Pre-Assessment Average Speed

Which information is needed to  determine  how fast a  truck  is traveling? 

• direction and  mass  
• distance  and time 
• size and  speed 
• time  and  weight  

Tags

CCSS.6.RP.A.3B

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

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS3-1

To calculate average speed you _______ the distance traveled by the elapsed time.

• divide
• multiply
• square
• subtract

Tags

CCSS.6.EE.A.2C

The formula for speed is:  Speed=Distance/Time
To work it out you need to...

• Add the distance and time
• Multiply the distance and time
• divide distance and time 
• subtract distance and time

A brother and sister decided they wanted to go to Sea World for Spring Break. Their moms average speed was 60m/hr. It took them 2 1/2 hours. What is the distance they traveled? 

• 16 Miles
• 150 Miles
• 12 Hours
• 24 Miles

Tags

CCSS.7.EE.B.3

A car drives 200 miles in 4 hours. What is the car's speed?

• 50 miles
• 800 miles
• 50 mi/hr
• 800 mi/hr

Tags

CCSS.6.RP.A.1

CCSS.6.RP.A.2

A biker rides at a speed of 15 km/hr for 3 hours. How far did he go?

• 5 hours
• 45 km
• 45 km/hr
• 0.33 km/hr

What is the equation to calculate speed?

• speed = distance/time
• speed = time/distance
• speed = time x distance 
• speed = speed/time 

Tags

CCSS.6.EE.B.7

What is the equation to calculate time?

• time = speed/distance
• time = distance/speed 
• time = speed x distance 
• time = distance x speed

Tags

CCSS.HSA.CED.A.4

What is the equation to calculate distance?

• distance = speed/time
• distance = time/speed
• distance = speed/distance
• distance = speed x time 

Tags

CCSS.8.EE.C.7B