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Total questions: 74

Worksheet time: 2hrs 49mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
Bill jogs 400 meters to Andy's house, turns around, and runs 400 meters back home.  He does so in 267 seconds.  What is Bill's average speed?
a)
about 3 m/s
b)
about 1.5 m/s
c)
0
d)
about 4 m/s
2.
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
3.

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

4.
Which of the following is a unit of time?
a)
sec
b)
mi
c)
m/s
d)
km
5.
Which of the following is a unit of speed ?
a)
sec
b)
mi
c)
m/s
d)
min
6.
Which of the following is a unit of distance ?
a)
miles/hr
b)
mi
c)
s
d)
min
7.
Which of the following is a unit of distance ?
a)
miles/hr
b)
hr
c)
km
d)
min
8.
Which of the following is a unit of time?
a)
km/hr
b)
hr
c)
km
d)
mi
9.
Which of the following is a unit of speed?
a)
km/hr
b)
hr
c)
km
d)
s
10.
A train travels 25 km in .5 hrs. How fast is the train going?
a)
25 miles/hr
b)
5 miles/hr
c)
125 km/hr
d)
50 km/hr
11.
The baseball park is 4200 m from Camden's house.  I took him 30 minutes to get there.  What was Camden's speed?
a)
.007 m/min
b)
12.60 m/min
c)
140 m/min
d)
126 m/min
12.
How long would it take a bus traveling at 50 km/h to travel 125 km?
a)
6,250 hours
b)
2.5 km
c)
2.5 hours
d)
6,250 km
13.
Distance over time.
a)
Travel
b)
Motion
c)
Velocity
d)
Speed
14.
It takes a leopard 5 minutes to travel 3 miles. What is the leopard's speed?
a)
15 m/m
b)
8 m/m
c)
.6 m/m
d)
2 m/m
15.
If I choose to walk to school at a speed of 3mph, it will take me 4 hours to arrive. How far away do I live?
a)
7 miles
b)
12 miles
c)
1 mile
d)
.75 miles
16.
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
17.
What is the fastest land mammal?
a)
horse
b)
cheetah
c)
peregrine falcon
d)
mouse
18.
A person walked 10 miles.  It took them 2 hours.  How fast were they walking?
a)
8 mph
b)
5 mph
c)
2 mph
d)
10 mph
19.

Distance formula

a)

S X T

b)

T X S

c)

T/D

d)

D/T

20.

Time formula

a)

T= D/S

b)

T= S X T

c)

T = D/ T

d)

T= T/ T

21.

When was the object sitting still?

a)

between 5 and 6 seconds

b)

between 2 and 5 seconds

c)

between 1 and 2 seconds

d)

between 0 and 1 second

22.

At what point is the object moving back to the starting point?

(a)  

23.

A car covers 450 m in 1 minute. A train covers 6900 m in 15 minutes. Which one is travelling faster?

a)

The car

b)

The train

24.

At what point is the speed the greatest?

a)

C-D

b)

B-C

c)

A-B

d)

D-E

25.

Match the graph to the description:

"The car is slowing down."

a)
b)
c)
d)
26.

What is this graph showing?

a)

Gradually slowing down

b)

Gradually speeding up

c)

Constant speed

d)

Stopped

27.
a)

Accelerating gradually

b)

Stopping

c)

Slowing down constantly

d)

Speeding up constantly

28.

Match the graph to the description:

"The car is stopped."

a)
b)
c)
d)
29.

Segment D-E: The bus is _________________. It is gradually increasing it's speed.

a)

accelerating

b)

decelerating

c)

constant speed

d)

at rest

30.

What is happening to the object's speed in section D?

a)

Increasing speed

b)

Decreasing speed

c)

Constant speed

d)

Not moving

31.

What line has the greatest speed?

a)

Line A

b)

Line B

c)

Both

d)

Neither

32.

What is this graph showing?

a)

Acceleration (Speeding up)

b)

Acceleration (Slowing down)

c)

An object moving at a constant speed

d)

Object at rest

33.

Same distance each second (always the same speed) is what?

a)

Constant Speed

b)

Instantaneous speed

c)

Average Speed

34.

Total distance divided by total time is what?

a)

Constant Speed

b)

Instantaneous speed

c)

Average Speed

35.
What is the speed of a man who runs 10 miles in 1 hr?
a)
20 miles
b)
10 m/min
c)
10 miles/hr
d)
20 hrs
36.
What is the equation to calculate speed?
a)
speed = distance/time
b)
speed = time/distance
c)
speed = time x distance 
d)
speed = speed/time 
37.

