Zero to 45 in 2.5 Seconds: teacher key

Cheetahs, grade 7 edition, written for 7th grade. A cheetah is the fastest land animal, and a GPS collar measured how fast. Read about its body, its hunting, its markings and its cubs.

Read the book. Print this page for the key.

Questions and answers

1. How fast did the Botswana collar record a wild cheetah running?
   • 58 miles per hour (answer)
   • 100 miles per hour
   • 25 miles per hour
2. How long can a cheetah's stride be at top speed?
   • About 3 feet
   • About 23 feet (answer)
   • About 230 feet
3. How does a cheetah find its prey?
   • By smell
   • By sound
   • By sight (answer)
4. Why might spots be useful to a cheetah?
   • They may help it hide (answer)
   • They help it purr
   • They help it count cubs
5. What is a litter of cubs?
   • A kind of call
   • Cubs born together (answer)
   • A group of males

Words

• spine: backbone
• stride: one long step
• collar: neck band
• nostrils: nose holes
• litter: cubs born together