Understanding Speed and Velocity

What is the primary difference between speed and velocity?

• Speed is measured in meters, velocity in kilometers.

• Velocity includes direction, speed does not.

• Speed includes direction, velocity does not.

• Velocity is always greater than speed.

What does the triangle method help you determine?

• Whether to use hours or seconds.

• Whether to use meters or kilometers.

• Whether to multiply or divide values.

• Whether to add or subtract values.

If a student runs 300 meters in 60 seconds, what is their speed?

• 5.5 meters per second

• 4 meters per second

• 6 meters per second

• 5 meters per second

A car travels 100 kilometers north in 2 hours. What is its velocity?

• 50 kilometers per hour north

• 100 kilometers per hour

• 50 kilometers per hour

• 100 kilometers per hour north

How long will it take a bus moving at 40 miles per hour to travel 80 miles?

• 4 hours

• 2 hours

• 3 hours

• 1 hour