Average Speed Practice

What two measurements are needed to calculate average speed?

• Distance and Time

• Volume and Mass

• Mass and Time

• Speed and Distance

Which truck pulled 2,000 pounds at the average speed of 2 yards per minute?

• Chevy

• Dodge

• Nissan

• Ford

Runner A ran 12 miles in 4 hours and Runner B ran 9 miles in 3 hours. Which runner had the greatest average speed?

• Runner A

• Runner B

• Both runners had the same average speed.

What is the average speed of the Worm's Journey?

• 2.25 meters/minute

• 2 meters/minute

• 1 meter/minute

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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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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.

Which of these graphs represent a constant speed?

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A baseball is thrown a distance of 20 meters. What is its speed if it takes 0.5 seconds to cover the distance?

• 40 m/s

• 10 m/s

• 3 m/s

• 30 m/s

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Calculate the average speed of the object between 1 and 3 seconds.

• 20 m/s

• 1 m/s

• 30 m/s

• 12 m/s

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What kind of speed does this graph represent?

• No speed.

• Constant Speed.

• Increasing speed.

• Decreasing speed.

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