Pre-activity on Speed

It is a scalar quantity that measures the length between two points.

• Distance

• Displacement

• Speed

• Velocity

It is a scalar quantity that measures how fast or slow an object is moving.

• Distance

• Displacement

• Speed

• Velocity

Calculate the speed of a dog running through a field if he is covering 23.7 meters in 54 seconds.

• 0 m/s

• 0.44 m/s

• 2.27 m/s

• 1279.8 m/s

If a cross country runner covers a distance of 347 meters in 134 seconds what is her speed?

• 0 m/s

• 0.38 m/s

• 2.59 m/s

• 46498 m/s

What is the speed of a baseball that travels 49 meters in 2.4 seconds?

• 0 m/s

• 0.05 m/s

• 20.42 m/s

• 117.6 m/s