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WorksheetsSpeed, distance, time Practice
Total questions: 87
Worksheet time: 3hrs 35mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
What is acceleration?
a)
an increase in speed
b)
a decrease in speed
c)
a change in direction
d)
all of these are examples
2.
Describe the object's motion from A to B (TWO Answers):
a)
Speeding Up
b)
Slowing Down
c)
Constant Speed
d)
Not Moving
3.
Describe the object's motion from B to C:
a)
Speeding Up
b)
Slowing Down
c)
Constant Speed
d)
Not Moving
4.
Describe the object's motion from C to D:
a)
Speeding Up
b)
Slowing Down
c)
Constant Speed
d)
Not Moving
5.
Describe the object's motion from D to E:
a)
Speeding Up
b)
Slowing Down
c)
Constant Speed
d)
Not Moving
6.
Describe the object's motion from E to F (TWO Answers):
a)
Speeding Up
b)
Slowing Down
c)
Constant Speed
d)
Not Moving
7.
What does this graph represent?
a)
Constant Speed
b)
Acceleration
c)
Not moving
8.
How long did it take this object to travel back to its reference/starting point?
a)
20 s
b)
30 s
c)
60 s
d)
100 s
9.
At 60 seconds, how far had this object traveled?
a)
0 m
b)
10 m
c)
20 m
d)
40 m
10.
What does this graph represent?
a)
Constant speed
b)
Acceleration
c)
Not moving
11.
What is happening at D?
a)
Stationary
b)
Accelerating
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 C?
a)
Stationary
b)
Accelerating
c)
Fast steady speed; moving away from the starting position
d)
Slower steady speed; moving away from the starting position
13.
What does this graph represent?
a)
Constant speed
b)
Acceleration
c)
Not moving
14.
How long did it take this object to travel 10 m?
a)
0 s
b)
10 s
c)
15 s
d)
20 s
15.
Which runner had a head start?
a)
A
b)
B
c)
C
16.
What two measurements are necessary for calculating speed?
a)
Mass and time
b)
Temperature and mass
c)
Mass and distance
d)
Distance and time
17.
A measurement of how fast an object is moving
a)
Velocity
b)
Speed
c)
Vector
d)
Acceleration
18.
Can be measured in meters (m)
a)
Distance
b)
Time
c)
Speed
d)
Acceleration
19.
What does this graph represent?
a)
Constant speed
b)
Acceleration
c)
Not moving
20.
In which of the following graphs below are both runners moving at the same speed?
a)
b)
c)
d)
21.
Match the description to the graph:
"The car is coming back."
a)
b)
c)
d)
22.
Match the description to the graph:
"The car is traveling at a constant speed."
a)
b)
c)
d)
23.
What does this graph represent?
a)
Constant speed
b)
Acceleration
c)
Not moving
24.
Match the description to the graph:
"The car is traveling at a constant speed."
a)
b)
c)
d)
25.
Segment B-C The bus is _________________.
a)
at rest
b)
returning (to original position)
c)
moving forward
26.
What is the formula to calculate time?
a)
time = speed/distance
b)
time = distance/speed
c)
time = speed x distance
d)
time = distance x speed
27.
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
28.
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
29.
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
30.
What is the formula to calculate speed?
a)
speed = distance/time
b)
speed = time/distance
c)
speed = time x distance
d)
speed = speed/time
31.
What is the formula to calculate time?
a)
time = speed/distance
b)
time = distance/speed
c)
time = speed x distance
d)
time = distance x speed
32.
What is the formula to calculate distance?
a)
distance = speed/time
b)
distance = time/speed
c)
distance = speed/distance
d)
distance = speed x time
33.
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
34.
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
35.
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
36.
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
37.
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
38.
What is the formula to calculate speed?
a)
speed = distance/time
b)
speed = time/distance
c)
speed = time x distance
d)
speed = speed/time
39.
What is the formula to calculate time?
a)
time = speed/distance
b)
time = distance/speed
c)
time = speed x distance
d)
time = distance x speed
40.
What is the formula to calculate distance?
a)
distance = speed/time
b)
distance = time/speed
c)
distance = speed/distance
d)
distance = speed x time
41.
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
42.
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
43.
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
44.
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
45.
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
46.
Which of the following is a unit of speed?
a)
km/hr
b)
hr
c)
km
d)
s
47.
Which of the following is a unit of time?
a)
km/hr
b)
hr
c)
km
d)
mi
48.
Which of the following is a unit of distance ?
a)
miles/hr
b)
hr
c)
km
d)
min
49.
Which of the following is a unit of distance ?
a)
miles/hr
b)
mi
c)
s
d)
min
50.
