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Speed, Distance, Time

Total questions: 40

Worksheet time: 2hrs 6mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Work out the distance: Speed = 20 kmh, Time = 2 Hrs

(a)  

2.

Work out the distance: Speed = 50 kmh, Time = 3 Hrs

(a)  

3.

Work out the distance: Speed = 100 kmh, Time = 30 mins

(a)  

4.

What does this graph represent?

a)

Constant speed

b)

Acceleration

c)

No movement

d)

Temperature

5.

What two measurements are necessary for calculating speed?

a)

Mass and time

b)

Temperature and mass

c)

Mass and distance

d)

Distance and time

6.

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

a)

240 m/s

b)

15 m/s

c)

0.067 m/s

d)

15 mph

7.
How long did it take this object to travel 10 m?
a)
0 s
b)
10 s
c)
15 s
d)
20 s
8.

A simple measurement of how fast an object is moving regardless of direction is this

a)

Velocity

b)

Speed

c)

Vector

d)

Acceleration

9.

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

10.

If you travel 10 km in 5 minutes, what is your speed?

a)

10 km/min

b)

15 km/min

c)

50 km/min

d)

2 km/min

11.

Which of the following is NOT a correct SI unit for speed?

a)

miles per hour

b)

km/s

c)

m/sec

d)

km/hr

12.

What is the speed of a man who rides 20 kilometers in 1 hr?

a)

20 miles/sec

b)

10 km/sec

c)

20 km/hr

d)

10 miles/sec

13.

What is the equation to calculate distance in a speed problem?

a)

distance = speed/time

b)

distance = time/speed

c)

distance = speed/distance

d)

distance = speed x time

14.

Which of the following is a unit of speed ?

a)

sec/hr

b)

hr/mile

c)

m/sec

d)

sec/km

15.

Which of the following is a unit of time?

a)

sec

b)

mi

c)

m/s

d)

km

16.

Which of the following is a unit of distance ?

a)

miles/hr

b)

km

c)

sec

d)

min

17.

Mr. Rudman drives his race car for 4 hrs at 150 miles/hr. How far will he travel?

a)

600 km

b)

60 miles

c)

6 miles

d)

600 miles

18.

Which runner won the race?

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

Cannot be determined

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.

What is velocity?

a)

the quickness of an object

b)

the location of an object

c)

acceleration

d)

speed in a specific direction

21.

A proper quantity showing velocity would be

a)

25 m/s.

b)

30 m south.

c)

15 m/s north.

d)

10 m.

22.

Speed is different from velocity because

a)

Velocity has a direction

b)

Speed uses Distance /Time

c)

Velocity doesn't include time

d)

Velocity doesn't include distance

23.

The length of a chosen path between two points is called ______________.

a)

Distance

b)

Scalar

c)

Displacement

d)

Vector

24.
a)
b)
c)
d)
25.
a)
b)
c)
d)
26.
a)
b)
c)
d)
27.
a)
b)
c)
d)
28.
a)
b)
c)
d)
29.
Which runner won the race?
a)
A
b)
B
c)
C
30.
Which runner had a head start?
a)
A
b)
B
c)
C
31.
What does this graph represent?
a)
Constant Speed
b)
Acceleration
c)
Not moving
32.
How long did it take this object to travel 10 m?
a)
0 s
b)
10 s
c)
15 s
d)
20 s
33.
How long did it take this object to travel back to its reference/starting point?
a)
20 s
b)
30 s
c)
60 s
d)
100 s
34.
At 60 seconds, how far had this object traveled? 
a)
0 m
b)
10 m
c)
20 m
d)
40 m
35.
What does this graph represent?
a)
Constant speed
b)
Acceleration
c)
Not moving
36.
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
37.
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
38.
How much time would it take for the sound of thunder to travel 8000 meters if sound travels a speed of 330 meters per second?
a)
24.24 seconds
b)
24,000 seconds
c)
3 seconds
d)
2.4 seconds
39.
A cricket can travel approximately 8 feet per minute.  How many feet could a cricket travel in 75 minutes?
a)
83 feet
b)
9.375 feet
c)
180 feet
d)
600 feet
40.
A racecar can travel 500 miles at a speed of 125 miles per hour.  At this speed, how long will it take the racecar to complete the 500 mile race?
a)
405 minutes
b)
3 days
c)
4 hours
d)
40 miles per hour