Speed

What is speed?

• The rate at which an object changes position
• The direction an object is moving
• moving fast
• change in speed or direction

Objects that are moving really fast have a lot of ________.

• Energy
• velocity
• knowlege
• gravity

What is the fastest land mammal?

• horse
• cheetah
• peregrine falcon
• mouse

A person walked 10 miles.  It took them 2 hours.  How fast were they walking?

• 8 mph
• 5 mph
• 2 mph
• 10 mph

What word describes direction?

• up
• now
• never
• 4 o'clock

the distance an object moves in period of time

• velocity

• direction

• speed

• distance

What two things do you need to know to calculate speed?

• direction and distance

• time and direction

• time and distance

• distance and position

Mrs. Labella's class was studying motion. The data table shows the results of an experiment. Based on the evidence, which students had balls that rolled at the same speed?

• Gregory and Connor

• Holly and Avery

• Holly and Connor

• Connor and Avery

Four students were in a race. The table shows how long it took each student to finish. Who won the race?

• Jason

• Landon

• Kyle

• Alicia

How do you calculate speed?

• You divide the time by the distance

• you divide the distance by the time

• you multiply the distance and time

• you subtratct the time from the distance