A train travels 25 km in 0.5 hrs. How fast is the train going?

a)

25 miles/hr

b)

5 miles/hr

c)

125 km/hr

d)

50 km/hr

38.
Noah rides his bike 14 miles in 1 hour. What is his average speed in miles per hour?
a)
14
b)
1
c)
1 mph
d)
14 mph
39.
Which of the following is a unit of speed?
a)
km/hr
b)
hr
c)
km
d)
s
40.
Which of the following is a unit of time?
a)
km/hr
b)
hr
c)
km
d)
mi
41.
Which of the following is a unit of distance ?
a)
miles/hr
b)
hr
c)
km
d)
min
42.
A runners 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
43.
What two measurements are necessary for calculating speed?
a)
Mass and time
b)
Temperature and mass
c)
Mass and distance
d)
Distance and time
44.
a)

Fast

b)

Slow

45.
a)

Fast

b)

Slow

46.
a)

Fast

b)

Slow

c)

Medium

47.
a)

Fast

b)

Slow

48.
a)

Fast

b)

Slow

c)

Stopped

49.

Who's Faster?

a)

Barkus

b)

Arctica

50.

Why did Arctica lose the race?

a)

She stopped

b)

She ran too slow

51.
a)

Speeding Up

b)

Slowing Down

52.
a)

Speeding Up

b)

Slowing Down

53.

How far will Barkus go in 9 seconds?

a)

9 meters

b)

1 meter

c)

6 meters

d)

10 meters

54.

Problem

A student walks 3 km in 20 minutes. What is the student’s average speed in km/h

a)

12

b)

9

c)

7

d)

6

55.

Problem

A car travels 10 km in 15 minutes. What is the average speed of the car?

a)

25 km/h

b)

20 km/h

c)

40 km/h

d)

45 km/h

56.
a)
b)
c)
d)
57.

Problem

A dog runs 6 km in 30 minutes. What is the dog’s average speed in km/h?

a)

25

b)

180

c)

12

d)

5

58.

a)

Carleton walked for a while, stopped to sit on a bench in the park, and then ran the rest of the way home.

b)

Carleton ran all the way from school to home going the same constant speed and never stopping.

c)

Carleton waited around after school for his friend, and then they ran home together.

d)

Carleton ran for a long time, then slowed down to walk the rest of his trip. Once he got home, he sat down on the couch.

59.

a)

Jessica ran all the way from school to home going the same constant speed and never stopping.

b)

Jessica waited around after school for her friend, and then they ran home together.

c)

Jessica ran for a long time, then slowed down to walk the rest of her trip. Once she got home, she sat down on the couch.

d)

Jessica walked for a while, stopped to sit on a bench in the park, and then ran the rest of the way home.

60.

Problem

Which of the following best describes the speed of an object?

a)

14 m/s2

b)

14 m/s south

c)

14 m/s

d)

14 m south

61.
a)

0.8 m/s

b)

0.08 m/s

c)

1.25 m/s

d)

0.125 m/s

62.
a)

Sam ran for a long time, then slowed down to walk the rest of his trip. Once he got home, he sat down on the couch.

b)

Sam waited around after school for his friend, and then they ran home together.

c)

Sam walked for a while, stopped to sit on a bench in the park, and then ran the rest of the way home.

d)

Sam ran all the way from school to home going the same constant speed and never stopping.

63.
Which of the following can you use to calculate an object's speed?
a)
distance/time
b)
time/force
c)
change in velocity/time
d)
direction/time
64.
An object moves a distance of 30 meters in 10 seconds. What is its speed?
a)
1/3 m/s
b)
3 m/s
c)
3 s/m
d)
300 m/s
65.
After how much time did the train make its first stop?
a)
0 hours
b)
4 hours
c)
6 hours
d)
12 hours
66.
What was the speed of the train between 0 and 4 hours?
a)
1 km/h
b)
10 km/h
c)
100 km/h
d)
100 h/km
67.

7. How fast are you going if you walk 24 km in 3 hours?

a)

72 km/h

b)

36 km/h

c)

27 km/h

d)

8 km/h

68.

#4 Show all your work on your answer document.

a)

4.5 m/s

b)

0.22 m/s

c)

175 m/s

d)

11250 m/s

69.

#10 Show all your work on your answer document. (Average speed = total distance / total time)

a)

6.25 km/min

b)

21 m/s

c)

0.16 km/min

d)

100 m/s

70.

#9 Show all your work on your answer document. (Average speed = total distance / total time)

a)

1.6 km/min

b)

1.6 m/s

c)

0.625 km/min

d)

0.625 m/s

71.

#2 Show all your work on your answer document.

a)

400 m/min

b)

0.0025 m/min

c)

3600 mi/hr

d)

40 m/s

72.

Ms. H rides her unicorn to the mall. The mall is 2400 meters from her home and it takes her 12 minutes to get to the mall. What is Ms. H's average speed in meters per minute?

a)

200 m/m

b)

150 m/m

c)

220 m/m

d)

250 m/m

73.

How fast is uncle Billy running if it takes him 30 minutes to travel 240 meters?

a)

10 m/m

b)

6 m/m

c)

8 m/m

d)

5 m/m

74.

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

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