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WorksheetsSpeed and Velocity Pre/Post Test
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 30mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Alan travels 100km in 5hrs. Find his average speed in km/h
a)
5km/hr
b)
10km/hr
c)
50km/hr
d)
20km/hr
2.
What two measurements are necessary for calculating speed?
a)
Mass and time
b)
Temperature and mass
c)
Mass and distance
d)
Distance and time
3.
What is speed?
a)
How far you go
b)
How much distance is covered over a period of time
c)
How fast you accelerate
d)
The change in the location of a object
4.
What is the average speed of an object that travels 60 meters in 4 seconds?
a)
240 m/s
b)
15 m/s
c)
0.067 m/s
d)
15 mph
5.
A golf ball is hit a distance of 300 meters in 10 seconds. What is the average speed of the golf ball?
a)
30 m/s
b)
30 m
c)
15 m/s
d)
300 m/s
6.
Which of the following best describes the velocity of an object?
a)
50 m/s
b)
50 m east
c)
50 m/s east
d)
50 m/s²
7.
Find the velocity of a plane that traveled 3000 miles west in 5 hours.
a)
65 mph west
b)
6 mph west
c)
600 mph west
d)
6000 mph west
8.
What is the difference between the velocity and the speed of an object?
a)
Velocity is the change in distance over time, while speed is the change in velocity over time
b)
Velocity has a direction associated with it, while speed has no specific direction.
c)
Velocity has no direction associated with it, while speed has a specific direction.
d)
Velocity is the change in speed over time, while speed is the change in distance over time.
9.
What is the correct equation to calculate speed?
a)
S = distance/time
b)
S = time/distance
c)
S = distance x time
d)
S = distance/time2
10.
What is velocity?
a)
The quickness of an object
b)
The location of an object
c)
Acceleration
d)
Speed in a specific direction
11.
How far will a person go if they jog for 2 hours at a speed of 12 km/hr?
a)
6 km
b)
0.5 km
c)
10 km
d)
24 km
12.
Find the average speed of a train that traveled 540 km in 6 hours?
a)
80 km/h
b)
100 km/h
c)
90 km/h
d)
3240 km/h
13.
Joanna drives for 400km at an average speed of 80km/h. How long was her journey?
a)
Joanna's journey was 5hrs long
b)
Joanna's journey was 10hrs long
c)
Joanna's journey was 20hrs long
d)
Joanna's journey was 15hrs long
14.
When something has speed in a certain direction it is called ___________.
a)
motion
b)
position
c)
velocity
d)
speed
15.
Kelly runs from 4:50pm until 5:20pm at an average speed of 7km/h. How far did she go?
a)
4.5km
b)
2.5km
c)
3.5km
d)
14km
16.
What is the equation to find speed?
a)
s=t/d
b)
s=d x t
c)
s=d/f
d)
s=d/t
17.
Total distance divided by total time is_________________.
a)
average speed
b)
constant speed
c)
instantaneous speed
d)
acceleration
18.
Which runner won the race?
a)
A
b)
B
c)
C
19.
Which runner had a head start?
a)
A
b)
B
c)
C
20.
A place or object used for comparison to determine if another object is in motion is called a _________________________.
a)
comparison point
b)
reference point
c)
point of view
d)
motion detector
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