Speed, Distance, and Time

A bird flies at a speed of 4 m/s.  It flies for 2160 seconds from its nest to the field.  How much distance did the bird cover?

• 540 meters

• 8,640 meters

• 2164 meters

• 2156 meters

A speed boat is traveling at 100 km/hr. How many hours will it take for the boat to cover a distance of 115 km?

• 1.15 hours
• 15 hours
• 0.87 hours
• 11,500 hours

If a student ran 300 m in 30 seconds, what was her average speed?

• 0.10 m/s

• 10 m/s

• 270 m/s

• 100 m/s

Becky leaves home and rides a distance of 30 km. It took her 2.5 hours. What is her speed?

• 0.83 hm/hr

• 12 km/hr

• 27.5 km/hr

• 75 km/hr

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NGSS.MS-PS3-1

A car travels 300 km in 6 hours. What is the average speed of the car (in km/hr)?

• 0.02 km/hr

• 1,800 km/hr

• 50 km/hr

• 50 km

What is the speed of a jet plane that flies 7200 km in 9 hours ( in km/hr)

• 800 km/hr

• 80 km/hr

• 800 hrs

• 64,800 km/hr

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A storm is moving toward your house at a speed of 20 km/hr.  It is now 60 km away from your house.  In what time will the storm reach your house?

• 0.3 hours

• 1200 hours

• 3 km

• 3 hours

An airplane leaves Orlando, FL and travels 540 miles to Washington D.C. The flight takes 90 minutes. What is the speed of the plane?

• 0.17 m/s

• 6 m/s

• 6 s 

• 480 m/s

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NGSS.MS-PS3-1

A hot air balloon traveled 2.5 hours at a speed of 450 km/hr. What distance did it travel?

• 87 m/s

• 1300 m/s

• 180 km

• 1,125 km

A truck travels down the highway at a speed of 110 km/hr.  How long does the trip last if the truck covered 2200 km?

• 0.05 hours

• 20 hours

• 2,090 hours

• 242,000 hours