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Speed=Dist-Time and Dist-Time Graphs

Total questions: 80

Worksheet time: 2hrs 38mins

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.

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

3.
Which of the following is a unit of time?
a)
sec
b)
mi
c)
m/s
d)
km
4.
Which of the following is a unit of speed ?
a)
sec
b)
mi
c)
m/s
d)
min
5.
Which of the following is a unit of distance ?
a)
miles/hr
b)
mi
c)
s
d)
min
6.
Which of the following is a unit of distance ?
a)
miles/hr
b)
hr
c)
km
d)
min
7.
Which of the following is a unit of time?
a)
km/hr
b)
hr
c)
km
d)
mi
8.
Which of the following is a unit of speed?
a)
km/hr
b)
hr
c)
km
d)
s
9.
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
10.
The baseball park is 4200 m from Camden's house.  I took him 30 minutes to get there.  What was Camden's speed?
a)
.007 m/min
b)
12.60 m/min
c)
140 m/min
d)
126 m/min
11.
How long would it take a bus traveling at 50 km/h to travel 125 km?
a)
6,250 hours
b)
2.5 km
c)
2.5 hours
d)
6,250 km
12.
Distance over time.
a)
Travel
b)
Motion
c)
Velocity
d)
Speed
13.
If I choose to walk to school at a speed of 3mph, it will take me 4 hours to arrive. How far away do I live?
a)
7 miles
b)
12 miles
c)
1 mile
d)
.75 miles
14.
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
15.
A person walked 10 miles.  It took them 2 hours.  How fast were they walking?
a)
8 mph
b)
5 mph
c)
2 mph
d)
10 mph
16.

Time formula

a)

T= D/S

b)

T= S X T

c)

T = D/ T

d)

T= T/ T

17.
In 2015, Shea-Z ran 1600 m in 9 minutes, in 2017 his speed was 160 m/min.  In which year was Shea-Z's speed best?
a)
2017, because he ran it in less time
b)
2015, because his speed was 178 m/min
c)
2017, because his speed was 160 m/min
d)
Neither, his speed was the same both years
18.
Friday, Brooklyn walked her usual 5000 m to school in 60 minutes.  On Monday her speed was 75 m/min.  On which day was Brooklyn's speed better?
a)
Monday, she really wanted to get to school
b)
Friday, she was excited to celebrate Fri-yay!
c)
Tuesday, she was sleep walking.
d)
Saturday, she forgot where she was going.
19.
The baseball park is 4200 m from Camden's house.  I took him 30 minutes to get there.  What was Camden's speed?
a)
.007 m/min
b)
12.60 m/min
c)
140 m/min
d)
126 m/min
20.
How long would it take a bus traveling at 50 km/h to travel 125 km?
a)
6,250 hours
b)
2.5 km
c)
2.5 hours
d)
6,250 km
21.
A bus carrying Ava's friends to a soccer game traveled 10 km in 30 minutes. What was the average speed of the bus in km/hr?
a)
300 km/hr
b)
.33 km/hr
c)
20 km/hr
22.
If, on a hike, Nathaniel traveled 2,800 m in 2 hours, what was his average speed in m/hr?
a)
5,600 m/hr
b)
140 m/hr
c)
56 m/hr
d)
1,400 m/hr
23.
Boedy swims 100 meters in 5 minutes. What is his speed?
a)
15 meters/minute
b)
20 meters/minute
c)
25 meters/minute
d)
30 meters/minute
24.
What are the two things that must be measured in order to find an objects velocity?
a)
speed and direction
b)
acceleration and speed
c)
direction and time
d)
distance and rate
25.
Which of the following is an example of velocity?
a)
running 20 mph
b)
running 20 miles
c)
running 20 mph quickly
d)
running 20 mph south
26.
A person walked 10 miles.  It took them 2 hours.  How fast were they walking?
a)
8 mph
b)
5 mph
c)
2 mph
d)
10 mph
27.
Reese can run 10 meters in 5 seconds. What is her speed?
a)
5 meters/sec
b)
2 meters/sec
c)
5 miles/hour
d)
2 miles/hour
28.
Avery likes to walk 30 feet in 10 seconds. What is her speed?
a)
3 feet/sec
b)
6 feet/sec
c)
10 feet/sec
d)
2 feet/sec
29.
Calculate these 3 car's speeds, then rank them in order of fastest to slowest, with 3 being the fastest car and 1 the slowest car.
Car A- distance: 4 meters, time: 2 sec
Car B- distance: 2 meters, time: 2 sec
Car C- distance: 8 meters, time: 2 sec
a)
Car A= 1
Car B= 2
Car C = 3
b)
Car A = 2
Car B= 1
Car C= 3
c)
Car A= 3
Car B= 1
Car C = 2
d)
Car A = 3
Car B= 2
Car C= 1
30.
Reese rides her bike 10 miles in 5 hours.
Avery rides her bike 15 miles in 5 hours. Which girl rides her bike faster?
a)
Reese
b)
Avery 
31.
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 
32.
If I choose to walk to school at a speed of 3mph, it will take me 4 hours to arrive. How far away do I live?
a)
7 miles
b)
12 miles
c)
1 mile
d)
.75 miles
33.
Speed plus direction.
a)
Velocity
b)
Motion
c)
Position
d)
Acceleration
34.

