Quiz about Speed, distance, time

Question 1

Which of these is NOT a unit of distance?

Accepted Answer

seconds

Answer

metres

Answer

kilometres

Answer

millimetres

Question 2

Which of these is NOT a unit of time?

Accepted Answer

metres

Answer

hours

Answer

minutes

Answer

seconds

Question 3

Which of these is NOT a unit of speed?

Accepted Answer

kg

Answer

m/s

Answer

km/h

Answer

mm/day

Question 4

To convert from minutes to hours...

Accepted Answer

$$\min utes\ \div\ 60\ =\ hours$$

Answer

$$\min utes\ imes\ 60\ =\ hours$$

Answer

$$\min utes\ \div\ 100\ =\ hours$$

Answer

$$\min utes\ x\ 100\ =\ hours$$

Question 5

To convert from centimetres to metres...

Accepted Answer

$$cm\ \div\ 100\ =\ metres$$

Answer

$$cm\ imes\ 100\ =\ metres$$

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$$cm\ imes\ 1000\ =\ metres$$

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$$cm\ \div\ 1000\ =\ metres$$

Question 6

The equation for calculating speed is...

Accepted Answer

$$speed\ =\ \frac{dis an ce}{time}$$

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$$speed\ =\ \frac{time}{dis an ce}$$

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$$speed\ =\ dis an ce\ imes\ time$$

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$$speed\ =\ time\ imes\ dis an ce$$

Question 7

A fox runs 120 metres in 8 seconds. Calculate the speed of the fox.

Accepted Answer

15 m/s

Answer

960 m

Answer

128 seconds

Answer

0.0667 m/s

Question 8

A boat sails 200 km in 8 hours. What is its speed?

Accepted Answer

25 km/h

Answer

0.04 km/h

Answer

1600 km/h

Answer

208 km/h

Question 9

A snail travels 50 cm in 30 minutes. What is its speed in m/h (metres per hour)

Accepted Answer

1 m/h

Answer

1.67 m/h

Answer

1500 m/h

Answer

0.6 m/h

Question 10

Which of these objects will travel the furthest in 1 minute?

Accepted Answer

A motorbike travelling at 120 km/h

Answer

A car driving at 30 m/s

Answer

A train travelling at 1500 m/min

Answer

A boat travelling at 1 km/min

Question 11

How far will a person go if they jog for 2 hours at a speed of 12 km/h?

Accepted Answer

24 km

Answer

6 km

Answer

0.5 km

Answer

10 km

Question 12

Arnold drives 120 km in his car at a speed of 60 km/h. How long did the journey take?

Accepted Answer

2 hours

Answer

180 hours

Answer

60 hours

Answer

3 hours

Question 13

Ellie drove her car at a constant speed of 70 km/h. If she drives for 120 minutes, how many km has she driven?

Accepted Answer

140 km

Answer

600 km

Answer

2.4 km

Answer

1.71 km

Question 14

Maggie lives 15 km away from her friend. If she walks at a constant speed of 5 km/h, how long will it take her to get to her friend's house?

Accepted Answer

3 hours

Answer

2 hours

Answer

2.5 hours

Answer

3 km/hour

Question 15

A car travelled a distance of 280 km in 4 hours. What was the speed of the car?

Accepted Answer

70 km/h

Answer

280 km/h

Answer

112 km/h

Answer

7 km/h

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