Practice with Speed Equations Name Period Use the following equations to answer the following speed questions 1. If Steve throws the football SOWTETER in GiseeoNdse what is the average speed of the football? Given = 5Om Equation t? 3s Ve Xx Plug-in Answer 5om + Me 35: Vz |b-0Fm = 2. If it takes Ashley @iS@@onideto run from the batters box to first base at an average speed of (6iSiimetersspenseconds what is the distance she covers in that time? Given juation t= 5s es vt ve65m x Plug-in ‘Answer of = \%5 X= (65a)(33) Y= 195m 3. Bart ran 6000meters from the cops and an average speed (velocity) of ia” meters/seeondibefore he got caught. How long did he run? Given. 5OGo m v=: mls Equation t-% Plug-in te 5000m ~_byals | ‘Answer +: 333.35 about 14 4, If Justin races his Chevy S-10 down Highway 37 for @S60mmetersin 6OWC6HGS, what is his average speed ? Given y~ Equation X= 256m quat t= GOs V> x Plug-in ‘Answer Q5o0m Ve Vz 49.67 mIs Gos5. Mike rides his motorcycle at an average speed of QOHHGIEH/Second for,S00RECOHES. how far did he ride? Given 20" Equation &=5005 xeVt Plug-in ‘Answer 10,000m -(a0™) ' x =@°2) (600) or io in, 6. Sarah backstrokes at an average speed of RE how long will it take her to complete the race of 2O0smeters/lengtl Given Equation Sls x X% 2 200m t= V Plug-in ‘Answer 200m t= “Gmis 35s 7. Lauren's SUV was detected exceeding thi 1 posted speed limit of 60 kilometers per hour, how many kilometers per hour would she have been traveling over the limit if she had covered the a distance of Jvkilometers in 0:0838ihours (5 min)? Given 16 Kim Equation . t > 0.0833hr Vit Plug-in Answer shite (okm Jokm Limit = GOkm ne Vz 0.0833h- houra'’s speed = 120 kin) hr ver s 8. Tina’s calculations of the tarantula found that the spider was able to cover 20" contimmeterSiA'S!BevORUs, what was the average speed of the spider? Given eo ae Equation > 20cm x 425s ee Fon ‘Answer Alem|sName: Period: ‘Need for Speed 5.The Concorde is the fastest supersonic passenger jet. How long would the Concorde take to travel BSUKmy between New York City and London, assuming tha the et travels at its maximum speed of S04 amlny during the entire trip? TORE YG aeB km 7 Equation Vz 2,150 km/pe teV 3 Plugin 7 Answer 6265 km t:Q. Ahr & > ibokmine~ 6. The typical snail doesn’t cover very much ground eve ‘Op. How far will a snail rave if it moves at its top speed for BOominstes (converte NNuTENES REE): 1 when itis moving at its maximum speed, which is (108% To emda ame Pee eer xevet X2 (0.05 m/ne\ (She) XM = 6.0975 % or 150m) 7. In 1926, Gertrude Ederle was the first American wom set the world record for crossing the channel with an average speed of Os72SHRW8® Assuming that the distance Ederle swam was 8A90KH0 (the shortest distance between Enigland and France), how long did it take her to swim an to swim across the English Channel, At that time, she the chime? TW yO. 4a5 mis _. Tas gy i Xz 274 kn OF 34.9 em x Tem = DF om 21960m 2 0.725% t5aates or 14,5hns 8.The Trans-Siberian Railroad isthe longest single railroad in the world Starting in Moscow, the tracks stretch (35d across the Siberian frontier to Vladivostok, located at the edge of the Pacific Ocean. Ifyou were to leave Moscow and travel on the railroad at an average speed of 9OHGIKARIHY how long would it take for you to reach Viaivostk? "Fa 3e4 Lm x = x V2 90 kKm/ne _Y 3 Phin T Answer A354kn GO kmAnc £ 2103.9 hes a HBB days‘Name: Need for Period: r Speed | Suppose the polar bear was running on land instead of swimming. Ifthe polar bear runs