Average Speed Problems
Authored by Penny Carter
Science
6th Grade
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
2 mins • 1 pt
Usain Bolt of Jamaica holds the world record for the Men's 100 meter race. He finished in 9.58 seconds! What was his average speed? (Round to the nearest tenth.)
10.4 m/s
.1 m/s
1 m/s
10.5 m/s
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
2 mins • 1 pt
American Florence Griffith Joyner (nickamed "Flo-Jo") holds the world record for the fastest women's 100 meter race. Her time was 10.49 seconds! What was her average speed during the race? (round to the nearest tenth)
1 m/s
.1 m/s
9.4 m/s
9.5 m/s
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NGSS.MS-PS3-1
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
2 mins • 1 pt
Jose Altuve is at batting practice for the Houston Astros. He hits the baseball, and it goes 320 feet in 10 seconds. What was the average speed of the baseball?
3.2 mph
3.2 feet/second
32 feet/second
32 mph
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
2 mins • 1 pt
A car travels 210 miles in 3 hours. What is the average speed of the car?
80 mph
70 mph
50 mph
60 mph
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
2 mins • 1 pt
The International Space Station travels 68,400 miles in 4 hours. What is its average speed as it orbits the Earth?
10,000 mph
17,100 mph
22,800 mph
25,000 mph
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NGSS.MS-PS3-1
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
2 mins • 1 pt
A small robot can travel a distance of 32.5 meters in 13 seconds. What is the average speed of the small robot?
2.5 m/s
2.5 mph
.4 m/s
.4 mph
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
2 mins • 1 pt
The average human can walk about 8 miles in 2 hours. What is the average speed?
.25 m/s
.25 mph
4 m/s
4 mph
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