5.P.1.2 #6: Schoolnet

Greg wants to measure the speed of his friend during a track race, what information does he need?

• acceleration and position

• distance and position

• time and distance

• time and direction

Fran was racing her sister in a grocery cart, she wanted to figure out her speed. If she knows it took her 37.6 seconds to complete the race, what else does she need to know?

• where she began

• how far she traveled

• how fast her sister went

• when she reached top speed

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Derek is taking a walk in the park. He walked a total of 5 kilometers. What else does Derek need to know in order to identify his speed?

• how many minutes he walked for

• how far he had traveled

• when he had began running

• his level of fitness

Kelly is a Nascar driver. When she won her final race, she wanted to know how long it took her to finish the race. What else does she need to know to figure that out?

• speed and position

• acceleration and position

• distance and acceleration

• distance and speed

A car rolled down the hill. It then crashed. What do the investigators need to know to figure out the speed it was traveling when it crashed?

• location and time

• distance and time

• direction and time

• damage and time

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Tyler was timing his sprints at football practice. If he has the time, what else does he need to know to find his overall speed?

• the length of sprint he completed

• the place where his sprint began

• how fast he was running

• whether or not he slowed down

Brittany was completing an obstacle course. If she knows how fast she was and how long it took her to complete the course, what else can she figure out?

• when she began her run through the obstacle course

• if she won the obstacle course competition

• how long the obstacle course was

Mr. Caper was timing how long it took his students to complete their math test. He knows their speed (problems complete per minute) and the number of problems to complete. What else can he figure out using that?

• how many more problems the student can complete

• whether or not the student had studied

• how difficult the math test was for his students

• how long it took to complete the math test

Mrs. Tally was traveling to Florida. What information does she need to know in order to figure out how long it will take her to get there?

• how far Florida is and how fast she travels

• how fast she travels and when she leaves

• where in Florida she is going and how much it costs

• if and when she accelerates

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Chris was on a plane. He knows his flight will be 6 hours long. He also knows he is traveling 3574 miles. What else can he derive from this?

• the length of the plane

• the pace of the plane

• how heavy the plane it

• where he is traveling

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