Speed/Distance/Time Quiz

A train travels at a constant speed of 60 miles per hour. How many miles will the train travel in 4 hours?

• 15 miles

• 56 miles

• 180 miles

• 240 miles

A car traveled 60 miles in one hour, while a bus traveled 120 miles in two hours. Which best describes the motion of the vehicles?

• They traveled the same distance.

• They traveled at a constant speed.

• They traveled in the same direction.

• They traveled at the same average speed.

A car traveled 420 km in seven hours. How far did the car travel in three hours?

• 60 km

• 180 km

• 1200 km

• 3000 km

A swimmer is moving at a speed of 2.0 meters/second. How long will it take for the swimmer to go 100 meters?

• 20 seconds

• 50 seconds

• 100 seconds

• 200 seconds

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?

• 30 mph

• 35 mph

• 40 mph

• 45 mph

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?

• 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?

• between 1 and 2 hours

• between 3 and 4 hours

• between 5 and 6 hours

A truck drives 50 kilometers north on a highway. The truck then travels south on the same highway for 1 hour at a rate of 50 km/h. At the end of the trip, how far is the truck from its starting point?

• 0 kilometers

• 50 kilometers

• 100 kilometers

• 150 kilometers

Ellie drove her car at a constant speed of 70 km per hour. If she drives for 120 minutes, how many km has she driven?

• 600 km

• 2.4 km

• 140 km

• 8,4000km

8. Find the speed of a car after 4 hours it traveled a distance of 284 km.

• A. 51 km/h

• B. 61 km/h

• C. 63 km/h

• D. 71 km/h