Speed
The proper units to use in a speed answer are:
Meters/second
m/s
A student walks 12 meters east in 4 seconds.
What is the student's velocity?
3 m/s east
A student walks 15 meters in 5 seconds.
Is this a SPEED or VELOCITY problem? Then solve it.
Speed = 3 m/s (No direction is given.)
What is the speed of the object between 0 and 6 seconds?
5 m/s
This YouTube creator is famous for giving away millions of dollars, cars, and houses in his videos.
Who is MrBeast?
Robert ran 20 meters in 2 seconds. Robert's speed is
10 meters/second
10 m/s
A dog runs 20 meters north in 5 seconds.
What is the dog's velocity?
4 m/s north
A dog runs 20 meters east in 4 seconds. Is this a SPEED or VELOCITY problem? Then solve it.
Velocity = 5 m/s east (A direction is given.)
How far has the object traveled at 8 seconds?
40 meters
This pop star sings "Espresso" and "Please Please Please."
Who is Sabrina Carpenter?
A toy car travels 18 meters in 6 seconds.
What is the toy car's speed?
3 m/s
A scooter travels at a velocity of 6 m/s south for 5 seconds.
How far did the scooter travel?
30 meters
What is the equation for a speed or velocity problem?
speed = distance / time
velocity = distance / time
What is the speed of the object between 2 and 6 seconds?
10 m/s
This artist sang "DtMF," "MONACO," and "Tità Me Preguntó." He sang at last year's Super Bowl
Who is Bad Bunny?
A bike travels 24 meters at a speed of 4 m/s.
How long did it take?
6 seconds
A runner travels 18 meters west at a velocity of 3 m/s west.
How long did the runner travel?
6 seconds
A bike travels at 4 m/s north for 6 seconds.
Is this a SPEED or VELOCITY problem? Then find the distance traveled.
Velocity problem; Distance = 24 meters
At what time does the object stop moving?
6 seconds
This singer is known for songs like "Bebe Dame" and "CHANEL."
Who is Peso Pluma?
Ms Kingsmill runs at 5 m/s for 8 seconds.
How far did the runner travel?
40 meters
True or False: To describe velocity, you must include the direction of the object's motion.
True! Velocity always includes both speed and direction.
A runner travels 30 meters at a speed of 5 m/s.
Is this a SPEED or VELOCITY problem? Then find the time.
Speed problem; Time = 6 seconds
What is the distance traveled by the object in the 10 seconds shown?
50 meters
This singer is famous for "Waka Waka." Which is a staple song in the World Cup
Who is Shakira?