WorksheetsPre-Assessment Speed & Graphs
Total questions: 75
Worksheet time: 2hrs 4mins
Name
Class
Date
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
34.
If Dale wants to know how mass of a bowling ball affects the speed of the ball, what is the INDEPENDENT VARIABLE?
a)
Mass of the ball
b)
Speed of the ball
35.
If dale rolls 3 marbles of different diameters down the same ramp in the same hallway to see which marble goes the fastest, what is his DEPENDENT VARIABLE?
a)
The ramp & hallway
b)
The distance the marble rolls
c)
The diameter of the marble
d)
The speed of the marble
36.
Ms. Braniff rolls the same bowling ball down the hallway at school, each time increasing the push force put on the ball. The hallway is what part of her experiment?
a)
Independent variable
b)
dependent variable
c)
constant
d)
control
37.
Five different 8th graders chew gum to see who has the fastest chewing speed. Eric goes first and chews 2.0 ch/sec. Eric is what part of the experiment?
a)
Constant - he was the only chewer
b)
Control - He tested first
c)
Dependent variable
38.
A car drives 200 miles in 4 hours. What is the car's speed?
a)
50 miles
b)
800 miles
c)
50 mi/hr
d)
800 mi/hr
39.
A biker rides at a speed of 15 km/hr for 3 hours. How far did he go?
a)
5 hours
b)
45 km
c)
45 km/hr
d)
0.33 km/hr
40.
A bus drove 300 miles at a speed of 60 mi/hr. How long was the bus driving for?
a)
1800 miles
b)
0.2 mi/hr
c)
5 mi/mi/hr
d)
5 hrs
41.
Which marble was slowest?
a)
Itty Bitty
b)
Pee Wee
c)
Fancy
42.
What is the speed of a car that travels 400 m in 20 minutes?
a)
20 miles/hr
b)
20 m/min
c)
800 m/min
d)
200 miles/hr
43.
What is the speed of a man who runs 10 miles in 1 hr?
a)
20 miles
b)
10 m/min
c)
10 miles/hr
d)
20 hrs
44.
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
45.
What is the equation to calculate speed?
a)
speed = distance/time
b)
speed = time/distance
c)
speed = time x distance
d)
speed = speed/time
46.
What is the equation to calculate time?
a)
time = speed/distance
b)
time = distance/speed
c)
time = speed x distance
d)
time = distance x speed
47.
What is the equation to calculate distance?
a)
distance = speed/time
b)
distance = time/speed
c)
distance = speed/distance
d)
distance = speed x time
48.
A car travels 30 miles/hr for 3 hours, calculate the distance it will travel
a)
90 miles
b)
10 miles
c)
600 miles
d)
90 km
49.
A boat travels at 22 km/hr for 10 hrs, what distance will it travel?
a)
220 miles
b)
2.2 km
c)
220 km
d)
22 km
50.
Mr. Rudman speed walked 2 miles in 10 minutes, what is his speed?
a)
0.2 miles/min
b)
2 miles/min
c)
20 miles/min
d)
40 miles/min
51.
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.
52.
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
53.
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.
54.
What is the difference between soccer ball A's speed of 5 feet/second and soccer ball B's speed of 6 feet/second?
a)
0.5 feet/second
b)
1 feet/second
c)
5 feet/second
d)
6 feet/second
55.
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
56.
It takes a student 15 seconds for a weighted ball to travel 5 centimeters. Calculate the ball’s speed. (Think - what is the distance? What is the time?)
a)
0.5 cm/seconds
b)
2 cm/second
c)
0.33 cm/second
d)
3 cm/second
57.
What is the average speed of the ball if it falls 20 meters 40 seconds?
a)
A. 20 m/s
b)
B. 10 m/s
c)
C. 0.5 m/s
d)
D. 2 m/s
58.
A ladybug moves from 2 cm to 7 cm in 25 seconds. What is the speed of the ladybug? (Hint: To find the total distance, you have to subtract!)
a)
5 cm/second
b)
0.2 cm/second
c)
12 cm/second
d)
3.57 cm/second
59.
A dog runs 100 meters in 4 seconds. A lion runs 250 meters in 10 seconds. What is the difference in their speeds?
a)
A. The dog is 100 m faster.
b)
B. The lion 102 m/s slower.
c)
D. The dog is 45 m/s faster.
d)
C. Their speeds are equal.
60.
To score the winning goal, the players must move the ball down the field 80 meters to the goal during the 5 seconds left in the game. How fast (at what speed) must the ball travel to reach the goal in time?
a)
0.0625 meters/second
b)
16 meters/second
c)
16 miles/second
d)
13 meters/second
61.
Marlon decided to visit Dallas, which is 210 miles away from Houston. His trip took him 3 hours to complete. Calculate his average speed.
a)
60 mph
b)
64 mph
c)
70 mph
d)
3 mph
62.
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.
63.
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
64.
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
65.
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
66.
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
67.
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
68.
What two measurements are necessary for calculating speed?
a)
Mass and time
b)
Temperature and mass
c)
Mass and distance
d)
Distance and time
69.
Total distance divided by total time is
a)
average speed
b)
average time
c)
average distance
70.
To calculate average speed you _______ the distance traveled by the elapsed time.
a)
divide
b)
multiply
c)
square
d)
subtract
71.
How far had the bird flown after 75 minutes?
a)
10 kilometers
b)
15 kiometers
c)
20 kilometers
d)
25 kilometers
72.
When did the bird stop flying?
a)
at minute 75
b)
at minute 0
c)
at minute 60
d)
at minute 110
73.
How long did the bird stay still?
a)
15 minutes
b)
60 minutes
c)
75 minutes
d)
0 minutes
74.
How far did the cruise ship travel in 4 hours?
a)
60 kilometers
b)
60 miles
c)
60 minutes
d)
4 hours
75.
What is the best way to describe the cruise ship's speed over 4 hours?
a)
steady and slow pace
b)
steady and quick pace
c)
gradually slows down
d)
gradually speeds up
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