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Understanding Speed Quiz

Authored by Katie Frehner

Mathematics

5th - 8th Grade

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Understanding Speed Quiz
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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

5 mins • 1 pt

A squirrel ran 9 miles in 1 hour. Which expression can be used to determine its speed in miles per hour?

9 miles ÷ 1 hour

1 hour ÷ 9 miles

1 mile ÷ 9 hours

9 hours ÷ 1 mile

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

5 mins • 1 pt

Jamaal ran 6 miles in 30 minutes. Which expression shows how to correctly determine his speed in miles per minute?

6 miles ÷ 30 minutes

30 minutes ÷ 6 miles

6 miles ÷ 1 minute

30 minutes ÷ 1 mile

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

5 mins • 1 pt

The snail moved 6 inches in 120 minutes. What was the average speed of the snail in inches per minute?

120 of an inch per minute\frac{1}{20}\ of\ an\ inch\ per\ \min ute

12 of an inch per minute\frac{1}{2}\ of\ an\ inch\ per\ \min ute

2 inches per minute

20 inches per minute

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

A running relay team ran a 400 meter race in a record-setting time of 36 seconds. What was their average speed to the nearest tenth of a meter per second?

0.09 meters per second

0.36 meters per second

9.0 meters per second

11.1 meters per second

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

5 mins • 1 pt

Sarah the cheetah ran 100 meters at a speed of 16.8 meters per second. An olympian ran the 100-meter dash in 9.6 seconds. How much faster was Sarah the cheetah’s speed, to the nearest tenth of a meter per second?

0.9 meters per second

1.6 meters per second

6.4 meters per second

10.4 meters per second

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Alex determined that his average speed when he commuted to work is 35 miles per hour. What conversion factor can be used to convert this speed to feet per hour?

1 mile5,280 feet\frac{1\ mile}{5,280\ feet}

1 hour5,280 feet\frac{1\ hour}{5,280\ feet}

5,280 feet1 mile\frac{5,280\ feet}{1\ mile}

5,280 feet1 hour\frac{5,280\ feet}{1\ hour}

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

5 mins • 1 pt

Small earthworms travel at speeds of about 0.2 centimeters per second. What is this speed in meters per second?

0.0002 meters per second

0.002 meters per second

20 meters per second

200 meters per second

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