at a speed of about 8 ‘wisphow far will it travel in 10.0 hours? (Q60005z=ekOiours) eet 7 Egan v= F. 360008 x2Vt ag a hawer x =(8.3m)) (360008) QIBTOOM or _2Q95.Bkm 2 Like the polar bear, the walrus isa strong swimm« ‘short periods of time, a walrus can swim at an average speed of Iii. How far would a walrus swim at this speed in 3.4 minutes? (3.4 min = goa) ier, although it does not have the same endurance. For 1. Given Vz 7 t= 2045 2. Equation xevt 3. Plug-in X= 6.72)(20%) 4 Answer 1948.3 m 3. The maximum posted speed limit on the U.S. Interstate ‘western states, This maximum speed is SMM, or AQHAAHWA, What isthe distance, in BOTH kilometers and mils, that a car travels if it moves continuously at this speed for 3 hours and 20 minutes @eSiNOUR)? te Highway System is found in rural areas of several Given Ver FSR Vane Al m/e t2 3.33 hr 2. Equation x. V4 Somme” (FEML)(3.3S hr) x= Garit)(323h.) Trae 949.15 mi X2 402.43 4.The longest stretch of straight railroad tracks lies across the desolate Nullarbor Plain, between the Australian cites of Adelaide and Perth. The tracks extend a distance of (PSiKiR without a curve. How long would it take a train, moving at a constant speed of QIK to travel this length of track? TO 95 kn ar’ Ve 97 km Ae tev SkKm _ols 94 km/hName: Date: Speedy Problems 1. Various types of tree sloths share the honor of being the slowest moving mammals. An average tree sloth moves at a speed of g2438H0I8. How long does it take a sloth at this speed to travel 22s? Given 7 ©, Jaa rals Equation Sian i$ Plug-in “Answer te: adiom QO seconds 0.4435 2. Suppose a polar bear was running on land instead of swimming. If the polar bear runs at a speed of about ams, how far will it travel in Yor 10! seconds? Given 7. g.3ynls Equation t: 2000s evt Plug-in “Answer X= [23ms) (406003) 393300 m 3. For normal situations, the minimum speed limit throughout the U.S. Interstate Highway Systems is about gSimplh. How far, in meters, will a car travel if it moves continuously at this speed forigsS3thOUR? Given ye 4S mi /ar Equation £2 B33 hr Xx evt Plug-in ‘Answer X= b5m4,.33h0) X= 149.85 mv 4, The Concorde jet is the fastest supersonic passenger jet. How long would the Concorde take to travel 6s26S0ktt between New York City and London, assuming that the jet travels at its maximum speed ofj69/2e2anés'during the entire trip? Gi Ec i FE Baus tm or 6av5km AEP ]Esoon >< X> ae5000m _V= BGR tev Plug-in es “Answer _ Seer 1ONWS oF 9,41 hey 50a mb5. In 1985, Matt Biondi set a record for the men’s 100m freestyle event in swimming. He took 49ekissto swim the SOmmlength of the pool and swim bak. Assume that half of Biondi’s record time was spent traveling the length of the pool. What was his speed? a Given Equation x= loom We % teNUtts € Plug-in “Answer loom Ve Gao A O3m]5 AG.IbS 6. The longest distance in a track and field event is the OIKh run, ‘The record holder for the women’s 10 km run is Wang Junxia of China. Assuming that she rank the Oulsmy at an average speed ofiSy6ddemusy what was her time? Given 1900 m X= lOkm_ or lokmx Xz 10,000m ve 5.6 ‘tins Equation t:% Plug-in 1o.000m 2 S.G44ms ‘Answer UFFL Ss or Mp hour 7. Although they seem to remain unchanged, many mountains undergo steady growth If erosion and weathering are ignored, some mount southern California, grow as much as the San Gaberiels in Ifa year is considered to be exactly 365 days (SM60:HOUSY, what is the speed at which the mountains grow in mis? Ga | Xv ae —— * Va ts SHOW Plug-in “Answer Lox 65 Fm (14 yo" kn SLOOKr nr