Speed and Velocity

Jerry walked from home to school, then from the school to the park. What is his total distance?

• 2 km

• 5 km

• 8 km

• 10 km

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

How long would it take for you to swim across a lake that is 900 meters across if you swim at 1.5 m/sec?

• 600 sec
• 600 m/sec
• 0.00167 sec
• 0.00167 m/sec

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

A car moves a distance of 1000 m with an average speed of 28 m/s.   Calculate the time.

• 36 seconds
• 28,000 seconds
• 28 seconds
• 972 seconds

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A cheetah runs with an average speed of 32 m/s for 30 seconds.  How far did the cheetah run?

• 960 m
• 1.07 m
• 0.94 m
• 62 m

What distance will a car traveling 65 km/hr travel in 180 min?

• 11,700 m

• 195 m

• 21.7 m

• 2.77 m

Which of the following is an acceptable velocity measurement?

• 25 m/s North

• 25 m/s

• 25 m

• 25 m North

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What two measurements are necessary for calculating speed?

• Mass and time
• Temperature and mass
• Mass and distance
• Distance and time

What is the equation for speed?

• Speed = distance/time

• Speed = time/distance

• Speed = distance x time

• Speed = time x distance

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