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Speed

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 23mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
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
2.
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
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.
Alan travels 100 km in 5hrs. Find his average speed in km/h
a)
5km/hr
b)
10km/hr
c)
50km/hr
d)
20km/hr
5.
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
6.
Which runner won the race?
a)
A
b)
B
c)
C
d)
It was a tie
7.
Which runner had a head start?
a)
A
b)
B
c)
C
d)
None of them
8.
What two measurements are necessary for calculating speed?
a)
Mass and time
b)
Temperature and mass
c)
Mass and distance
d)
Distance and time
9.
What does this graph represent?
a)
Constant speed
b)
Acceleration
c)
Not moving
10.

What is this graph showing?

a)

Constant Speed

b)

Acceleration (speeding up)

c)

Negative Acceleration (slowing down)

d)

No motion

11.

What is happening at D?

a)

Stationary

b)

Negative Acceleration

c)

Fast steady speed; moving away from the starting position

d)

Slower steady speed; moving away from the starting position

12.

What is happening at E?

a)

Stationary (At rest)

b)

Nothing

c)

Fast steady speed; moving away from the starting position

d)

Steady speed; returning to start position

13.

What is happening at A?

a)

Stationary (At rest)

b)

Negative Acceleration

c)

Slower steady speed; moving away from the starting position

d)

Steady speed; returning to start position

14.

Suppose you walked 80 meters in 40 seconds. What is your average speed?

a)

80 n/s

b)

2 m/s

c)

1 m/s

d)

0.5 m/s

15.

If you are jogging and your speed doesn't change, then you are traveling at a ____________ speed.

a)

constant

b)

instant

c)

slow

d)

fast

16.

The distance between Maria's house and her school is 650 meters. The distance between her bus stop and school is 400 meters. Maria walks to the bus stop every morning. What is her average speed if it takes her 10 minutes to walk to the bus stop?

a)

25 m/s

b)

25 m/min

c)

0.04 m/s

d)

0.04 m/min

17.

Frank practices football every Wednesday. The distance between the football field and his house is 6,525 feet. He always takes the train home afterwards. The distance between the train station and his house is 3, 525 feet. What is his average speed if it takes him 15 minutes to walk to the train after practice?

a)

0.005 m/s

b)

0.005 ft/min

c)

200 m/s

d)

200 ft/min

18.

Lindsay went to a concert in downtown Dallas. The distance between the concert and her house was 25 miles. Once the concert was over, she took the cab 1 mile to the train station and then took the train the rest of the way home. What was the average speed of the train if it took 12 minutes for it to arrive at Lindsay's house?

a)

2 mi/min

b)

4 mi/min

c)

22 mi/min

d)

44 mi/min

19.

Calculate the speed of the car during the first 10 seconds.

a)

10 m/s

b)

20 m/s

c)

30 m/s

d)

40 m/s

20.

For how long did the car stop?

a)

10s

b)

20s

c)

30s

d)

40s