Intergalactic Travel

This worksheet presents space-themed motion problems that combine variable speeds, segmented trips, and scheduled holds. Students compute leg times and distances for missions with changing velocities, then find total time and overall average speed including coast phases and delays. Rendezvous and “chasing in space” items require relative speed reasoning to determine meeting times and locations. Mission-timing exercises ask learners to compare departure and arrival timestamps and to incorporate planned orbital holds when calculating elapsed time. The set emphasizes clear organization of givens, consistent units, and algebraic setup of rate equations. A final challenge synthesizes all elements in a multi-segment flight plan.

Curriculum Matched Skills

Mathematics – Applying Distance = Speed × Time to Multi-Segment Trips

Science – Kinematics and Relative Motion

Mathematics – Average Speed and Weighted Rates

Mathematics – Time Interval and Timestamp Calculations

Mathematics – Problem Solving with Units and Conversions

This worksheet is part of our Speed, Distance, and Time collection.