Calculating Average Speed
Frank's car travels 300 m in 10 seconds. Calculate his average speed.
His car's average speed was 30 m/s.
A train travels southwest from point A to point B through the Arizona desert at 55 km/hour. Calculate how far the train will travel in six hours.
The train travels 330 kilometers.
How long will your trip take if you travel 350 km at an average speed of 50 km/hour?
Your trip will take 5 hours.
Define gravity.
A force of attraction that pulls objects to the center of earth. A force that pulls objects down.
The units used for force are named after who?
Sir Isaac Newton
Noah's car rolled 360 cm in 2 seconds.
Noah's car rolled 180 cm/sec.
A worm traveled for 4 hours west at a speed of 35 mph. How far did the worm travel in miles?
The worm traveled 140 miles.
How many seconds will it take for a satellite to travel 450 km at an average speed of 150 km/hr?
It will take the satellite 3 hours.
What is a force?
A force is a push or pull.
A bus travels 20 km in 30 minutes. What is the average speed of the bus in mph?
40 m/hr
Ellie took 4 hours to paddle her canoe 12 km upstream. After taking a leisurely 3 hour picnic, she paddled home in 1 hour. Calculate how fast she paddled upstream.
Ellie paddled upstream 3 km/hour.
What is the distance a person swims if they at 3 meters/sec for 2 MINUTES ?
The person swims 360 meters.
The space shuttle Endeavor starts orbit at an altitude of 1400 km above the surface of the Earth. The shuttle travels at an average speed of 700 km/hr. How long will it take for the Endeavor to reach its orbit?
It will take 2 hours.
What is speed?
How far you travel in a certain amount of time. D/T
A driver traveling at a constant speed travels 195 miles in 3 hours. At this speed, how many miles does the driver travel per hour?
65 miles per hour or mph
If a cyclist in Tour de France traveled southwest a distance of 45 kilometers in 5 hours, what would the speed of the cyclist
The speed of the cyclist is 9 km/hr
How far (in meters) will you travel in 20 seconds running at a rate of 6 m/s?
You will travel 120 meters.
Define Friction.
A force that opposes motion. Slows objects down.
A car travels 25 kilometers in hour. If it does not change its speed or direction, how far will the car travel in the next hour?
25 kilometers
A bus traveled 280 kilometers between two cities. It left the first city at 3:00 p.m. and arrived at the second city at 7:00 p.m. What was the average speed of the bus during the trip?
70km/hr
How far will you travel if you are going at a speed of 130 km/hr for 3 hours.
A swimmer is moving at a speed of 2.0 meters/second. How long will it take for the swimmer to go 100 meters?
50 seconds
What is inertia?
Newton's 1st law. Objects at rest stay at rest. Objects in motion, stay in motion.
Arturo ran a 3,000-meter race. His running time from start to finish was 10 minutes. What was Arturo’s average speed in meters/ SECOND?
5 m/s