WorksheetsSpeed, Distance, and Time
Total questions: 54
Worksheet time: 2hrs 22mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
What is the speed of a car that travels 400 m in 20 minutes?
a)
20 miles/hr
b)
20 m/min
c)
800 m/min
d)
200 miles/hr
2.
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
3.
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
4.
What is the equation to calculate speed?
a)
speed = distance/time
b)
speed = time/distance
c)
speed = time x distance
d)
speed = speed/time
5.
What is the equation to calculate time?
a)
time = speed/distance
b)
time = distance/speed
c)
time = speed x distance
d)
time = distance x speed
6.
What is the equation to calculate distance?
a)
distance = speed/time
b)
distance = time/speed
c)
distance = speed/distance
d)
distance = speed x time
7.
A car travels 30 miles/hr for 3 hours, calculate the distance it will travel
a)
90 miles
b)
10 miles
c)
600 miles
d)
90 km
8.
A boat travels at 22 km/hr for 10 hrs, what distance will it travel?
a)
220 miles
b)
2.2 km
c)
220 km
d)
22 km
9.
A man runs at 10 m/min for 5 min, what distance will he run?
a)
10 miles
b)
10 m
c)
5 m
d)
50 m
10.
A speed boat travels 200 miles at a speed of 20 miles/hr. How much time will it take to travel the 200 miles?
a)
10 hrs
b)
10 miles
c)
400 hrs
d)
100 km
11.
Dave runs a 400 m race with a speed of 4 m/s. What time will it take him to finish the race?
a)
400 minutes
b)
100 minutes
c)
100 seconds
d)
.25 seconds
12.
Mr. Rudman speed walked 2 miles in 10 minutes, what is his speed?
a)
0.2 miles/min
b)
2 miles/min
c)
20 miles/min
d)
40 miles/min
13.
Calculate the average speed (in miles per hour) of Cassandra who runs a 18 mile marathon in 6 hours.
a)
24 m/hr
b)
3 m/hr
c)
0.333 m/hr
d)
12 m/hr
14.
A bicycle rider travels 100 miles in 4 hours. What is the cyclist's average speed?
a)
400 miles/hr
b)
25 miles/hr
c)
104 miles/hr
d)
.025 miles/hr
15.
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
16.
Shona cycles at an average speed of 8km/h. How far has she travelled if she cycles for 4 hours?
a)
55km
b)
32km
c)
43km
d)
32miles
17.
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
18.
What is the formula to calculate speed?
a)
S=t/d
b)
S=d/t
c)
S=d*t
d)
S=d*t
19.
What is the speed of a helicopter that traveled 1200 miles in 7 hours?
a)
70,000 seconds
b)
171 hours
c)
8,400 mi/hr
d)
171 mi/hr
20.
Which information is needed to determine how fast a truck is traveling?
a)
direction and mass
b)
distance and time
c)
size and speed
d)
time and weight
21.
A 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
22.
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.
23.
What is the equation to calculate time?
a)
time = speed/distance
b)
time = distance/speed
c)
time = speed x distance
d)
time = distance x speed
24.
What is the equation to calculate distance?
a)
distance = speed/time
b)
distance = time/speed
c)
distance = speed/distance
d)
distance = speed x time
25.
A car travels 30 miles/hr for 3 hours, calculate the distance it will travel
a)
90 miles
b)
10 miles
c)
600 miles
d)
90 km
26.
A speed boat travels 200 miles at a speed of 20 miles/hr. How much time will it take to travel the 200 miles?
a)
10 hrs
b)
10 miles
c)
400 hrs
d)
100 km
27.
Dave runs a 400 m race with a speed of 4 m/s. What time will it take him to finish the race?
a)
400 minutes
b)
100 minutes
c)
100 seconds
d)
.25 seconds
28.
Which of the following is a unit of speed?
a)
km/hr
b)
hr
c)
km
d)
s
29.
Which of the following is a unit of time?
a)
km/hr
b)
hr
c)
km
d)
mi
30.
Which of the following is a unit of distance ?
a)
miles/hr
b)
hr
c)
km
d)
min
31.
Which of the following is a unit of distance ?
a)
miles/hr
b)
mi
c)
s
d)
min
32.
