Question

A Red-Tailed Hawk leaves its nest and flies 100.0 meters across the sky in 20 seconds, when it spots a garter snake on the ground below. It then flies 50.0 meters in 5.0 seconds to catch the snake. What was the hawk’s average speed over his entire journey?
A.) 150 m/s

B.) 3,750 m/s

C.) .17m/s

D.) 6 m/s

Answer 1

Speed = distance / time.

Speed of him leaving the nest:
S = 100 / 20sec

5 m/s.

Catching the snake:
S2 = 50 / 5sec

10 m/s.

Average of 5& 10 = 7.5

7.5 m/s has to be the answer.