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Speed & Velocity Calculations

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 14mins

Name

Class

Date

Mrs. Bearden drives 50 miles. What does Mrs. Bearden need to figure out her speed?

The type of car she drives

Her heart rate as she drives

The time she has driven

The direction she was going

Gabriel sprinted down the hallway for a science project. He ran a total of 40 meters in 20 seconds. What was his average speed?

2 meters per second

20 meters per second

40 meters per second

10 meters for second

A truck driver drove his truck for 5 miles. She drove that distance in a total of 20 minutes. What was the truck driver's average speed?

4 miles per minute

0.25 miles per minute

5 miles per minute

0.5 miles per minute

What is the speed of an object that travels 60 meters in 4 seconds?

240 m/s

15 m/s

0.067 m/s

15 mph

Sophia was trying to explaining to Tyler how to find the speed. What equation should she use to calculate speed?

speed = time/distance

speed = distance X time

speed = voleicty X time

speed = distance/time

The unit for speed is:

m/s

Sarah backstrokes at an average speed of 8 meters per second. How long will it take her to complete a 200-meter race?

0.04 s

1600 s

50 s

25 s

If Mike rides his motorcycle at an average speed of 20 m/s for 500 seconds, how far does he ride?

10,000 m

25 m

0.04 m

250 m

An aircraft carrier made a trip to Guam. The trip took four hours at an average speed of 6 km/h. How far did the ship travel?

24 km

1.5 km

0.67 km

5 km

10.

Total distance divided by total time is

average speed

constant speed

instantaneous speed

acceleration

11.

Shona cycles at an average speed of 8km/h. How far has she travelled if she cycles for 4 hours?

55km

32km

43km

32miles

12.

How far will a person go if they jog for 2 hours at a speed of 12 km/hr?

6 km

0.5 km

10 km

24 km

13.

A runners races in the 100 meter dash. It takes her 10 seconds to finish. What is her average speed?

10 m/s

1000 m/s

100 seconds

10 seconds

14.

What is velocity?

the quickness of an object

the location of an object

acceleration

speed in a specific direction

15.

Which of these objects is NOT accelerating?

A plane slowing down to land

A rocket taking off into space

A hiker moving at the same speed for hours

A rollerblader heading downhill

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Speed & Velocity Calculations

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 14mins

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