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Calculating Speed

Total questions: 31

Worksheet time: 20mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

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

2.

What is the speed of a rocket that travels 9000 meters in 12.12 seconds?

a)

725 m/s

b)

7,425 m/s

c)

742.5 m/s

d)

680 m/s

3.

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

4.

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

5.

Which is the best NFL team?

a)

Buffalo Bills

b)

Buffalo Bills

c)

Buffalo Bills

d)

Dallas Cowboys (Hint: This is the wrong answer)

6.

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

7.

You are going to race your friend to a tree near the back of the playground. The tree 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

8.

A plane from Waco to Dallas, Texas travels 85 miles. It took the plane 25 minutes to complete the trip. What is the speed?

a)

340 mph

b)

3.4 mi/min

c)

30 mi/min

d)

340 m/s

9.

How fast does a sloth crawl if he moves 10 meters in 4 minutes?

a)

24 m/s

b)

0.4 m/min

c)

2.5 m/min

d)

0.40 m/s

10.

What is the speed of an object that goes 60 miles in 2 hours?

a)

120 mph

b)

30 m/s

c)

120 m/s

d)

30 mph

11.

How fast is a monkey running if it takes him 30 minutes to travel 240 meters?

a)

80 m/min

b)

18 m/min

c)

8 m/min

d)

8 m/s

12.

Which is better: Pizza or Nachos?

a)

Pizza

b)

Nachos

c)

Give me both- Pizza Nachos

d)

They're both gross

13.

A dog goes on a walk for 50 minutes. By the time he is done he had traveled 2 km. What was the dog's speed on the walk

a)

0.04 km/min

b)

25 m/s

c)

205 km/min

d)

25 mph

14.

A dog runs after a ball that is 45 meters away. It takes him 9 seconds to reach the ball. How fast is the dog running?

a)

15 m/s

b)

5 mph

c)

50 mph

d)

5 m/s

15.

You arrive in my class 45 seconds after leaving math which is 90 meters away. How fast did you travel?

a)

2 m/s

b)

20 m/s

c)

2 mph

d)

0.5 m/2

16.

A plane travels 395,000 meters in 9000 seconds. What was its speed?

a)

460 mph

b)

438 m/s

c)

43.8 m/s

d)

43.8 mph

17.

It takes Josie 0.25 hours to drive to school. Her route is 16 km long. What is Josie’s average speed on her drive to school?

a)

64 km/hr

b)

64 mph

c)

640 mph

d)

160 km/hr

18.

Who's the best science teacher in the world?

a)

Mrs. Rochelle

b)

Mrs. Rochelle

c)

Mrs. Rochelle

d)

Mrs. Rochelle

19.
To calculate average speed you _______ the distance traveled by the elapsed time.
a)
divide
b)
multiply
c)
square
d)
subtract
20.
The formula for speed is:  Speed= Distance/Time
To work it out you need to...
a)
Add the distance and time
b)
Multiply the distance and time
c)
divide distance and time 
d)
subtract distance and time
21.

A train travels 25 km in 5 hrs. How fast is the train going?

a)

25 miles/hr

b)

5 km/hr

c)

5 m/s

d)

50 km/hr

22.

A worm traveled 50 centimeters in 5 minutes.  What is the average speed of the worm?

a)
10 cm/m
b)
25 cm/m
c)
250 cm/m
d)
1 cm/m
23.
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.
24.

An unusually fast zombie was chasing after Carl to eat him. What was the zombie’s speed at 6 seconds if he traveled 36 meters?

a)
6 meters/seconds
b)
6 seconds/meters
c)
.17 meters/second
d)
None of the above
25.
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.
26.
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
27.

What is the formula to calculate distance?

a)

D = t/s

b)

D = s/t

c)

D = s x t

28.

What is the formula to calculate time?

a)

T = d/s

b)

T = s/d

c)

T = d x s

29.
What is the average speed of Ben’s balloon car that takes 5 seconds to travel 15 meters. (USE CORRECT UNITS!)
a)
3 m/s
b)
75 m/s
c)
10 m/s
d)
1/5 m/s
30.
Allen travels 100 km in 5hrs. Find his average speed in km/h
a)
5km/hr
b)
10km/hr
c)
50km/hr
d)
20km/hr
31.
What is the speed of an object that travels 20 meters in 4 seconds?
a)
80 m/s
b)
0.2 m/s
c)
5 m/s
d)
24 m/s