Speed and Velocity

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

What is velocity?

• the quickness of an object
• the location of an object
• acceleration
• speed in a specific direction

What is the formula to calculate speed?

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

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

Alan travels 100 km in 5hrs. Find his average speed in km/h

• 5km/hr
• 10km/hr
• 50km/hr
• 20km/hr

Km (kilometers) is a unit for...

• Speed
• Distance
• Time
• Direction

Which is a velocity?

• 5m/s

• 8m/s/s

• 12m/s N

• 15m/s

How long was a car traveling if it went 90 miles at a speed of 45 mi/hr?

• 1 hour

• 2 hours

• 3 hours

• 4 hours

An object went 15 m/s for 3 seconds. How far did it travel?

• 15 m

• 30m

• 45m

• 60m

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

• 0.0357 m/s

• 30 m/s

• 0.036 m/s

• 28.0 m/s