Speed & Velocity Worksheet

What is the velocity of a car that traveled a total of 75 kilometers north in 1.5 hours?

What is the velocity of a plane that traveled 3,000 miles from New York to California in 5.0 hours?

John took 45 minutes to bicycle to his grandmother’s house, a total of four kilometers.

What was his velocity in km/hr?

Find the velocity in m/s of a baseball thrown 38 m from third base to first base in 1.7 s.

Which of the quantities below represents a velocity?

• 25 m/s

• 10 km/min

• 15 mi/hr eastward

• 3 mi/hr

A car travels a distance of 210 mi in exactly 4 hr. The driver calculates that he traveled 52.5 mi/hr.

Which of the following terms most nearly describes his calculation?

• average speed

• displacement

• instantaneous speed

• velocity

Two cars are traveling eastward on a highway, as shown in the left figure.

After 5.0 sec, the cars are side by side at the next telephone pole, as shown on the right. The distance between each of the poles is 70.0 m.

Determine the following quantities:

a. the distance the van has traveled during 5.0 s interval

Two cars are traveling eastward on a highway, as shown in the left figure.

After 5.0 sec, the cars are side by side at the next telephone pole, as shown on the right. The distance between each of the poles is 70.0 m.

Determine the following quantities:

b. the distance the limousine has traveled during the 5.0 s interval

Two cars are traveling eastward on a highway, as shown in the left figure.

After 5.0 sec, the cars are side by side at the next telephone pole, as shown on the right. The distance between each of the poles is 70.0 m.

Determine the following quantities:

c. the average velocity of the van during this 5.0 s interval

Two cars are traveling eastward on a highway, as shown in the left figure.

After 5.0 sec, the cars are side by side at the next telephone pole, as shown on the right. The distance between each of the poles is 70.0 m.

Determine the following quantities:

d. the average velocity of the limousine during this 5.0 s interval