Compare the motion of two blue whales. Which blue whale was moving at a lower speed?
a blue whale that moved 75miles in 10hours a blue whale that moved 100miles in 10hours
An object's speed tells you how fast the object is moving. Speed depends on both distance and time.
Distance tells you how far the object has moved. One unit used to measure distance is the mile.
Time tells you how long the object has spent moving. One unit used to measure time is the hour.
Think about two objects moving for the same amount of time. The object that is moving slower will go a shorter distance in that time. It is moving at a lower speed.
Look at the distance each blue whale moved and the time it took to move that distance.
One blue whale moved 75 miles in 10 hours.
The other blue whale moved 100 miles in 10 hours.
Notice that each blue whale spent the same amount of time moving. The blue whale that moved 75 miles moved a shorter distance in that time. So, that blue whale must have moved at a lower speed.