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Speed, Distance and Time

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 33mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
What is the formula to calculate speed?
a)
S=t/d
b)
S=d/t
c)
S=d*t
d)
S=d*t
2.
Calculate the average speed (in meter/sec) if a cheetah runs 180 meters in 10 seconds.
a)
198 m/sec
b)
170 m/sec
c)
12 m/sec
d)
18 m/sec
3.
Calculate the average speed (in miles per hour) of Cassandra who runs a 18 mile marathon in 6 hours.
a)
24 m/hr
b)
3 m/hr
c)
0.333 m/hr
d)
12 m/hr
4.
Calculate the distance (in miles) that Daniel bikes if he maintains an average speed of 26 miles/hr for 7 hours
a)
33 miles
b)
3.71 miles
c)
182 miles
d)
676 miles
5.
James walked 14 miles at an average speed of 4 miles/hour.  How long did it take him to walk 14 miles?
a)
18 hours
b)
3.5 hours
c)
18,000 minutes
d)
3.5 seconds
6.
A bicycle rider travels 100 miles in 4 hours.  What is the cyclist's average speed?
a)
400 miles/hr
b)
25 miles/hr
c)
104 miles/hr
d)
.025 miles/hr
7.
Jacob walked five miles of beach in 2 hours.  What was Jacob's average speed?
a)
12 nautical miles
b)
250 miles per hour
c)
2.5 miles per hour
d)
10 miles per hour
8.
How far will a person go if they jog for 2 hours at a speed of 12 km/hr?
a)
6 km
b)
0.5 km
c)
10 km
d)
24 km
9.
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
10.
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
11.

On a 162.5 mile journey, a lorry travels at an average speed of 50 mph. How long did the journey take?

a)

3h 10 mins

b)

3h 15 mins

c)

3h 20 mins

d)

3h 25 mins

12.

A car travels 98 miles in 2 hours 27 minutes. What was the car's average speed?

a)

43.171 mph

b)

240.1 mph

c)

22.46 mph

d)

40 mph

13.

A bird flies for 4 hours 36 minutes at a speed of 40 kilometres per hour. How far does it fly?

a)

174.4 mph

b)

174.4 kmph

c)

184 mph

d)

184 kmph

e)

8.69 kmph

14.

A car travels 6.4 miles in 7 minutes. What is the car's average speed? Give your answer to 3 significant figures.

a)

54.9 mph

b)

54.8 mph

c)

9.14 mph

d)

38.4 mph

e)

55.2 mph

15.

Dave drives for 78 miles at an average speed of 55 mph. If he starts at 14:30, when will he complete his journey? Answer to the nearest minute.

a)

14:55

b)

15:55

c)

16:37

d)

14:54

e)

15:54