Speed and Velocity

A ball rolling west at 5 cm/s is an example of:

• Speed

• Velocity

A bird flying south at 64 km/hr is an example of:

• Speed

• Velocity

The International Space Station orbiting the Earth from west to east at 7.66 km/s is an example of:

• Speed

• Velocity

A robot traveling 2 m/s is an example of:

• Speed

• Velocity

A cheetah runs 220 km in 2 hours. What is the cheetah's speed?

• 110 km/hr west

• 110 km/hr

• 440 km/hr

• 440 km/hr west

A train travels 500 km north in 2 hours. What is the train's velocity?

• 250 km/hr

• 250 km/hr north

• 500 km/s

• 500 km/s north

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A ship sails 5,635 km west in 3.5 months. What is the ship's velocity?

• 1,610 km/m

• 1,610 km/m west

• 2.2 km/hr

• 2.2 km/hr west

A Lego car travels 3 meters in 3.7 seconds. What is the car's speed?

• 0.81 m/s

• 0.81

• 1.23 m/s

• 1.23

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Which speed is faster?

• 25 m/s

• 10 m/s

Which speed is slower?

• 52 km/hr

• 5.2 km/hr