• 6 miles per minte

• 30 miles per minute

• 60 miles per minute

Multiple Choice

Which car is going the fastest speed?

• Car A-
   10 miles/hour
• Car B-
  20 miles/hour
• Car C-
  30 miles/hour
• Car D-
  40 miles/hour

Multiple Choice

A cross country runner jogged for 2 hours and covered a distance of 14 km. What was the average speed of the runner?

• 28 km/h

• 7 km/h

• 12 km/h

• .14 km/h

Multiple Choice

What is the formula to calculate speed?

• S = t/d
• S = d/t
• S = d x t
• S = t x d

Multiple Choice

What is the speed of a cheetah that travels 112.0 m in 4.0 s?

• 0.0357 m/s
• 28.0 km/s
• 0.036 m/s
• 28.0 m/s

Multiple Choice

What is speed?

• how far you go
• how much distance is covered over a period of time
• how fast you accelerate
• the change in the location of a object

Multiple Choice

A runner races in the 100 meter dash. It takes her 10 seconds to finish. What is her average speed?

• 10 m/s

• 1000 m/s

• 100 seconds

• 10 seconds

Multiple Choice

Kendra is walking home and her house is 200 m away. It takes her 20 seconds to get home. What was her speed?

• 400 m/s

• 200 m/s

• 25 m/s

• 10 m/s

Multiple Choice

What is the speed of an object that travels 60 meters in 4 seconds?

• 240 m/s

• 15 m/s

• 0.067 m/s

• 15 mph

Multiple Choice

If a lizard can run 8 m across the water in 4 seconds, how fast is he traveling?

• 32 m/s

• 2 m/s

• 0.5 seconds

• 34 meters

Multiple Choice

Becky leaves home and rides a distance of 30 km. It took her 2.5 hours. What is her speed?

• 0.83 hm/hr

• 12 km/hr

• 27.5 km/hr

• 75 km/hr

Multiple Choice

What is the average speed of a walker who walks 500 m in 400 seconds?

• 1.25 m/s

• 100 m/s

• 0.8 m/s

• 200,000 m/s

​What is SPEED?

• Speed is The Distance an object travels by the amount of time it takes

• Math -> Distance Divided Time ( Distance/Time)

• Example: A Man walks a 100 Meters in 50 Seconds

  So the speed would be

  100m/50 Seconds = 2 m/s

Multiple Choice

What is the speed of an object that travels 60 meters in 4 seconds?

• 240 m/s

• 15 m/s

• 0.067 m/s

• 15 mph

Multiple Choice

What is the speed of an object that travels 60 meters in 4 seconds?

• 240 m/s

• 15 m/h

• 15 m/s

• 0.067 m/s

Multiple Choice

Paola ran a 440 meter race in 45 seconds. What was her average speed?

• 9 sec/m

• 9 m/s

• 9.7 sec/m

• 9.7 m/s

Multiple Choice

Paola ran a 440 meter race in 45 seconds. What was her average speed?

• 9 sec/m

• 9 m/s

• 9.7 sec/m

• 9.7 m/s