Speed, Velocity & Acceleration

Jacob ran a 5k in 24 minutes.

• Speed
• Velocity
• Acceleration

A storm is traveling 25 km/hr eastward

• Speed
• Velocity
• Acceleration

A car travels on a down the highway at a constant speed of 70 mph.

• Speed
• Velocity
• Acceleration

Cole throws a baseball 38 m from third base to first base in 1.7 seconds.

• Speed
• Velocity
• Acceleration

Speed = _______________

• Distance + time

• Distance – time

• Distance x time

• Distance / time

This occurs when an object speeds up, slows down, or changes direction.

• Speed

• Velocity

• Acceleration

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

• Speed

• Velocity

• Acceleration

Avery likes to walk 30 feet in 10 seconds. What is her speed?

• 3 feet/sec
• 6 feet/sec
• 10 feet/sec
• 2 feet/sec

At what speed would a car have to move in order to travel 20 kilometers in 2 hours.

• 5 km/hr

• 10 km/hr

• 20 km/hr

• 40 km/hr

If you slow down on your bicycle, you accelerate.

• TRUE
• FALSE