Speed/Velocity Practice

Megan rolls a ball down a ramp. The ramp is 2.5 meters long. If it took 0.5 seconds for the ball to get to the end of the ramp, then what is the ball's speed?

• 5 m/s

• 0.2 m/s

• 1.25 m/s

• 5 km/hr

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NGSS.MS-PS3-1

How much time does it take a person to walk 12 km North at a velocity of 6.5 km/hr?

• 1.85 km N

• 0.54 hr

• 1.85 hr

• 78 km N

A car traveled 1425 km from El Paso, TX to Dallas, TX in 12.5 hours. What was the car's average speed?

• 17,812.5 km

• 114 km/hr

• 17, 812.5 km/hr

• .0088 hr

If an airplane travels a distance of 500 km in 5 hours, what is its average speed?

• 0.01 hr

• 100 hours

• 0.01 km/hr

• 100 km/hr

What is the velocity of a car that traveled a total of 75 km North in 1.5 hours?

• 0.02 km/hr

• 50 km/hr

• 50 km/hr North

• 0.02 km/hr North

It took 3.5 hours for a train to travel the distance between two cities at a velocity of 120 km/h. How far did the train travel between the two cities?

• 34.29 hours

• 34.29 km

• 0.03 km

• 420 km

What is the velocity of a plane that traveled 3000 km West from New York to California in 5 hours?

• 600 W

• 600 hrs W

• 600 km W

• 600 km/hr W

John took 0.75 hours to bicycle to his grandmother's house, a distance of 4 km. How fast did he ride his bike to get there?

• 5.3 m/s

• 5.3 km/hr

• 3 km/hr

• 3 m/s

How long would it take for a car to travel a distance of 200 km if it is traveling at a velocity of 55 km/hr East?

• 3.64 hr East

• 3.64 km/hr East

• 3.64 km East

• 3.64 hrs East

A car is traveling 100 km/hr. How many hours will it take to cover a distance of 750 km?

• 0.13 km/hr

• 7.5 km/hr

• 0.13 hrs

• 7.5 hrs