Speed/Velocity Calculations Practice

Mr. Espinoza drives 50 miles. What does Mr. Espinoza need to figure out his speed?

• The type of car he drives

• Her heart rate as he drives

• The time he has driven

• The direction he was going

Mr. Espinoza sprinted down the hallway for a science project. He ran a total of 40 meters in 20 seconds. What was his average speed?

• 2 meters per second

• 800 meters per second

• 0.5 meters per second

• 20 meters for second

Mr. Espinoza drove his truck for 5 miles. He drove that distance in a total of 20 minutes. What was Mr. Espinoza's average speed?

• 4 miles per minute

• 0.25 miles per minute

• 100 miles per minute

• 0.5 miles per minute

What is the speed of an object that travels 60 meters in 4 seconds?

• 240 m/s
• 15 m/s
• 0.067 m/s
• 15 mph

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Mr. Espinoza ran a 440 meter race in 45 seconds. What was his average speed?

• 19800 sec/m

• 9.8 sec/m

• 9.8 m/s

• 0.10 m/s

How long does a cheetah take to travel 112.0 m at a rate of 28.0 meters per second?

• 4 s

• 0.25 s

• 3,136 s

• 0.4 s

What is the speed of the marble at 2 s?

• 5 m/s

• 5 s/m

• 20 m/s

• 0.2 m/s

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Mr. Espinoza finishes a race in 5 seconds at a speed of 10 meters per second. How long was the race?

• 50 m

• 2 m

• 0.5 m

• 0.2 m

How far did the train travel if the train traveled 80 mph in 5 hours?

• 0.06 miles

• 16 miles

• 80 mph
• 400 miles

How much time did it take Mr. Espinoza to run a 200 meter race going 10 meters per second?

• 20 seconds

• 0.05 seconds

• 20 meters

• 2000 seconds