Which of the following best represents the speed of a sloth?

A.
4 × 10-5 meters per second
B.
4 × 105 kilometers per second
C.
4 × 105 meters per second
D.
4 × 10-5 kilometers per second

1 answer

The speed of a sloth is very slow, typically around 0.03 meters per second, which can be expressed in scientific notation as 3 × 10^-2 meters per second.

Among the options provided:

A. 4 × 10^-5 meters per second (0.00004 m/s) is the closest to the typical speed of a sloth.

Therefore, the best representation of the speed of a sloth is A. 4 × 10^-5 meters per second.