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Worksheets6.8C Average Speed
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 46mins
Which two measurements are needed in order to calculate the speed of an object in motion?
distance and time
time and mass
force and distance
volume and time
It takes Mrs. Shields 13 hours to drive from Houston to her hometown of St. Louis, which is a distance of 780 miles. What is the average speed of this trip?
(a)
A block is pulled 1.8 m to the right in 5 s. What is the block's average speed to the nearest hundredth of a m/s? DO NOT FORGET TO INCLUDE UNITS!
(a)
A student throws a football three times. Another student records the distance, the amount of time the ball travels and the average speed in the table above. How many seconds did it take for the ball to travel 40 m during the third throw?
0.5 s
1.0 s
1.5 s
2.0 s
A bus travels 20 km in 30 minutes. What is the average speed of the bus?
20 km/h
30 km/h
40 km/h
50 km/h
Which of the following is a UNIT for speed?
m/s2
m/s
d/t
A golf ball is hit a distance of 400 yards in 20 seconds. What is the speed of the golf ball?
(a)
A car drives with a constant speed of 80 miles per hour. How far can it travel in 180 minutes?
0.44 miles
240 miles
100 miles
80 miles
What is the formula for calculating TIME?
distance/time
distance/speed
speed x time
speed/time
What is the formula for calculating DISTANCE?
distance/time
distance/speed
speed x time
speed/time
