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WorksheetsCalculating Average Speed
Total questions: 33
Worksheet time: 49mins
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1.
Which information is needed to determine how fast a truck is traveling?
a)
direction and mass
b)
distance and time
c)
size and speed
d)
time and weight
2.
A runner's times for each section of a 400-meter race are shown below:
Results from 400-meter Race
Section Time
1st 100 m 11 seconds
2nd 100 m 13 seconds
3rd 100 m 14 seconds
4th 100 m 14.5 seconds
Which best describes the runner's motion over the course of the 400-meter race?
Results from 400-meter Race
Section Time
1st 100 m 11 seconds
2nd 100 m 13 seconds
3rd 100 m 14 seconds
4th 100 m 14.5 seconds
Which best describes the runner's motion over the course of the 400-meter race?
a)
The runner's speed increased.
b)
The runner's speed decreased.
c)
The runner's speed stayed the same.
d)
The runner's direction stayed the same.
3.
A unusually fast zombie was chasing after Carl to eat him. What was the zombie’s speed at 6 seconds if he traveled 36 meters?
a)
6 meters/seconds
b)
6 seconds/meters
c)
.17 meters/second
d)
None of the above
4.
Soccer ball A goes 15 feet in 3 seconds, and Ball B goes 12 feet in 2 seconds. Which ball moved the fastest?
a)
Soccer Ball A
b)
Soccer Ball B
c)
Their speeds are equal.
5.
A dog can run 50 km in 5 days and a cat can run 15 km in 3 days. What is the difference in the two speeds? (Hint: You need to subtract!)
a)
10 km/day
b)
5 km/day
c)
15 km/day
d)
50 km/day
6.
Car #1 that traveled 160 kilometers in 5 hours, and Car #2 traveled 140 kilometers in the same time. Which car traveled faster?
a)
Car #1
b)
Car #2
c)
Their speeds are equal.
7.
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
8.
To calculate average speed you _______ the distance traveled by the elapsed time.
a)
divide
b)
multiply
c)
square
d)
subtract
9.
What is the average speed of Ben’s balloon car that takes 5 seconds to travel 15 meters. (USE CORRECT UNITS!)
a)
3 m/s
b)
75 m/s
c)
10 m/s
d)
1/5 m/s
10.
Allen travels 100 km in 5hrs. Find his average speed in km/h
a)
5km/hr
b)
10km/hr
c)
50km/hr
d)
20km/hr
11.
Which is correct?
a)
speed = distance x time
b)
speed = speed divided time
c)
speed = Distance divide time
d)
Speed = time x speed
12.
Total distance divided by total time is
a)
average speed
b)
constant speed
c)
instantaneous speed
d)
acceleration
13.
What is the speed of an object that travels 20 meters in 4 seconds?
a)
80 m/s
b)
0.2 m/s
c)
5 m/s
d)
24 m/s
14.
A worm traveled 50 centimeters in 5 minutes. What is the average speed of the snail?
a)
10 cm/m
b)
25 cm/m
c)
250 cm/m
d)
1 cm/m
15.
The formula for speed is: Speed=Distance/Time
To work it out you need to...
To work it out you need to...
a)
Add the distance and time
b)
Multiply the distance and time
c)
divide distance and time
d)
subtract distance and time
16.
A train travels 25 km in .5 hrs. How fast is the train going?
a)
25 miles/hr
b)
5 miles/hr
c)
125 km/hr
d)
50 km/hr
17.
What is the formula to calculate speed?
a)
S = t/d
b)
S = d/t
c)
S = d x t
d)
S = t x d
18.
A runner races in the 100 meter dash. It takes her 10 seconds to finish. What is her average speed?
a)
10 m/s
b)
1000 m/s
c)
100 seconds
d)
10 seconds
19.
Total distance divided by total time is
a)
average speed
b)
constant speed
c)
instantaneous speed
d)
acceleration
20.
The correct equation to calculate speed is
a)
distance/time
b)
time/distance
c)
distance x time
d)
distance/time2
21.
Bob runs from 4:50 pm until 5:20pm at an average speed of 7km/h. How far did he go?
a)
4.5km
b)
2.5km
c)
3.5km
d)
14km
22.
Shona cycles at an average speed of 8km/h. How far has she travelled if she cycles for 4 hours?
a)
55km
b)
32km
c)
43km
d)
32miles
23.
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
24.
What two measurements are necessary for calculating speed?
a)
Mass and time
b)
Temperature and mass
c)
Mass and distance
d)
Distance and time
25.
Total distance divided by total time is
a)
average speed
b)
constant speed
c)
instantaneous speed
d)
acceleration
26.
A runner races in the 100 meter dash. It takes her 10 seconds to finish. What is her average speed?
a)
10 m/s
b)
1000 m/s
c)
100 seconds
d)
10 seconds
27.
Alan travels 100 km in 5hrs. Find his average speed in km/h
a)
5km/hr
b)
10km/hr
c)
50km/hr
d)
20km/hr
28.
Joseph decided to go for a bike ride on Saturday. The round trip bike ride was 12.4 miles. His average speed was 2.2 m/hr. How many hours did it take Joseph for his bike ride?
a)
2.6
b)
4.4
c)
5.6
d)
1.1
29.
A brother and sister decided they wanted to go to Sea World for Spring Break. Their moms average speed was 60m/hr. It took them 2 1/2 hours. What is the distance they traveled?
a)
16 Miles
b)
150 Miles
c)
12 Hours
d)
24 Miles
30.
A group of baby turtles have just hatched in Padre Islands. The baby have to complete a 80 meter dash to the shoreline before the seagulls have them for dinner. It takes the turtles 5 and a half hours to make it to the ocean. What was their average speed?
a)
12 m/hr
b)
400 meters
c)
3 hours
d)
16 m/hr
31.
Sarah backstrokes at an average speed of 8 meters per second, how long will it take her to complete the race of 200 meters length?
a)
25 m/s
b)
2 m/s
c)
5 m/s
d)
1600 m/s
32.
How much time would it take for an airplane to reach its destination if it traveled at an average speed of 800 km/hr for 6000 kilometers?
a)
5.5 km/hr
b)
480000 km/hr
c)
12 km/hr
d)
7.5 km/hr
33.
If you drive at 100 km/hr for 6 hours, how far will you go?
a)
16.66 hours
b)
600 km
c)
12 km/hr
d)
5 hours
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