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Speed Problems

Total questions: 27

Worksheet time: 2hrs 15mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
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
2.
What is velocity?
a)
the quickness of an object
b)
the location of an object
c)
acceleration
d)
speed in a specific direction
3.
65 miles per hour North is an example of an objects what?
a)
Speed
b)
Velocity
c)
Average Speed
d)
Constant Speed
4.
On a distance vs. time graph, the steeper the slope _____
a)
the slower the speed
b)
the faster the speed
c)
less acceleration
d)
greater acceleration
5.
Speed is different from velocity because
a)
Velocity has a direction
b)
Speed uses Distance /Time
c)
Velocity doesn't include time
d)
Velocity doesn't include distance
6.

What is motion?

a)

the stopping of an object to a frame of reference

b)

a change in position relative to a frame of reference

c)

the middle ground between light and shadow, between science and superstition, and it lies between the pit of man's fears and the summit of his knowledge

d)

a change in the time in which it takes to get an office referral

7.
Total distance divided by total time is
a)
average speed
b)
constant speed
c)
instantaneous speed
d)
acceleration
8.
Ms. Bush drives 50 miles. What does Ms. Bush need to figure out her speed?
a)
The type of car she drives
b)
Her heart rate as she drives
c)
The time she has driven
d)
The direction she was going
9.
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
10.
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
11.
You walk 10 meters to math class in 20 seconds. Your average speed is
a)
2 m/s
b)
0.5 m/s
c)
200 m/s
d)
5 m/s
12.
What is the formula to calculate speed?
a)
Speed = time/distance
b)
Speed = distance/time
c)
Speed = distance x time
d)
Speed = time x distance
13.
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
14.
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
15.
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
16.
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
17.
Mr. Rudman drives his speed boat 22 km at 45 km/hr how, how long will it take him to go the 22 km?
a)
48 hrs 
b)
0.48 hrs
c)
990 hrs
d)
45 min
18.
Mr. Rudman drives his race car for 4 hrs at 150 miles/hr. How far will he travel?
a)
600 km
b)
60 miles
c)
6 miles
d)
600 miles
19.
1.  How far will a train moving at 5.7 km/min go in 45 minutes?
a)
256.5 km
b)
0.12 km
c)
7.89 km
20.
If a robot chases you down at a speed of 900 m/s for a distance of 200 m. How long has the robot been chasing you?
a)
0.22 s
b)
4.5 s
c)
180000 s
21.
Michael rides his bike at a constant speed of 12 miles per hour. How far can he travel in 2 hours?
a)
1/2 mile
b)
6 miles
c)
24 Kilometers
d)
24 miles
22.
Joanna drives for 400km at an average speed of 80km/h. How long was her journey?
a)
Joanna's journey was 5hrs long
b)
Joanna's journey was 10hrs long
c)
Joanna's journey was 20hrs long
d)
Joanna's journey was 15hrs long
23.
Mr. Hoppe drives his race car for 4 hrs at 150 miles/hr. How far will he travel?
a)
600 km
b)
60 miles
c)
6 miles
d)
600 miles
24.
James walked 14 miles at an average speed of 4 miles/hour.  How long did it take him to walk 14 miles?
a)
18 hours
b)
3.5 hours
c)
18,000 minutes
d)
3.5 seconds
25.
A bee can fly at an average rate of 7 miles/hour.  If a bee flew nonstop for 18 hours, how far will it have traveled?
a)
126 miles
b)
25 meters
c)
25 miles
d)
0.38 miles/hour
26.
Natalie rode a train for 12 hours.  She traveled for 258 miles.  How fast was Natalie travelling?
a)
21.5 mph
b)
12 mph
c)
267 mph
d)
87.5 mph
27.
How far will a person go if they jog for 2 hours at a speed of 12 km/hr?
a)
6 km
b)
0.5 km
c)
10 km
d)
24 km