Calculate Speed, Distance and Time

Mr. Trevino drives his race car for 4 hrs at 150 miles/hr. How far will he travel?

• 600 km
• 60 miles
• 6 miles
• 600 miles

The graph below shows the distance a car traveled in 5 seconds while moving on a freeway.  What was the car’s average speed?

• 0 m/s
• 14 m/s
• 28 m/s
• 30 m/s

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Javelinas need strong leg muscles to help provide enough force for them to accelerate to high speeds. This fast movement can help Javelinas escape from predators and reach the safety of the pack. If a Javelina runs 42 meters in 6 seconds, what is its average speed? (6.8C)

• 6 m/s

• 7 m/s

• 48 m/s

• 252 m/s

Tyler and Emiliano were investigating the speed of a toy car they built. They performed two trials and recorded their data in the tables shown.

What was the average speed of the toy car during the two trials to the nearest tenth of a m/s? -- 6.8C

• 9.0 m/s

• 12.6 m/s

• 1.4 m/s

• 1.0 m/s

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A block is pulled 0.90 m to the right in 2.5 s. What is the block’s average speed to the nearest hundredth of a m/s? -- 6.8C

• 2.25 m/s

• 0.36 m/s

• 1.60 m/s

• 0.50 m/s

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Erick kicks a soccer ball three times. Christopher records the distance, the amount of time the ball travels, and the average speed in the table shown below. How many seconds did it take for the ball to travel 30 m during kick 3?

• 0.5 s

• 1.0 s

• 1.5 s

• 2.0 s

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

• 64 km/h

• 64 mph

• 4 km/h

• 4 mph

A discus was thrown 139 m. Coach Rios calculated the speed of the discuss as 13 m/s. How long was the disc in the air?

• 0.09 s

• 10.7 s

• 1,807 s

• 100 s

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The graph shows the distance a car traveled in 5 seconds while moving on a freeway. What is the average speed of the car? USE THE FORMULA Speed = distance/time

• 28 m/s
• 145 m/s
• 700 m/s
• 2.7 m/s

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What is the speed of the marble at 3 seconds?

• 5 m/s

• 45 m/s

• 5 s/m

• 45 s/m

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