Speed - Distance - Time

If a car travels 400 m in 20 seconds, how fast is it going?

• 20 m/s

• 2 m/s

• 32 m/s

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It takes a freight train 2.3 seconds to move 26 meters. Calculate its average speed.

• 11.3 m/s

• 1.13 m/s

• 22 m/s

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NGSS.MS-PS3-1

What key word tells me I'm measuring speed?

• how fast
• how far
• how long

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NGSS.MS-PS3-1

What key word tells me I'm measuring time?

• how fast
• how far
• how long

What key word tells me I'm measuring distance?

• how fast
• how far
• how long

Which of the following is a unit of speed ?

• sec
• mi
• m/s
• min

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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NGSS.MS-PS3-1

A discus was thrown 139 m. The coach calculated the speed of the discuss as 13 m/s. How long was the disc in the air?

• 0.09 s

• 10.7 s

• 1,807 s

• 100 s

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NGSS.MS-PS3-1

If a lizard can run 8 m across the water in 4 seconds, how fast is it traveling?

• 12 m/s

• 2 m/s

• 0.5 seonds

• 0.5 m/s

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NGSS.MS-PS3-1

Tree sloths are the slowest moving mammals. On average their speed is 0.743 m/s. How long does it take a tree sloth moving at this speed to travel 22.3 m?

• 16.6 s

• 30.0 s

• 0.03 s

• 143.7 s