Speed Practice

A plane travels 395,000 meters in 9000 seconds. What was its speed?

• 460 mph

• 438 m/s

• 43.8 m/s

• 43.8 mph

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It takes Serina 0.25 hours to drive to school. Her route is 16 km long. What is Serina’s average speed on her drive to school?

• 64 km/hr

• 64 mph

• 640 mph

• 160 km/hr

Which runner had a head start?

• A

• B

• C

• None of them

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What is the formula to calculate speed?

• Speed = time/distance

• Speed = distance/time

• Speed = distance x time

• Speed = time x distance

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How fast does a sloth crawl if he moves 10 meters in 4 minutes?

• 24 m/s

• 0.4 m/min

• 2.5 m/min

• 0.40 m/s

How do you fine average speed?

• distance divided by density

• multiply volume and mass

• distance divided by time

• time divided by density

What can you use to calculate speed?

• stop watch, meter, calculator

• buns and burner, stop watch

• triple beam balance, beaker, ruler

• meter, ruler, and beaker

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What is the average speed of an object that travels 75 miles in 30 minutes?

• 75 mph

• 32.5 mph

• 150 mph

• 2.5 mph

If you travel 200 miles in 2 hours, how fast were you driving?

• 100 mph

• 400 mph

• 50 mph

• impossible to calculate

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In order to solve for speed you need distance and time.

• True

• False

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