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Calculating Velocity from a Word Problem

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 15mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

A cat runs 50 cm to the right. It goes for 10 seconds. What was the cat’s velocity? (v = x/t)

a)

5 cm/s

b)

10 cm/s

c)

50 cm/s

d)

-5 cm/s

2.

A mouse runs 10 m to the right. It goes for 10 seconds. What was the cat’s velocity?

a)

1 m/s

b)

10 m/s

c)

5 m/s

d)

100 m/s

3.

A horse runs 50 m to the left. It goes for 25 seconds. What was the horse’s velocity?

a)

2 m/s

b)

75 m/s

c)

-2 m/s

d)

10 m/s

4.

A cat runs 45 cm to the right. It goes for 5 seconds. What was the cat’s velocity?

a)

9 cm/s

b)

1 cm/s

c)

-1 cm/s

d)

5 cm/s

5.

A car drives 500 m to the right. It goes for 100 seconds. What was the car’s velocity?

a)

5 m/s

b)

150 m/s

c)

400 m/s

d)

600 m/s

6.

A table is moved 5 meters to the right in 5 seconds. What is its velocity?

a)

1 m/s

b)

-1 m/s

c)

25 m/s

d)

0 m/s

7.

A cat runs at 5 m/s to the right for 5 seconds. What is her displacement?

a)

25 m

b)

10 m/s

c)

1 m/s

d)

-1 m/s

8.

A car drives at 9 m/s to the right for 7 seconds. What is its displacement?

a)

63 m

b)

2 m/s

c)

-2 m/s

d)

-36 m/s

9.

It took a dog 10 seconds to run 35 meters. What was his velocity?

a)

3.5 m/s

b)

35 m/s

c)

350 m/s

d)

-3.5 m/s

10.

It took a boat 6 seconds to go 360 meters. What was its velocity?

a)

60 m/s

b)

6 m/s

c)

366 m/s

d)

-6 m/s