Measuring Speed

Melissa’s dad drives north on the interstate going 70 miles per hour. About how many miles will her dad travel in 2 hours?

• 70 miles
• 140 miles
• 180 miles
• 210 miles

A group of 5th graders left school at 8:00 am on a field trip to a science museum 90 miles away. Which best describes the average speed of the bus if they arrived at the museum at 10:00 am? (speed = distance ÷ time)

• 30mph
• 35mph
• 40mph
• 45mph

Moving at 60 mph, it takes a train one hour to travel from Raleigh, N.C. to Fayetteville, N.C. Which best describes the distance between the two cities? (speed = distance ÷ time)

• 50 miles
• 60 miles
• 100 miles
• 120 miles

A news truck traveled 60 miles in one hour on Thursday and 240 miles in four hours on Friday. Which best describes the average speed of the truck? (speed = distance ÷ time)

• The truck drove more slowly on Friday.
• The truck drove more slowly on Thursday.
• The truck drove the same speed on both days.

About how long would it take for an airplane traveling at 500 miles per hour to travel nonstop from San Francisco, CA to Myrtle Beach, SC if the distance between these two cities is 2,800 miles? (speed = distance ÷ time)

• between 1 and 2 hours
  
• between 3 and 4 hours
  
• between 5 and 6 hours
• between 7 and 8 hours

Hanna’s mom drives north for 2 hours going 70 miles per hour. She then drives west for 3 hours going 50 miles per hour. How many miles has Hanna’s mom driven?

• 200 miles
• 250 miles
• 290 miles
• 300 miles

How long would it take a car traveling 60 miles per hour to get from Charlotte, NC to Atlanta, GA if the two cities are 240 miles apart? (speed = distance ÷ time)

• 2 hours
• 4 hours
• 6 hours
• 8 hours

Tom, Bob, and Bill are in a bicycle race. Tom travels 1.5 miles in 12 minutes, Bob travels 2 miles in 22.3 minutes, and Bill travels 2.9 miles in 10 minutes. Who had the greatest speed? (speed = distance ÷ time)

• Tom
• Bob
• Bill

Car W is traveling at 70 miles per hour. Car X is traveling 65 miles per hour. Which statement is true about the movement of the two cars?

• Car W will travel farther than Car X in the same amount of time.
• Car X will travel farther than Car W in the same amount of time.
• Both Car X and Car W will travel the same distance in the same amount of time.

John walks 5 km in 10 minutes. If John walks 2.5 km at the same speed, which is the best estimate of the time this will take? (speed = distance ÷ time)

• 5 minutes
• 10 minutes
• 15 minutes
• 20 minutes