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SPEED CALCULATIONS
Question | Answer |
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A kangaroo hopped at a steady speed for 26 seconds. It hopped 273 meters in that time. What was its speed? | 10.5 m/s |
A tuna swam 17 meters in 6.8 seconds at a steady speed. What was the tuna's speed? | 2.5 s |
For 17.5 minutes, a satellite traveled at a steady speed. It traveled 3,780 kilometers around Earth in that time. What was the satellite's speed? | 216 km/min |
Using his hang glider, Juan glided 726 meters in 55 seconds at a steady speed. What was his speed? | 13.2 m/s |
Jaylen threw his bowling ball down a bowling lane. The ball rolled toward the pins at a steady speed of 7.5 meters per second. It took the ball 2.4 seconds to reach the pins. How FAR did the ball roll before it hit the pins? | 18 meters |
For 1.5 seconds, a maple tree seed fell at 120 centimeters per second. In this time, how FAR did the seed fall? | 180 cm |
For 50.0 seconds, a remote-controlled submarine moved underwater 90.2 centimeters per second. In that time, how FAR did the submarine move? | 4510 cm |
Jaden rode on the City Center Ferris Wheel. During the ride, the car that Jaden rode in traveled 49 meters around the wheel. If it traveled at a steady speed of 3.5 meters per second, how LONG did Jaden's car take to travel that far? | 14 s |
Mackenzie drove at 100 kilometers per hour. How LONG did she take to drive 20 kilometers? | .2 km/hr |
One humpback whale sang to another whale that was 5,100 meters away. The song's sound wave traveled toward the other whale at a steady speed of 1,500 meters per second. How much TIME did it take the song's sound wave to travel from one whale to the other? | 3.4 s |
While scuba diving, Valerie is rising toward the surface of the water at 5.6 meters per minute. If her speed remains steady, how much TIME will it take Valerie to rise 14 meters? | 2.5 min |