Speed

Question 1

What is the formula for speed?

Answer 1

Speed = Distance/time
Distance = meters
Time = seconds
Speed = meters per second

Question 2

A hooligan sheep is skateboarding down a farmer’s track. You notice it takes exactly 5 seconds to move between two fence posts, 10 metres apart. What is the sheep’s speed?

Answer 2

Because we know that distance over time is speed, then we have to do 10÷5 = 2 and that means that our answer is 2 m/s.

Question 3

A campervan trundles down the road, travelling 15 miles in 30 minutes. What is it’s Speed in miles per hour?

Answer 3

Because we know that distance over time equals speed and the distance is 15 miles and the time is 30 minutes then we do 15÷0.5 which equals 30 miles per hour.