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Melissa's dad drives north on the interstate going 70 miles per hour. About how many miles will her dad travel in 2 hours?
140 miles
100
Graph 16
eastward
100
If a train travels west at 80 mph for 4 hours, what distance will the train travel? (speed = distance divided by time)
320 miles
100
It takes Alessandra 20 minutes to walk to school everyday. If she walks at a rate of 3 km/hour, how far does she walk?
1 km
100
Draw a: Distance/ Time graph (constant speed)
(staright) diagonal line
200
What was the average speed of a car that traveled 180 miles in 3 hours? (speed= distance divided by time)
60 mph
200
Graph 19
B The object slows down during the trip.
200
A truck drives 50 kilometers north on a highway. The truck then travels south on the same highway for 1 hour at a rate of 50 km/h. At the end of the trip, how far is the truck from its starting point?
0 kilometers
200
Tamara and Justin are racing on the playground. Tamara runs the distance from the basketball goal to the jungle gym in 45 seconds, while Justin runs the same distance in 52 seconds. How could you describe the movement of the students?
Tamara ran faster then Justin.
200
Draw a: Distance/ Time graph (increasing speed)
line curving upwards
300
A car travels at a speed of 50 miles per hour. What distance does the car travel in two hours?
100 miles
300
Graph 20
D 500 meters
300
(calculator) The Great Smoky Mountain Railroad travels 26 km between Bryson City and Dillsboro. The trip takes 50 minutes. How fast is the train moving?
0.52 km/min
300
Rebekah and Sarah raced each other over a distance of 100 meters. Rebekah and Sarah reach the end of the 100 meters at the same time. How could you describe the motion of the girls?
The girls ran at the exact same average speed.
300
Draw a: Distance/ Time graph (stationary object)
horizontal line
400
A car traveled 60 miles in one hour, while a bus traveled 120 miles in two hours. Which best describes the motion of the vehicles?
They traveled at the same average speed.
400
Graph 27
C between 6 and 7
400
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?
70 km/h
400
How do you know if someone is running faster then another person?
The person who is running faster would finish the race first.
400
Draw a: Speed/Time graph (steady speed)
horizontal line
500
Hanna's mom drives north for 2 hours going 70 miles per hour. She then drives west for 3 hours going 50 miles per hour. How many miles has Hanna's mom driven?
290 miles
500
Graph 12
B The driver applied the brakes after 6 minutes of driving.
500
A train traveled 420 km in seven hours. How far did the car travel in three hours?
180 km
500
How do we calculate speed?
Distance divided by time = speed
500
Draw a: Speed/Time graph Draw 2 lines : 1- steady acceleration 2- gradual acceleration
1- slope closer to speed 2. farther away from speed