Question

Which of these is an example of a description of

speed?

An airplane traveled west from New York to Los

Angeles.

A train traveled east at 200 mph from Albuquerque to

Dallas.

The average Olympic sprinter runs 8 m/s.

An apple fell from the tree and then rolled 1 m north.

Answer 1

The average Olympic sprinter runs 8 m/s.

Step-by-step explanation:

Speed is defined as the change of an object from one position to another position with respect to the time taken. It is independent of direction and only depends on the change of its position.

In the context, all the other sentences has direction mentioned in the sentence except the sentence "the average Olympic sprinter runs 8 m/s". In this sentence, the speed of an Olympic sprinter id given i.e. 8 meter per second.