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Calculating and Graphing Speed

Total questions: 32

Worksheet time: 24mins

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Class

Date

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

What is speed?

how far you go

how much distance is covered over a period of time

how fast you accelerate

the change in the location of a object

A runner races in the 100 meter dash. It takes her 10 seconds to finish. What is her average speed?

10 m/s

1000 m/s

100 seconds

10 seconds

Marlon decided to visit Dallas, which is 210 miles away from Houston. His trip took him 3 hours to complete. Calculate his average speed.

60 mph

64 mph

70 mph

3 mph

The correct equation to calculate speed is

distance/time

time/distance

distance x time

distance/time²

Alan travels 100 km in 5hrs. Find his average speed in km/h

5km/hr

10km/hr

50km/hr

20km/hr

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

240 m/s

15 m/s

0.067 m/s

15 mph

What is the equation to calculate speed?

speed = distance/time

speed = time/distance

speed = time x distance

speed = speed/time

Calculate the speed:
A Car traveled 240 Km in 5 Hours

48 Km/Hr

1200 Km/Hr

4.8 Km/Hr

0.02 Km/Hr

10.

What are the two things that must be measured in order to find an objects velocity?

speed and direction

acceleration and speed

direction and time

distance and rate

11.

Which of the following is an example of velocity?

running 20 mph

running 20 miles

running 20 mph quickly

running 20 mph south

12.

Reese can run 10 meters in 5 seconds. What is her speed?

5 meters/sec

2 meters/sec

5 miles/hour

2 miles/hour

13.

Reese rides her bike 10 miles in 5 hours.
Avery rides her bike 15 miles in 5 hours. Which girl rides her bike faster?

Reese

Avery

14.

What is happening at D?

Stationary

Accelerating

Fast steady speed; moving away from the starting position

Slower steady speed; moving away from the starting position

15.

What is happening at A?

Stationary

Accelerating

Slower steady speed; moving away from the starting position

Steady speed; returning to start position

16.

What is happening at B?

Stationary

Accelerating

Slower steady speed; moving away from the starting position

Steady speed; returning to start position

17.

How long did it take this object to travel 10 m?

0 s

10 s

15 s

20 s

18.

How long did it take this object to travel back to its reference/starting point?

20 s

30 s

60 s

100 s

19.

What is this graph showing?

Constant Speed

Acceleration (speeding up)

Deceleration (slowing down)

No motion

20.

Match the description to the graph:

"The car is stopped."

21.

Match the description to the graph:

"The speed of the car is decreasing."

22.

Match the description to the graph:

"The car is coming back."

23.

A student travels 2 km in 30 minutes. The student then travels another 2 km in only 10 minutes. After that, the student rests.

24.

A boy rides his bike 3 km in 20 minutes. The boy then returns home in only 10 minutes to get his homework. He then travels 6 km in only 30 minutes.

25.

A student jogs 4 km in 30 minutes. The student then rests for 15 minutes before jogging 2 km more in a time of 15 minutes.

26.

Describe the motion in the graph:

Constant Speed (positive slope)

Stopped (at rest)

Acceleration (increasing speed)

Return Home (negative slope)

27.

Describe the motion in the graph:

Constant Speed (positive slope)

Stopped (at rest)

Acceleration (increasing speed)

Return Home (negative slope)

28.

Which graph represents the greatest constant speed?

29.

30.

31.

According to the graph how far does the person travel in the first 5 seconds?

2 m

10 m

0 m

5 m

32.

At segment O-A, the bus is _________________.

at rest

accelerating

moving constantly

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Calculating and Graphing Speed

Total questions: 32

Worksheet time: 24mins

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