Speed, distance, time

Speed, distance, time

Remember:

• Speed = Distance / Time

• Distance = Speed x Time

• Time = Distance / Speed

Multiple Choice

A car travels 300 km in 6 hours. What is the average speed of the car (in km/h)?

• 0.02 km/h

• 1,800 km/h

• 50 km/h

• 50 km

Multiple Choice

Becky leaves home and rides a distance of 30 km. It took her 2.5 hours. What is her speed?

• 0.83 km/h

• 12 km/h

• 27.5 km/h

• 75 km/h

Multiple Choice

A car travelled 1027.88 km from Inverness, Scotland to Truro, Cornwall in 11.75 hours. What was the average speed of the car?

• 12,077.59 m/s

• 85.67 m/s

• 1,039.63 m/s

• 87.48 m/s

Multiple Choice

If a student ran 300 m in 30 seconds, what was her average speed?

• 0.10 m/s
• 10 m/s
• 270 m/s
• 100 m/s

Multiple Choice

A speed boat is traveling at 100 km/h. How many hours will it take for the boat to cover a distance of 115 km?

• 1.15 hours

• 15 hours

• 0.87 hours

• 11,500 hours

Multiple Choice

What is the speed of a helicopter that traveled 1200 miles in 7 hours?

• 70,000 seconds

• 171 hours

• 8,400 mph

• 171 mph

Multiple Choice

A bird flies at a speed of 4 m/s. It flies for 2160 seconds from its nest to the field. How much distance did the bird cover?

• 540 metres

• 8,640 metres

• 2164 metres

• 2156 metres

Multiple Choice

You are traveling at 100 km/h to make it to work on time. You have to be to work in 0.25 hours or you will be late. You have 16 km to travel. Will you make it to work on time?

• Yes

• No

Multiple Choice

A lorry travels down the motorway at a speed of 110 km/h. How long does the trip last if the lorry covered 2200 km?

• 0.05 hours

• 20 hours

• 2,090 hours

• 242,000 hours

Multiple Choice

What is the average speed of a walker who walks 500 m in 400 seconds?

• 1.25 m/s
• 100 m/s
• 0.8 m/s
• 200,000 m/s

Multiple Choice

A hot air balloon travelled for 2.5 hours at a speed of 450 km/h. What distance did it travel?

• 87 m/s

• 1300 m/s

• 180 km

• 1,125 km

Multiple Choice

A rocket is launched from the launch pad at a speed of 700 km/h. How far will the rocket have travelled after 1 hour?

• 699 km

• 700 km

• 350 km

• 700 hours

Multiple Choice

An airplane leaves Orlando, FL and travels 540 miles to Washington D.C. The flight takes 90 minutes. What is the speed of the plane?

• 0.17 m/s

• 6 m/s

• 6 s

• 480 m/s

Multiple Choice

A storm is moving toward your house at a speed of 20 km/h. It is now 60 km away from your house. In what time will the storm reach your house?

• 0.3 hours

• 1200 hours

• 3 km

• 3 hours

Multiple Choice

What is the speed of a jet plane that flies 7200 km in 9 hours ( in km/h)

• 800 km/hr

• 80 km/hr

• 800 hrs

• 64,800 km/hr