Which of the following is a unit of time?
a)
sec
b)
mi
c)
m/s
d)
km
51.
Which of the following is a unit of speed ?
a)
sec
b)
mi
c)
m/s
d)
min
52.
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
53.
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
54.
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
55.
Which runner won the race?
a)
A
b)
B
c)
C
56.
Which of the graphs shows that one of runners started 10 yards further ahead of the other (note that graph c is the bottom right and graph d is the bottom left)?
a)
Graph A
b)
Graph B
c)
Graph C
d)
Graph D
57.
In which of the following graphs (click the image) are both runners moving at the same speed (note that graph c is the bottom right graph, and graph d is the bottom left graph)?
a)
Graph A
b)
Graph B
c)
Graph C
d)
Graph D
58.
How long did it take this object to travel 10 m?
a)
0 s
b)
10 s
c)
15 s
d)
20 s
59.
What is happening at E?
a)
The object is not moving
b)
Decelerating
c)
Slower steady speed; moving away from the starting position
d)
Steady speed; returning to start position
60.
What does this graph represent?
a)
Constant speed
b)
Acceleration
c)
Not moving
61.
If you travel 10 miles in 5 minutes, what is your speed?
a)
10 mi/min
b)
15 mi/min
c)
50 mi/min
d)
2 mi/min
62.
At what rate did the rain fall?
a)
2 cm per hour
b)
1/4 cm per hour
c)
1/2 cm per hour
d)
4 cm per hour
63.
What does this graph represent?
a)
Constant Speed
b)
Acceleration
c)
Not moving
64.
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
65.
Calculate the average speed (in meter/sec) if a cheetah runs 180 meters in 10 seconds.
a)
198 m/sec
b)
170 m/sec
c)
12 m/sec
d)
18 m/sec
66.
How long did it take this object to travel 10 m?
a)
0 s
b)
10 s
c)
15 s
d)
20 s
67.
How long did it take this object to travel back to its reference/starting point?
a)
20 s
b)
30 s
c)
60 s
d)
100 s
68.
At 60 seconds, how far had this object traveled?
a)
0 m
b)
10 m
c)
20 m
d)
40 m
69.
What does this graph represent?
a)
Constant speed
b)
Acceleration
c)
Not moving
70.
What is this graph showing?
a)
Constant Speed
b)
Acceleration (speeding up)
c)
Deceleration (slowing down)
d)
No motion
71.
What does this graph represent?
a)
Constant speed
b)
Acceleration
c)
Not moving
72.
What is happening at C?
a)
Stationary
b)
Accelerating
c)
Fast steady speed; moving away from the starting position
d)
Slower steady speed; moving away from the starting position
73.
What is happening at D?
a)
Stationary
b)
Accelerating
c)
Fast steady speed; moving away from the starting position
d)
Slower steady speed; moving away from the starting position
74.
What is happening at A?
a)
Stationary
b)
Accelerating
c)
Slower steady speed; moving away from the starting position
d)
Steady speed; returning to start position
75.
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
76.
What is happening in this graph from point A to B?
a)
The object is accelerating.
b)
The object is not moving.
c)
The object is decelerating.
d)
The object is moving at a constant speed.
77.
What is happening in this graph from point B to C?
a)
The object is going down a hill.
b)
The object is returning to its starting location.
c)
The object is slowing down.
d)
The object is staying still.
78.
If you travel 10 miles in 5 minutes, what is your speed?
a)
10 mi/min
b)
15 mi/min
c)
50 mi/min
d)
2 mi/min
79.
What is the formula to calculate time?
a)
time = speed/distance
b)
time = distance/speed
c)
time = speed x distance
d)
time = distance x speed
80.
What is the equation to calculate distance?
a)
distance = speed/time
b)
distance = time/speed
c)
distance = speed/distance
d)
distance = speed x time
81.
The __________ the slope, the greater the speed.
a)
lower
b)
smaller
c)
longer
d)
steeper
82.
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
83.
What is the formula to calculate velocity?
a)
velocity = distance/time
b)
velocity = time/distance
c)
velocity = speed x time
d)
velocity = speed/time
84.
What is the unit of acceleration?
a)
m/s
b)
km/hr
c)
m/s2
d)
km/hr2
85.
A car travels at a constant speed of 60 km/hr for 2 hours. What distance does it cover?
a)
120 km
b)
30 km
c)
60 km
d)
240 km
86.
What is the equation to calculate average speed?
a)
average speed = total distance/total time
b)
average speed = total time/total distance
c)
average speed = total distance x total time
d)
average speed = total time x total distance
87.
What is the unit of speed?
a)
m/s
b)
km/hr
c)
m/s2
d)
km/hr2
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