Question

Write a sensible, accurate unit of measurement. There may be more than one

good answer.

1. The speed of two butterflies racing.

2. The velocity of a stealth bomber trying to avoid an attack from the south.

3. The time it takes a turtle to cover 100 yards.

4. The distance that you long jump.

5. The acceleration of a mosquito passing a slow moving moth.

6. The distance a passenger locomotive can travel in 1½ hours.

7. The speed that you run down the basketball court.

8. The time it takes you to travel 60 mph.

9. The velocity of Hurricane Hank coming from New Orleans to Marshfield.

10. The distance achieved by a rocket in 4 seconds.

11. The acceleration of a BMW passing a Prius.

12. The speed that you travel in your bus out of the parking lot.

Answer 1

Step-by-step explanation:

1 meters per second, centimeters per second

2 meters per second, kilometers per hour, knots

3 minutes, seconds

4 meters, feet, inches

5 meters per second squared, kilometers per hour squared

6 kilometers, miles

7 meters per second, miles per hour, feet per second

8 hours, minutes

9 meters per second, kilometers per hour, knots

10 meters, kilometers

11 meters per second squared, kilometers per hour squared

12 kilometers per hour, miles per hour