Average Speed

Students conduct a laboratory investigation by rolling a toy car across a 2-meter table top. The students conduct three trials and record data in the table. What is the average speed of the toy car?

• 4.5 m/s

• 18 m/s

• 0.18 m/s

• 16.5 m/s

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NGSS.MS-PS3-1

A student constructs a table of distances and times. Using the data, which section of the table represents the highest average speed?

• Section A

• Section B

• Section C

• Section F

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NGSS.MS-PS3-1

Four students take turns kicking a soccer ball. They record the distance the ball rolls and the amount of time it takes the ball to completely stop. Which student kicks the ball with the greatest average speed?

• Student 1

• Student 2

• Student 3

• Student 4

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NGSS.MS-PS3-1

A family drove several hours to visit a theme park. Their travel progress is charted. What was the average speed in kilometers per hour?

• 50

• 0.02

• 1,250

• 0.2

A car travels 120 miles in 3 hours. What is the average speed of the car?

• .40 km/s

• 40 mi/hr

• 360 miles

• 40 m/s

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NGSS.MS-PS3-1

If a cheetah runs 180 miles in 3 hours, what is its average speed?

• 60 hours

• 60 miles

• 60 miles/hour

• 60 miles/second/second

Alan travels 100 km in 5hrs. Find his average speed in km/h

• 5km/hr

• 10km/hr

• 50km/hr

• 20km/hr

A truck driver drove his truck for 5 miles. She drove that distance in a total of 20 minutes. What was the truck driver's average speed?

• 4 miles per minute

• 5 miles per minute

• 0.25 miles per minute

• 0.5 miles per minute

A runner 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

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS3-1

What is the average speed of a walker who walks 50 m in 5 seconds?

• 55 m/s

• 10 m/s

• 250 m/s

• 45 m/s

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NGSS.MS-PS3-1