The formula for Speed is...

a)

Speed = distance/ time

b)

Speed = time/ distance

35.

If you are solving for the distance, you would calculate the...

a)

time divided by speed

b)

speed divided by time

c)

speed multiplied by time

d)

distance multiplied by speed

36.
What does this graph represent?
a)
Constant speed
b)
Acceleration
c)
Not moving
37.

Which of the graphs shows that one of runners started in the same place?

a)
b)
38.

In which of the following graphs below did one runner overtake (run past) the other?

a)
b)
c)
d)
39.

Which is faster?

a)

walking

b)

skating

c)

biking

40.
At 60 seconds, how far had this object traveled? 
a)
0 m
b)
10 m
c)
20 m
d)
40 m
41.
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
42.
How long did it take this object to travel 10 m?
a)
0 s
b)
10 s
c)
15 s
d)
20 s
43.
Which runner had a head start?
a)
A
b)
B
c)
C
44.
Which runner won the race?
a)
A
b)
B
c)
C
45.
a)
b)
c)
d)
46.
a)
b)
c)
d)
47.
a)
b)
c)
d)
48.
Can be measured in meters (m)
a)
Distance
b)
Time
c)
Speed
d)
Acceleration
49.
What is happening at B?
a)
Stationary
b)
Accelerating
c)
Slower steady speed; moving away from the starting position
d)
Steady speed; returning to start position
50.
At what time did runner A pass runner B?
a)
0 seconds
b)
1 second
c)
2 seconds
d)
3 seconds
51.
A family left for the museum at 7 in the morning. They arrived at 10 and they traveled at 60 miles per hour. How far away  was the museum?
a)
20 miles
b)
180 miles
c)
180
d)
20
52.

A student walks 2.0 km in a time of 30 minutes. The student then stop for 15 minutes to eat a snack then travels 1.0 km in 15 minutes.

Which graph shows the journey described?

a)
b)
c)
d)
53.

Edward drove 80 miles from his home to London.

He stopped and visited his friend Nicola on the way. Here is the distance-time graph for the journey.


How far was Edward from home when he visited Nicola?

a)

30 miles

b)

40 miles

c)

10 miles

d)

45 miles

54.

Edward drove 80 miles from his home to London.

He stopped and visited his friend Nicola on the way.

Here is the distance-time graph for the journey.


How long did Edward stop for?

a)

2 hours

b)

1 hour

c)

1.2 hours

d)

1.5 hours

55.

Anne cycles from Bristol to Salisbury.

The diagram shows the distance-time graph of her journey.


How far from Bristol is Anne at 8:00?

a)

15 miles

b)

20 miles

c)

10 miles

d)

40 miles

56.
Where is the object not moving
a)
A-B
b)
O-A
c)
C-D
d)
B-C
57.

In the graph shown above how long does it take for the runner to get to the 30 yard mark?

a)

1 second

b)

2 seconds

c)

3 seconds

d)

4 seconds

58.

