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Average Speed Summative Quiz

Total questions: 32

Worksheet time: 29mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

A block pulled 0.70 m to the right 0.14 s. What is the Average speed?

a)

5

b)

0.098

c)

.74

d)

1.4

2.

A bus travels 40 km in 10 minutes. What is the average speed of the bus in km/hour.

a)

410 km/h

b)

400 km/h

c)

240 km/h

d)

50 km/h

3.

What was the average speed of the toy car during the two trials to the nearest tenth of a m/s?

a)

1.4 m/s

b)

0.7

c)

14

d)

113.4

4.

1. Which two measurements are needed in order to calculate the speed of an object in motion?

a)

Time and Distance

b)

Volume and Mass

c)

Distance and Force

d)

Mass and Milliliters

5.

It takes five hours to drive from Fort Worth to Midland, which is a distance of 300 miles. What would be the average speed for this trip?

a)

60 mph

b)

300 mph

c)

5 mph

d)

0.016 mph

6.

If you are running to mile on Monday and you stop to tie your shoe, what happens to your time?

a)

The total time you take to complete the mile will increase

b)

The total time you take to complete the mile will decrease

c)

The total distance you take to complete the mile will increase

d)

The total distance you take to complete the mile will decrease

7.

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)  

8.

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?

a)

0.5 s

b)

1.0 s

c)

1.5 s

d)

2.0 s

9.

A bus travels 20 km in 30 minutes. What is the average speed of the bus?

a)

20 km/h

b)

30 km/h

c)

40 km/h

d)

50 km/h

10.

Which of the following is a UNIT for speed?

a)

m/s2

b)

m/s

c)

d/t

11.

A golf ball is hit a distance of 400 yards in 20 seconds. What is the speed of the golf ball?

(a)  

12.

A car drives with a constant speed of 80 miles per hour. How far can it travel in 180 minutes?

a)

0.44 miles

b)

240 miles

c)

100 miles

d)

80 miles

13.

What is the formula for calculating TIME?

a)

distance/time

b)

distance/speed

c)

speed x time

d)

speed/time

14.

What is the formula for calculating DISTANCE?

a)

distance/time

b)

distance/speed

c)

speed x time

d)

speed/time

15.

The red car rolled 0.5 meters across the table for 2 seconds. The table was 4 meters high. What was the average speed of the red car in m/sec?

a)

0.25 m/sec

b)

2 m/sec

c)

2.25 m/sec

d)

4 m/sec

16.

The purple car traveled for 5 meters in the first 2 seconds, and went 5 more meters in the last 3 seconds. What is the average speed of the purple car's entire trip in m/sec?

a)

0.5 m/sec

b)

1.17 m/sec

c)

1.7 m/sec

d)

2 m/sec

17.

A car travels 50 km in 30 minutes. What is the average speed of the car?

a)

100 km/h

b)

50 km/h

c)

30 km/h

d)

200 km/h

18.
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
19.
A runner races in the 100 meter dash.  It takes her 10 seconds to finish.  What is her average speed?
a)
10 m/s
b)
1000 m/s
c)
100 seconds
d)
10 seconds
20.
Marlon decided to visit Dallas, which is 210 miles away from Houston. His trip took him 3 hours to complete. Calculate his average speed. 
a)
60 mph
b)
64 mph
c)
70 mph
d)
3 mph
21.
A ladybug moves from 2 cm to 7 cm in 25 seconds. What is the speed of the ladybug? (Hint: to find the total distance, you have to subtract)
a)
5 cm/sec
b)
0.2 cm/sec
c)
12 cm/sec
d)
3.57 cm/sec
22.
A dog runs 100 meters in 4 seconds.  A lion runs 250 meters in 10 seconds.  What is the difference in their speeds? 
a)
A.  The dog is 100 m/s faster
b)
B.  The lion 102 m/s slower
c)
D.  The dog is 45 m/s faster
d)
C.  Their speeds are equal
23.
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.
24.

Four students take turns kicking a soccer ball. They record the distance the ball rolls and the amount of time it takes the ball to completely stop. Which student kicks the ball with the greatest average speed?

a)

Student 1

b)

Student 2

c)

Student 3

d)

Student 4

25.

A bus travels 45 km in 30 minutes. What is the average speed of the bus in kilometers per hour?

a)

45 km/h

b)

90 km/h

c)

30 km/h

d)

13 km/h

26.

A girl on a bike rides down a hill 500 meters long in 50 seconds. What is her speed?

a)

100 m/s

b)

10 m/s

c)

1,000 m/s

d)

10 mph

27.

What is the speed of a jet plane that travels 528 meters in 4 seconds ?

a)

140 m/s

b)

132 mph

c)

142 mph

d)

132 m/s

28.

A trip to Florida takes 10 hours. The distance is 816 km. Calculate the average speed.

a)

81.6 km/hr

b)

81.6 mph

c)

82 m/s

d)

816 km/h

29.

An object must travel 60 meters in 4 seconds. At what average speed will the object have to travel to accomplish this task?

a)

15 mph

b)

15 m/s

c)

1500 mph

d)

150 m/s

30.

You are going to race your friend to a tree near the back of the playground. The tress is 24 meters away from where you stand. It will take you 4 seconds to reach the tree. What will your average speed be?

a)

6 mph

b)

16 m/s

c)

60 m/s

d)

6 m/s

31.
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.
32.
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.