Velocity, Speed, and Acceleration

A car traveling at 50 Kilometers per hour turns around a sharp bend in the road

• Speed

• Velocity

• Acceleration

• Force

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS2-2

NGSS.MS-PS3-1

A truck travels down a 30-kilometer stretch of highway in one hour

• Speed

• Velocity

• Acceleration

• Force

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS3-1

An airplane flies north from Dallas to Chicago at 400 kilometers per hour

• Speed

• Velocity

• Acceleration

• Force

The sprinters increase their speed as they approach the tape at the finish line

• Speed

• Velocity

• Acceleration

• Force

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS3-1

A garden snail can move 0.013 meters in one second

• Speed

• Velocity

• Acceleration

• Force

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS3-1

A line of thunderstorms moves east towards Houston at 30 kilometers per hour

• Speed

• Velocity

• Acceleration

• Force

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

A golf ball rolls to a stop

• Speed

• Velocity

• Acceleration

• Force

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS2-2

A hybrid car has excellent gas mileage and can cover 88 kilometers in one hour

• Speed

• Velocity

• Acceleration

• Force

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS3-1

Geese fly about 64 kilometers per hour when they migrate south for the winter

• Speed

• Velocity

• Acceleration

• Force

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS3-1

An airplane increases its speed as it heads down a runway just before takeoff

• Speed

• Velocity

• Acceleration

• Force

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS2-2