Speed Questions

A train travels 142 miles in 2 hours.  What is its speed?

• 284 mph
• 1420 mph
• 71 mph
• 213 mph

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

What is the formula to calculate speed?

• S = t/d
• S = d/t
• S = d x t
• S = t x d

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A runner 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

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Juan rode his bike at a speed of 5 miles per hour.

• Speed
• Velocity

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If a brid travels 50 meters in 5 seconds, what is its speed?

• 10 meters per second

• 45 meters per second

• 0.1 meters per second

• 250 meters per second

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A train covers a distance of 480 miles in 8 hours. If it is traveling at a constant speed, how fast is it going?

• 0.02 miles per hour

• 488 miles per hour

• 60 miles per hour

• 240 miles per hour

A fish is trying to catch some dinner. It travels 30 meters in 8 seconds to get its meal. How fast was it swimming?

• 3.75 meters per second

• 3.75 seconds per meter

• .27 meters per second

• .27 seconds per meter

You are on a roller coaster that has a track of 8,133 feet. It takes you 4.25 minutes to finish the ride. What was your average speed?

• 34,565.25 feet per minute

• 2,033.25 feet per minute

• 1,913.65 feet per minute

• 0.05 feet per minute

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An ant travels 50 cm in 12.5 seconds to get into his anthole before the rain starts falling. How fast was the ant going?

• 37.5 cm per second

• 4 cm per second

• 4 seconds per cm

• 0.25 cm per second