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Speed Showdown: Comparing Usain Bolt and Formula One Cars

Speed Showdown: Comparing Usain Bolt and Formula One Cars

Assessment

Interactive Video

Mathematics, Physics, Science

6th - 8th Grade

Practice Problem

Hard

Created by

Patricia Brown

FREE Resource

The video tutorial explores how to calculate speed using distance and time, comparing the speeds of Usain Bolt and a Formula One car. It demonstrates the calculation of Usain Bolt's speed in meters per second and explains the conversion of a Formula One car's speed from kilometers per hour to meters per second. The tutorial also introduces the formula triangle for speed, distance, and time, and provides practice questions to reinforce learning.

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10 questions

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is the primary question posed at the beginning of the video?

How to convert units of speed.

What is the formula for speed?

Which travels faster: Usain Bolt or a Formula One car?

How to calculate speed using distance and time.

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What was the distance Usain Bolt covered to set his world record?

150 meters

200 meters

50 meters

100 meters

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

How long did it take Usain Bolt to complete the 100-meter sprint?

9.58 seconds

10.44 seconds

8.95 seconds

11.00 seconds

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is the speed of a Formula One car in kilometers per hour as mentioned in the video?

350 km/h

300 km/h

375 km/h

400 km/h

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Why can't we directly compare the speeds of Usain Bolt and the Formula One car initially?

Because they travel different distances.

Because they have different speeds.

Because they start at different times.

Because their speeds are in different units.

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is the converted speed of the Formula One car in meters per second?

95.0 m/s

104.2 m/s

110.5 m/s

100.0 m/s

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which is faster after converting both speeds to the same unit?

Usain Bolt

Cannot be determined

Formula One car

Both are the same

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