Speed Quiz

Pick all of the words that tell you a distance:

• meters

• miles

• kilometers

• grams

• minutes

Pick all of the words that tell you a time.

• seconds

• hours

• days

• centimeters

• yards

What is the formula we use for speed?

• speed = distance divided by time

• speed = distance multiplied by time

• speed = time divided by distance

If a wolf runs 100 meters and it takes him 5 seconds, what was its speed?

• 20 meters per second

• 500 meters per second

• 20 miles per hour

• .05 meters per second

If a fish swims for 3 days and moves a total of 15 kilometers, what was its speed?

• 5 kilometers per day

• 45 kilometers per day

• 5 meters per second

• 45 meters per second

A car is stuck in bad traffic and it takes 2 hours just for it to move 1 mile. What is the speed of the car?

• 0.5 miles per hour

• 2 miles per hour

• 1 mile per hour

• 4 miles per hour

Christian can run 20 yards in 4 seconds. MaryEllen can run 30 yards in 6 seconds. Who can run faster?

• Christian

• MaryEllen

• They are the same speed

DD can run 50 yards in 5 seconds. Mr. Dugger takes 10 seconds to run 70 yards. Who has more speed?

• DD

• Mr. Dugger

• They are the same speed

An airplane can fly 2,500 miles in just 5 hours. What is the speed of the airplane?

• 500 miles per hour

• 12,500 miles per hour

• 50 miles per hour

It takes a sloth 3 days to move 18 feet down his tree. What speed does he move at?

• 6 feet per day

• 6 miles per hour

• 54 feet per day

• 15 feet per day