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Calculating Speed

Total questions: 35

Worksheet time: 1hrs 8mins

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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 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
3.
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.
4.
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
5.
What is the equation to calculate distance?
a)
distance = speed/time
b)
distance = time/speed
c)
distance = speed/distance
d)
distance = speed x time 
6.
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
7.
A speed boat travels 200 miles at a speed of 20 miles/hr. How much time will it take to travel the 200 miles?
a)
10 hrs
b)
10 miles
c)
400 hrs
d)
100 km
8.
Dave runs a 400 m race with a speed of 4 m/s. What time will it take him to finish the race?
a)
400 minutes
b)
100 minutes
c)
100 seconds 
d)
.25 seconds 
9.
Which of the following is a unit of speed?
a)
km/hr
b)
hr
c)
km
d)
s
10.
Which of the following is a unit of time?
a)
km/hr
b)
hr
c)
km
d)
mi
11.
Which of the following is a unit of distance ?
a)
miles/hr
b)
hr
c)
km
d)
min
12.
Which of the following is a unit of distance ?
a)
miles/hr
b)
mi
c)
s
d)
min
13.
Which of the following is a unit of time?
a)
sec
b)
mi
c)
m/s
d)
km
14.
Which of the following is a unit of speed ?
a)
sec
b)
mi
c)
m/s
d)
min
15.

Mr. Lupo 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

16.
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? 
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.  
17.
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.
18.
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
19.
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
20.
To calculate average speed you _______ the distance traveled by the elapsed time.
a)
divide
b)
multiply
c)
square
d)
subtract
21.
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
22.
Total distance divided by total time is
a)
average speed
b)
constant speed
c)
instantaneous speed
d)
acceleration
23.
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
24.
Every summer I drive to Michigan. It is 500 miles to get there. If I average 60 mi/hr, how much time will I spend driving? 
a)
8.3 hr
b)
0.12 hr
c)
30,000 hr
25.

Kermit rides his bike at a constant speed of 12 miles per hour. How far can he travel in 2 hours?

a)

1/2 mile

b)

6 miles

c)

24 Kilometers

d)

24 miles

26.

How long will a 100 mile trip take if the speed is 40 miles per hour?

a)

400

b)

2.5 hours

c)

4,000 hours

d)

2.5 miles

27.
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
28.
If a robot chases you down at a speed of 900 m/s for a distance of 200 m. How long has the robot been chasing you?
a)
0.22 s
b)
4.5 s
c)
180000 s
29.
1. An airplane leaves California and flies to North  Carolina.  The airplane travels 5 hours at a speed of 804 km per hour.  Which  statement about this trip is true?  (speed = distance/time) 
a)
California is about  4,020 km from North Carolina.  
b)
California  is about  800 km from North Carolina. 
c)
California is about 160 km from North  Carolina.  
30.
A car is traveling 50 mph .  It leaves Boston , Massachusetts at 5 a.m. and is traveling to Hartford, Connecticut, which  is 100  miles away.  Without traffic problems or stops, about what  time should the car arrive in Hartford?  
a)
6:00 a.m. 
b)
6:50 a.m.
c)
7:00 a.m.
d)
7:50 a.m.
31.
Car W is traveling at 70 miles per hour.   Car X is traveling at 65 miles  per hour. Which statement is true about  the movement of the two cars?  
a)
Car W will travel farther  than Car X in the  same amount  of time.  
b)
Car X will  travel farther than Car W in  the same amount of  time.  
c)
Both Car X and  Car  W will travel the same distance in  the same amount of time. 
32.
Rebecca and  Sara raced  each  other over  a distance of 100 meters.  Rebecca and Sarah  reached the end of the  100 meters at the same time.   Which best  describes the  motion of the  girls? 
a)
Rebecca ran faster  than  Sarah. 
b)
Sarah ran faster  than  Rebecca. 
c)
The  girls ran  in  opposite  directions.  
d)
The  girls ran at the exact same  average speed. 
33.
Marni runs 1500 meters around the  school  track.  What does she need to know in order to  find out her speed? 
a)
her time from  start  to  finish 
b)
the  number of steps  she  took 
c)
her  heart rate  at  the finish line 
d)
the direction  she began  running 
34.
Suzy's trip to the store takes 30 minutes. She stays inside the store for 10 minutes before returning home. She follows the exact same route home, making  her  total trip time one  hour and twenty minutes.  Which statement best describes Suzy's motion?
a)
She slows  down on  the return  trip.  
b)
She speeds up on  the  return trip. 
c)
Her speed remains constant.  
d)
Her speed gains  momentum. 
35.
Marcus traveled west for 2 hours at 50 mph.   He  then  traveled east for another hour at 25 mph. How many miles total  miles did Marcus travel?   (Speed = Distance/Time)  
a)
25 miles 
b)
75 miles
c)
125 miles
d)
150 miles