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Speed, Distance and Time PRACTICE

Authored by Nicole Sassaman

Science

9th Grade

NGSS covered

Used 3+ times

Speed, Distance and Time PRACTICE
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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

A winner of the Indianapolis 500 auto race completed the 806.5 kilometer race in 2.98 hours. What was the driver’s average speed during the race?

270.6 km/hr

270.6 mph

.0039 km/hr

2403 mph

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NGSS.MS-PS3-1

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Different animal species show a tremendous range of variation in their speed of movement. The fastest land animal, the cheetah, can travel 100.0 km/h. In contrast, the slowest animal, a species of sea crab, has an average speed of just 5.7 km/year. How long would it take the sea crab to travel 100.0 km?

17.5 years

17.5 km

570 years

570 km/yr

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NGSS.MS-PS3-1

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

You usually see lightning before you hear thunder, because light travels faster than sound. Josh saw a flash of lightning and heard the thunder 6 seconds later. Sound travels at a speed of 340 m/s in air. How far away was Josh from the lightning?

2040 m

2040 m/s

56.6 m

56.6 m

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

In a boat race, Tucker drove his motorboat over the 1000-meter course from start to finish in 40 seconds. What was Tucker’s average speed during the race?

25 m/s

25 mph

0.04 m/s

40000 m

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NGSS.MS-PS3-1

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

It takes Hayleigh 0.25 hour to drive to school. Her route is 16 km long. What is Hayleigh’s average speed on her drive to school?

17.8 m/s

64 km/h

4 m/s

4 km/h

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

In a competition, an athlete threw a flying disk 139 meters through the air. While in flight, the disk traveled at an average speed of 13.0 m/s. How long did the disk remain in flight?

10.7 seconds

10.7 m/s

1807 seconds

0.09 m/s

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

If you shout into Grand Canyon, your voice travels at the speed of sound (340 m/s) to the bottom of the canyon and back, and you hear an echo. How deep is the Grand Canyon in a spot where you can hear your echo 5.2 seconds after you shout (NOTE: the time represents a ‘round trip’ for the sound)?

884 m

884 m/s

1768 m/s

65.3 m

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NGSS.MS-PS4-1

NGSS.MS-PS4-2

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