Speed is defined as...?

• How fast an object moves in a given time with direction

• How fast an object moves in a given time

• How fast an object moves with no time included

• How fast an object turns in the opposite direction

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NGSS.MS-PS3-1

Velocity is defined as...?

• How fast an object moves in a certain amount of time with a direction

• How fast an object moves

• How fast and object moves switches direction

• An object slowing or moving faster

Match the correct labels with either SPEED or VELOCITY

Groups:

(a) Speed

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(b) Velocity

• 10 cm/s

• 60 mph

• 45 m/s

• 15 cm/s East

• 25 mph North

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NGSS.MS-PS3-1

Place the correct labels for the SPEED TRIANGLE

a

b

c

Speed

Distance

Time

Velocity

Force

Mass

What is the speed of a car traveling 80 meters in 6 seconds?

• 15 m/s

• .075 m/s

• 480 m/s

• 13.33 m/s

If an object moves 45 meters in 10 seconds, what is the speed?

• 450 m/s

• .22 m/s

• 4.5 m/s

• 6.2 m/s

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NGSS.MS-PS3-1

How much time will it take for an ant to travel 8 meters across the floor if it is traveling at 2 m/s?

• 16 seconds

• 4 seconds

• .25 seconds

• 8 seconds

An athlete threw a football 140 meters across the field. While in flight, the ball traveled at an average speed of 13.0 m/s. How long did the ball remain in the air?

• 14 seconds

• .09 seconds

• 1820 seconds

• 10.7 seconds

It takes Tyrone 0.30 hours to drive to school. His route is 18 km long. What is Tyrone’s average speed on his drive to school?

• .016 km/h

• 60 km/h

• 5.4 km/h

• 50 km/h

Which is an example of VELOCITY?

• A dog running at 3 m/s
• A deer sprinting at 4 m/s
• A migrating bird headed south for the winter at 3 m/s
• A person not moving at all