Average Speed Quiz

If the distance an object travels and the time it takes to travel the distance are known, which of the following can be calculated?

• Average speed

• Average acceleration

• Instantaneous speed

• Instantaneous acceleration

If an object travels 42 meters in 6 seconds, what is its average speed?

• 6 m/s

• 7 m/s

• 42 m/s

• 252 m/s

What is the average speed of a toy car that travels 240 cm in one minute?

• 4 cm/s

• 15 cm/s

• 40 cm/s

• 240 cm/s

Which of the following is the correct formula for calculating speed?

• Speed= force/distance (force divided by distance)

• Speed= mass x acceleration (mass times acceleration)

• Speed = distance/time (distance divided by time)

• Speed = time x energy (time times energy)

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A motorcycle traveled 250 kilometers in five hours. What was its average speed in km/hr? Record and bubble in your answer on the grid provided below.

• 5 km/h

• 250 km/h

• 1250 km/h

• 50 km/h

Using the information in the graph, what is the average speed Josh’s car traveled to get home?

• 8 km/hour

• 160 km/hour

• 16 km/hour

• 40 km/hour

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Which graph represents an object moving at the greatest speed?

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The graph shows the distance an object moved in 11 seconds. Which answer choice best describes the movement of the object between the times of 0 and 6 seconds on the graph?

• Moving at a constant speed

• accelerating

• Moving toward the north

• stopped

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All of the following are examples of speed except:

• Rambo dropkicking cheese at 98 miles/hr
• A piece of chocolate melting in your mouth
• Jube skydiving at 72 Km/Min
• Allison driving at 34 Meters/Second

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Select the times that the object is NOT moving according to the graph. (Could be more than one)

• 0-10 minutes.

• 10-20 minutes.

• 20-30 minutes.

• 30-40 minutes.

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