Speed Practice

A car travels 300 km in 6 hours. What is the average speed of the car (in km/hr)?

• 0.02 km/hr
• 1,800 km/hr
• 50 km/hr
• 50 km

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS3-1

What is the speed of a jet plane that flies 7200 km in 9 hours ( in km/hr)

• 800 km/hr
• 80 km/hr
• 800 hrs
• 64,800 km/hr

A storm is moving toward your house at a speed of 20 km/hr.  It is now 60 km away from your house.  In what time will the storm reach your house?

• 0.3 hours
• 1200 hours
• 3 km
• 3 hours

A rocket is launched from the launch pad at a speed of 700 km/hr.  How far will the rocket have traveled after 1.0 hour?

• 699 km
• 700 km
• 350 km
• 700 hours

A hot air balloon traveled 2.5 hours at a speed of 450 km/hr. What distance did it travel?

• 87 m/s
• 1300 m/s
• 180 km
• 1,125 km

What is the average speed of a walker who walks 500 m in 400 seconds?

• 1.25 m/s
• 100 m/s
• 0.8 m/s
• 200,000 m/s

A truck travels down the highway at a speed of 110 km/hr.  How long does the trip last if the truck covered 2200 km?

• 0.05 hours
• 20 hours
• 2,090 hours
• 242,000 hours

You are traveling at 100 km/hr to make it to work on time.  You have to be to work in .25 hours or you will be late.  You have 16 km to travel.  Will you make it to work on time?

• Yes
• No

What is the speed of a helicopter that traveled 1200 miles in 7 hours?

• 70,000 seconds
• 171 hours
• 8,400 mi/hr
• 171 mi/hr

If a student ran 300 m in 30 seconds, what was her average speed?

• 0.10 m/s
• 10 m/s
• 270 m/s
• 100 m/s