Which sentence best describes the runner whose distance-time graph is shown?

a)

The runner ran forward for 2 seconds, and then ran backward for 2 more seconds.

b)

The runner ran forward for 2 seconds, and then stood still for 2 more seconds.

c)

The runner ran forward for 2 seconds, and then ran forward more slowly for 2 more seconds.

d)

The runner ran forward for 2 seconds, and then turned right and continued forward at the same speed for 2 more seconds.

59.

Match the graph to the description:

"The car is slowing down."

a)
b)
c)
d)
60.

Match the graph to the description:

"The car is stopped."

a)
b)
c)
d)
61.

Segment C-D: The bus is _________________. It has stopped.

a)

accelerating

b)

decelerating

c)

constant speed

d)

at rest

62.

Match the graph to the description:

"The car is accelerating speeding up (positive acceleration)."

a)
b)
c)
d)
63.

Segment D-E: The bus is _________________. It is gradually increasing it's speed.

a)

accelerating

b)

decelerating

c)

constant speed

d)

at rest

64.

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

65.

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

66.

What is this graph showing?

a)

At rest

b)

Acceleration

c)

Constant speed of 1 m/s

d)

Gradually speeding up

67.

A negative acceleration means that your object is _____.

a)

doing nothing

b)

moving in circles

c)

speeding up

d)

slowing down

68.

Segment B-C: The bus is _________________. It is slowing down from 10 m/s rest in 3 seconds.

a)

accelerating

b)

decelerating

c)

constant speed

d)

at rest

69.

Segment A-B: The bus is moving at a _________________ of 10 m/s for 5 seconds.

a)

accelerating

b)

decelerating

c)

constant speed

d)

at rest

70.

Segment C-D: The bus is _________________. It has stopped.

a)

accelerating

b)

decelerating

c)

constant speed

d)

at rest

71.
A roller coasters accelerates from an initial velocity of 6.0 m/s to a final velocity of 70 m/s over 4 seconds.  What's the acceleration?
a)
24 m/s2
b)
18 m/s2
c)
16 m/s2
d)
16 m/s
72.

Which time interval shows a constant velocity and no acceleration?

a)

18 s to 24 s

b)

4 s to 18 s

c)

0 s to 24 s

d)

0 s to 3 s

73.

A car accelerates from rest (zero speed) up to a speed of 30 m/s in 12 seconds. Its acceleration is...

a)

2.5 m/s2

b)

360 m/s2

c)

0.4 m/s2

d)

0.4 m/s

74.

What is the acceleration in the first ten seconds?

(15m/s - 0m/s) / 10s =

a)

4 m/s2

b)

1.5 m/s2

c)

10 m/s2

d)

0 m/s2

75.

Karina is slowing down on her skateboard. She starts at a speed of 5.5m/s and slows to 1.0 m/s over a time of 3.0 seconds. What is Karina's acceleration?

a)

-1.5 ms2\frac{m}{s^2}

b)

8.5 m/s

c)

-2.5 m/s

d)

4.5 km/s

76.
A car accelerates from a standstill to 70 m/s in 10 seconds.  What is the acceleration?
a)

0.7 m/s2

b)

7 m/s2

c)

14 m/s2

d)
none of the above
77.
A bicyclist begins moving with a velocity of 10 m/s and then decreases his velocity to 6 m/s in 2 seconds. What is the acceleration of the bicyclist?
a)
4 m/s2
b)
-4 m/s2
c)
2 m/s2
d)
-2 m/s2
78.
In each of the following cases, determine where the car has no acceleration ?
a)
A car shortly after a stoplight turns green.
b)
A car approaching a red light
c)
A car with the cruise control set at 80 km/h
d)
A car moving down a ramp
79.
The SI unit for acceleration is
a)
mph
b)
ft/sec2
c)
m/s2
80.
A drag racer accelerated from 0 m/s to 200 m/s in 5 s.  What was the acceleration?
a)
0 m/s
b)
40 m/s2
c)
-40 m/s2
d)
40 m/s

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