What is speed?

• how far you go
• how much distance is covered over a period of time
• how fast you accelerate
• the change in the location of a object

The correct equation to calculate speed is

• distance/time
• time/distance
• distance x time
• distance/time²

What is velocity?

• the quickness of an object
• the location of an object
• acceleration
• speed in a specific direction

Find the velocity of a truck that travels 75 miles north in 2.5 hours.

• 30 mph
• 30 mph north
• 300 mph north
• 200 mph north

Find the velocity of a plane that traveled 3000 miles west in 5 hours.

• 65 mph west
• 6 mph west
• 600 mph west
• 6000 mph west 

Find the average speed of a train that traveled 540 km in 6 hours?

• 80 km/h
• 100 km/h
• 90 km/h
• 3240 km/h

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How far will a person go if they jog for 2 hours at a speed of 12 km/hr?

• 6 km
• 0.5 km
• 10 km
• 24 km

It took 3.5 hours for a train to travel the distance between two cities at a speed of 120 miles/hr.  How many miles lie between the two cities? 

• 34 miles 
• 420 miles
• 120 miles 
• 360 miles 

How long would it take for a car to travel a distance of 200 kilometers if it is traveling at a speed of 55 km/hr? 

• 20 min
• 11,000 min
• 3.6 hrs
• 5 hrs 

John took 90 minutes to bicycle to his grandmother's house, a total of six kilometers.  What was his speed (pay attention to units)? 

• 540 km/hr
• .066 km/hr
• 4 km/hr
• 9 km/hr