Speed & Motion

Talia and Juan ran a race. Talia finished before Juan. What is the best explanation for why Talia finished first even though they traveled the same distance?

• A. Talia and Juan traveled at the same speed 

      since they went the same distance.

• B. Talia’s speed was faster than Juan’s speed.

• C. Juan’s speed was faster than Talia’s speed.

• D. Talia and Juan traveled at the same speed, 

      but they have different masses.

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Tommy raced 4 cars down a hill and timed how long it took. All cars were the same size. Based on the table which statement is true?

• A. The purple car was fastest.  

• B. The blue car was the fastest. 

• C. The orange car was fastest. 

• D. The pink car was the fastest.

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Logan and Jonah are practicing tossing a ball at PE. They both toss a baseball straight up in the air and prepare to catch it with their gloves. What will change during the time that the ball is in the air?

• A. the ball's color

• B. the ball's size

• C. the ball's shape

• D. the ball's position

What are the two measurements we HAVE TO HAVE to calculate the speed of a moving object?

• time traveled

• height of the moving

• distance traveled

• mass of the moving object

The illustration shows Eric releasing a car at the TOP of a ramp. Which statement best describes what happens to the car as it LEAVES THE BOTTOM of the ramp?

• A. The car speeds up.

• B. The car stops moving.

• C. The car rotates.

• D. The car changes direction.

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The fourth graders are playing soccer at PE. One student rolled to ball to second student. As the ball rolls towards the second student, he kicks it. Which of these will change after the ball leaves his foot? Select all that apply.

• A. position

• B. speed

• C. mass

• D. direction

• E. color

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A mom is rolling a ball to her child in the park. When the child rolled the ball back, the ball hit a rock in the grass. Which of these would NOT happened to the ball as a result of hitting the rock? Select all that apply.

• A change in volume.

• A change in direction.

• A change in mass.

• A change in gravity.

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Michael & Alex are running around the block. It takes Michael less time to travel the same distance around the block as Alex. Which explains why it took Michael less time to travel the same distance as Alex?

• Both boys traveled at the same speed since they traveled the same distance.

• Michael is running at a greater speed than Alex.

• Alex is running at a greater speed than Michael.

• Both boys traveled different distances.

At PE Mackenna and Paige had a race. They each ran the same distance. Mackenna finished in more time than Paige. What is true about the race?

• A. Mackenna won the race.

• B. Paige is not good at running.

• C. Paige's speed was 

      greater than Mackenna's.

• D. Paige and Mackenna both 

      reached the end together.

Which one of the following choices gives enough information to find Susie's speed?

• A. Susie heard the school bus coming and ran outside. 

  She ran twenty feet down her driveway to try and catch it.

• B. After school, Susie rode her bike from school to Kimmy’s house. 

  That only took her 30 minutes, but her friend lived in the opposite direction as Susie’s house.

• C. Susie missed the bus and had to walk five miles to school. 

  This took her an hour and a half to do.

• D. Yesterday, Julie’s mom picked up Susie from school 

  and drove her the fifteen miles to Julie’s house.