Speed Practice Problems

If the man and the ball travels 90 m in 9 seconds, what is their average speed?

• 10 m/s

• 180 m/s

• 99 m/s

• 10 meters

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

• 32 m/s

• 2 m/s

• 2 seconds

• 34 meters

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS3-1

Tyreese sprinted down the hallway for a science project. He ran a total of 40 meters in 20 seconds. What was his average speed?

• 2 meters per second
• 20 meters per second
• 40 meters per second
• 10 meters for second

A runners 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

Tags

CCSS.6.RP.A.1

CCSS.6.RP.A.2

What is the formula to calculate speed?

• S=t/d
• S=d/t
• S=d*t
• S=d*t

Tags

CCSS.6.RP.A.3B

Which is correct?

• speed = distance x time
• speed = speed divided time
• speed = distance divided by time
• speed = time x 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

Tags

CCSS.6.NS.B.3

Which of the following is a unit of speed ?

• sec
• mi
• m/s
• min

Tags

CCSS.6.RP.A.1

CCSS.6.RP.A.2

Which of the following is a unit of time?

• sec
• mi
• m/s
• km

Tags

CCSS.4.MD.A.1

Which of the following is a unit of distance ?

• miles/hr
• mi
• sec
• min