Speed Equation Practice

Speed Equation Practice

physical science

Multiple Choice

What is the equation to calculate speed?

• speed = distance/time

• speed = time/distance

• speed = time x distance

• speed = speed/time

Multiple Choice

The unit we use to measure time is ___.

• m/s

• m

• s

• m/s²

Multiple Choice

The unit we use to measure distance is ___.

• m/s

• m

• s

• m/s²

Multiple Choice

The unit we use to measure speed is ___.

• m/s

• m

• s

• m/s²

Multiple Choice

What is the speed of an object that travels 60 meters in 4 seconds?

• 240 m/s

• 15 m/s

• 0.067 m/s

• 15 mph

Multiple Choice

A discus was thrown 139 m. The coach calculated that the speed of the disc was 13.0 m/s. How long was the disc in the air?

• 0.09 s

• 10.7 s

• 1,807 s

• 100 s

Multiple Choice

If a man runs at a speed of 70 m/s for 30 s, how far does he run?

• 2100 m

• 0.233 m

• 2.33 m

• 300m

Multiple Choice

Dave runs a 400 m race with a speed of 4 m/s. How long will it take him to finish the race?

• 400 minutes

• 100 minutes

• 100 seconds

• .25 seconds

Multiple Choice

If a lizard can run 8 m across the water in 4 seconds, how fast is he traveling?

• 32 m/s

• 2 m/s

• 0.5 seconds

• 34 meters

Multiple Choice

Tree sloths are the slowest moving mammals. On average, their speed is 0.743 m/s. How long does it take a tree sloth moving at this speed to travel 22.3 m?

• 16.6 s

• 30.0 s

• 0.03 s

• 143.7 s

Multiple Choice

Polar bears are extremely good swimmers. If a polar bear is swimming at an average of 2.6 m/s, how far will it have traveled after 120 seconds?

• 46.2 m

• 120 m

• 312 m

• 456.3 m

Multiple Choice

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

• 0.83 hm/hr

• 12 km/hr

• 27.5 km/hr

• 75 km/hr

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 meters

• 8,640 meters

• 2164 meters

• 2156 meters

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 traveled 2.5 hours at a speed of 450 km/hr. What distance did it travel?

• 87 m/s

• 1300 m/s

• 180 km

• 1,125 km

Multiple Choice

A storm is moving toward your house at a speed of 20 km/hr. 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/hr)?

• 800 km/hr

• 80 km/hr

• 800 hrs

• 64,800 km/hr