Calculating Average Speed Quiz

What was the average speed of car A?

• 75 km per hour

• 100 km per hour

• 150 km per hour

• 225 km per hour

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NGSS.MS-PS3-1

Speed is calculated by dividing the distance an object travels by the time needed to travel that distance. The graph shows that an object traveled 50 m in 5 s. What is the object's speed?

• 50 m

• 5 m/s

• 10 m

• 10 m/s

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS3-1

A student walks 2 km in half and hour. What is the student's average speed in km/h?

• 15 km/h

• 60 km/h

• 4 km/h

• 240 km/h

What was the average speed of the toy car during the two trials to the nearest tenth of a m/s?

Record your answer in the boxes below. Be sure to use the correct place value. 

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NGSS.MS-PS3-1

If a cyclist covers a distance of 30 km in 2 hours, what is the cyclist's average speed?

• 10 km/h

• 15 km/h

• 60 km/h

• 120 km/h

A train travels 240 km in 4 hours. What is the average speed of the train in km/h?

• 60 km/h

• 120 km/h

• 480 km/h

• 30 km/h

During a race, a runner completes a 5 km lap in 25 minutes. What is the runner's speed in km/m?

• 5 km/m

• 0.2 km/m

• 20 km/m

• 15 km/m

What is the difference in average speed between two cars, one that traveled 160 kilometers in 5 hours, and the other that traveled 140 kilometers in the same time? Use the R.A.C.E. strategy to explain how you got your answer.