Compare the motion of three cars. Which car was moving at the lowest speed?
a car that moved 525kilometers east in 10hours a car that moved 1,025kilometers south in 10hours a car that moved 360kilometers west 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 kilometer.
Time tells you how long the object has spent moving. One unit used to measure time is the hour.
Think about objects moving for the same amount of time. The object that is moving the slowest will go the shortest distance in that time. It is moving at the lowest speed.
Look at the distance each car moved and the time it took to move that distance. The direction each car moved does not affect its speed.
Notice that each car moved for 10 hours. The car that moved 360 kilometers moved the shortest distance in that time. So, that car must have moved at the lowest speed.