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Speed, I Am Lightning McQueen!

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 50mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Calculate the speed for a car that went a distance of 125 kilometers in 2 hours time.

Hint: Average speed = total distance/total time

a)

62.5 km/hr

b)

62.5 hr/km

c)

0.016 km/hr

d)

0.016 hr/km

2.

A baseball is thrown a distance of 20 meters. What is its speed if it takes 0.5 seconds to cover the distance?

Average speed = total distance/total time

a)

0.025 m/s

b)

0.025 s/m

c)

40 s/m

d)

40 m/s

3.

How much time does it take for a bird flying at a speed of 45 kilometers per hour to travel a distance of 1,800 kilometers?

Average speed = total distance/total time

a)

0.025 hour

b)

40 hours

c)

81000 hours

d)

4 hours

4.

A comet is cruising through the solar system at a speed of 50,000 kilometers per hour for 4 hours time. What is the total distance traveled by the comet during this time?

Total speed = total distance/total time

a)

12.5 km/h

b)

125 km/h

c)

1250 km/h

d)

12500 km/h

5.

Mike rides his motorcycle at an average speed (velocity) of 20 meters/second for 500 seconds, how far did he ride?

Total speed = total distance/total time

a)

10000 m

b)

2.5 m

c)

25 m

d)

1000 m

6.

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?

Total speed = total distance/total time

a)

25 seconds

b)

1600 seconds

c)

25 meters

d)

1600 meters

7.

What is the formula for speed?

a)

average speed = total time/total distance

b)

average speed = total time * total distance

c)

average speed = total distance * total time

d)

average speed = total distance/total time

8.

Tina’s calculations of the tarantula was 4 cm/s. The spider was able to cover 20 centimeters, how long did it take the tarantula to cover its distance?

Hint: average speed = total distance/total time

a)

80 seconds

b)

0.20 seconds

c)

5 seconds

d)

50 seconds

9.

If Steve throws the football 50 meters in 3 seconds, what is the average speed (velocity) of the football?

Hint: average speed = total distance/total time

a)

150 m/s

b)

0.06 m/s

c)

1.67 m/s

d)

16.67 m/s

10.

If Justin average speed was 42.67 m/s on his Chevy S-10 down Highway 37 for 2560 meters, how long did it take him to cover that distance? Round to the nearest whole number.

Hint: average speed = total distance/total time

a)

59 seconds

b)

60 seconds

c)

1.66 seconds

d)

2 seconds