Which of the following is a unit of time?
a)
sec
b)
mi
c)
m/s
d)
km
33.
Which of the following is a unit of speed ?
a)
sec
b)
mi
c)
m/s
d)
min
34.
Mr. Lupo speed walked 2 miles in 10 minutes, what is his speed?
a)
0.2 miles/min
b)
2 miles/min
c)
20 miles/min
d)
40 miles/min
35.
A runner's times for each section of a 400-meter race are shown below:
Results from 400-meter Race
Section Time
1st 100 m 11 seconds
2nd 100 m 13 seconds
3rd 100 m 14 seconds
4th 100 m 14.5 seconds
Which best describes the runner's motion over the course of the 400-meter race?
Results from 400-meter Race
Section Time
1st 100 m 11 seconds
2nd 100 m 13 seconds
3rd 100 m 14 seconds
4th 100 m 14.5 seconds
Which best describes the runner's motion over the course of the 400-meter race?
a)
The runner's speed increased.
b)
The runner's speed decreased.
c)
The runner's speed stayed the same.
d)
The runner's direction stayed the same.
36.
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.
37.
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
38.
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
39.
To calculate average speed you _______ the distance traveled by the elapsed time.
a)
divide
b)
multiply
c)
square
d)
subtract
40.
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
41.
Total distance divided by total time is
a)
average speed
b)
constant speed
c)
instantaneous speed
d)
acceleration
42.
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
43.
Every summer I drive to Michigan. It is 500 miles to get there. If I average 60 mi/hr, how much time will I spend driving?
a)
8.3 hr
b)
0.12 hr
c)
30,000 hr
44.
Kermit 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
45.
How long will a 100 mile trip take if the speed is 40 miles per hour?
a)
400
b)
2.5 hours
c)
4,000 hours
d)
2.5 miles
46.
What is the speed of a car that travels 400 m in 20 minutes?
a)
20 miles/hr
b)
20 m/min
c)
800 m/min
d)
200 miles/hr
47.
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
48.
1. An airplane leaves California and flies to North Carolina. The airplane travels 5 hours at a speed of 804 km per hour. Which statement about this trip is true? (speed = distance/time)
a)
California is about 4,020 km from North Carolina.
b)
California is about 800 km from North Carolina.
c)
California is about 160 km from North Carolina.
49.
A car is traveling 50 mph . It leaves Boston , Massachusetts at 5 a.m. and is traveling to Hartford, Connecticut, which is 100 miles away. Without traffic problems or stops, about what time should the car arrive in Hartford?
a)
6:00 a.m.
b)
6:50 a.m.
c)
7:00 a.m.
d)
7:50 a.m.
50.
Car W is traveling at 70 miles per hour. Car X is traveling at 65 miles per hour. Which statement is true about the movement of the two cars?
a)
Car W will travel farther than Car X in the same amount of time.
b)
Car X will travel farther than Car W in the same amount of time.
c)
Both Car X and Car W will travel the same distance in the same amount of time.
51.
Rebecca and Sara raced each other over a distance of 100 meters. Rebecca and Sarah reached the end of the 100 meters at the same time. Which best describes the motion of the girls?
a)
Rebecca ran faster than Sarah.
b)
Sarah ran faster than Rebecca.
c)
The girls ran in opposite directions.
d)
The girls ran at the exact same average speed.
52.
Marni runs 1500 meters around the school track. What does she need to know in order to find out her speed?
a)
her time from start to finish
b)
the number of steps she took
c)
her heart rate at the finish line
d)
the direction she began running
53.
Suzy's trip to the store takes 30 minutes. She stays inside the store for 10 minutes before returning home. She follows the exact same route home, making her total trip time one hour and twenty minutes. Which statement best describes Suzy's motion?
a)
She slows down on the return trip.
b)
She speeds up on the return trip.
c)
Her speed remains constant.
d)
Her speed gains momentum.
54.
Marcus traveled west for 2 hours at 50 mph. He then traveled east for another hour at 25 mph. How many miles total miles did Marcus travel? (Speed = Distance/Time)
a)
25 miles
b)
75 miles
c)
125 miles
d)
150 miles
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