Speed

What is speed?

• how far you go
• how much distance is covered over a period of time
• how fast you accelerate
• the change in the location of a object

A runner races in the 100 meter dash.  It takes her 10 seconds to finish.  What is her average speed?

• 10 m/s
• 1000 m/s
• 100 seconds
• 10 seconds

Total distance divided by total time is

• average speed
• constant speed
• instantaneous speed
• acceleration

The correct equation to calculate speed is

• distance/time
• time/distance
• distance x time
• distance/time²

Shona cycles at an average speed of 8 km/h. How far has she traveled if she cycles for 4 hours?

• 55km
• 32km
• 43km
• 32miles

Kelly runs from 4:50 pm until 5:20 pm at an average speed of 7 km/h. How far did she go?

• 4.5km
• 2.5km
• 3.5km
• 14km

Alan travels 100km in 5hrs. Find his average speed in km/h

• 5km/hr
• 10km/hr
• 50km/hr
• 20km/hr

Joanna drives for 400 km at an average speed of 80 km/h. How long was her journey?

• Joanna's journey was 5 hours long

• Joanna's journey was 10 hours long

• Joanna's journey was 20 hours long

• Joanna's journey was 15 hours long

Find speed when distance is 142 km and time is 2 hours.

• 71km/hr
• 52km/hr
• 17km/hr
• 90km/hr

How many minutes are in 1 hour?

• 60 minutes
• 100 minutes
• 85 minutes
• 50 minutes