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Speed, distance, time

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 15mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which of these is NOT a unit of distance?

a)

metres

b)

kilometres

c)

millimetres

d)

seconds

2.

Which of these is NOT a unit of time?

a)

hours

b)

minutes

c)

seconds

d)

metres

3.

Which of these is NOT a unit of speed?

a)

m/s

b)

km/h

c)

kg

d)

mm/day

4.

To convert from minutes to hours...

a)

minutes × 60 = hours\min utes\ \times\ 60\ =\ hours  

b)

minutes ÷ 60 = hours\min utes\ \div\ 60\ =\ hours  

c)

minutes ÷ 100 = hours\min utes\ \div\ 100\ =\ hours  

d)

minutes x 100 = hours\min utes\ x\ 100\ =\ hours  

5.

To convert from centimetres to metres...

a)

cm × 100 = metrescm\ \times\ 100\ =\ metres  

b)

cm ÷ 100 = metrescm\ \div\ 100\ =\ metres  

c)

cm × 1000 = metrescm\ \times\ 1000\ =\ metres  

d)

cm ÷ 1000 = metrescm\ \div\ 1000\ =\ metres  

6.

The equation for calculating speed is...

a)

speed = distancetimespeed\ =\ \frac{dis\tan ce}{time}  

b)

speed = timedistancespeed\ =\ \frac{time}{dis\tan ce}  

c)

speed = distance × timespeed\ =\ dis\tan ce\ \times\ time  

d)

speed = time × distancespeed\ =\ time\ \times\ dis\tan ce  

7.

A fox runs 120 metres in 8 seconds. Calculate the speed of the fox.

a)

960 m

b)

15 m/s

c)

128 seconds

d)

0.0667 m/s

8.

A boat sails 200 km in 8 hours. What is its speed?

a)

0.04 km/h

b)

1600 km/h

c)

25 km/h

d)

208 km/h

9.

A snail travels 50 cm in 30 minutes. What is its speed in m/h (metres per hour)

a)

1.67 m/h

b)

1 m/h

c)

1500 m/h

d)

0.6 m/h

10.

Which of these objects will travel the furthest in 1 minute?

a)

A car driving at 30 m/s

b)

A train travelling at 1500 m/min

c)

A motorbike travelling at 120 km/h

d)

A boat travelling at 1 km/min

11.

How far will a person go if they jog for 2 hours at a speed of 12 km/h?

a)
6 km
b)
0.5 km
c)
10 km
d)
24 km
12.

Arnold drives 120 km in his car at a speed of 60 km/h. How long did the journey take?

a)

180 hours

b)

60 hours

c)

3 hours

d)

2 hours

13.

Ellie drove her car at a constant speed of 70 km/h. If she drives for 120 minutes, how many km has she driven?

a)

600 km

b)

2.4 km

c)

140 km

d)

1.71 km

14.

Maggie lives 15 km away from her friend. If she walks at a constant speed of 5 km/h, how long will it take her to get to her friend's house?

a)

2 hours

b)

3 hours

c)

2.5 hours

d)

3 km/hour

15.

A car travelled a distance of 280 km in 4 hours. What was the speed of the car?

a)

280 km/h

b)

112 km/h

c)

70 km/h

d)

7 km/h