Calculating Speed, Distance, Time

What is a way to measure speed?

• miles/hour

• centimenters

• hours/kilometer

• kilometers

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NGSS.MS-PS3-1

A runners races in the 100 meter dash.  It takes her 10 seconds to finish.  What is her average speed?

• 10 m/s

• 1000 m/s

• 100 seconds

• 10 seconds

A block is pulled 40 meters to the right in 10 minutes. What is the average speed the block was pulled?

• 10 meters per minute

• 4 meters per minute

• .4 meters per minute

• .10 meters per second

A swimmer is moving at a speed of 2.0 meters/second. How long will it take for the swimmer to go 100 meters?

• 20 seconds

• 50 seconds

• 100 seconds

• 200 seconds

An airplane traveled 700 kilometers in two hours during a trip. What was the average speed of the plane during the trip?

• 5.8 kilometers per hour

• 350 kilometers per hour

• 1400 kilometers per hour

• 84,000 kilometers per hour

What is the speed of a car that travels 400 m in 20 minutes?

• 20 miles/hr

• 20 m/min

• 800 m/min

• 200 miles/hr

What is the speed of a man who runs 10 miles in 1 hr?

• 20 miles

• 10 m/min

• 10 miles/hr

• 20 hrs

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NGSS.MS-PS3-1

A train travels 25 km in .5 hrs. How fast is the train going?

• 25 miles/hr

• 5 miles/hr

• 125 km/hr

• 50 km/hr

A man runs at 10 m/min for 5 min, what distance will he run?

• 10 miles

• 10 m

• 5 m

• 50 m

A speed boat travels 200 miles at a speed of 20 miles/hr. How much time will it take to travel the 200 miles?

• 10 hrs

• 10 miles

• 400 hrs

• 100 km