Speed and Types of Speed

Bill jogs 400 meters to Andy's house, turns around, and runs 400 meters back home.  He does so in 267 seconds.  What is Bill's average speed?

• about 3 m/s
• about 1.5 m/s
• 0
• about 4 m/s

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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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Dave runs a 400 m race with a speed of 4 m/s. What time will it take him to finish the race?

• 400 minutes
• 100 minutes
• 100 seconds 
• .25 seconds 

Which of the following is a unit of time?

• sec
• mi
• m/s
• km

Which of the following is a unit of distance ?

• miles/hr
• hr
• km
• min

In 2015, Shea-Z ran 1600 m in 9 minutes, in 2017 his speed was 160 m/min.  In which year was Shea-Z's speed best?

• 2017, because he ran it in less time
• 2015, because his speed was 178 m/min
• 2017, because his speed was 160 m/min
• Neither, his speed was the same both years

Friday, Brooklyn walked her usual 5000 m to school in 60 minutes.  On Monday her speed was 75 m/min.  On which day was Brooklyn's speed better?

• Monday, she really wanted to get to school
• Friday, she was excited to celebrate Fri-yay!
• Tuesday, she was sleep walking.
• Saturday, she forgot where she was going.

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The baseball park is 4200 m from Camden's house.  I took him 30 minutes to get there.  What was Camden's speed?

• .007 m/min
• 12.60 m/min
• 140 m/min
• 126 m/min

A jet airliner flies 4100 km from New York City to San Francisco in 4.25 hours.  What is its average speed?

• 964.71 km/hr
• 96.47 km/hr
• 17,425 km/hr
• 174.25 km/hr