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WorksheetsCalculating Speed Practice
Total questions: 113
Worksheet time: 5hrs 56mins
What is the formula to calculate speed?
S = t/d
S = d/t
S = d x t
S = t x d
If a car travels 400 m in 20 seconds, how fast is it going?
20 m/s
2 m/s
32 m/s
It takes a freight train 2.3 seconds to move 26 meters. Calculate its average speed.
11.3 m/s
1.13 m/s
22 m/s
You arrive in my class 45 seconds after leaving math, which is 90 meters away, How fast did you travel?
3 m/s
2 m/s
4 m/s
A boy jogs 250 meters in 110 seconds. What is his average speed in m/s?
227 m/s
22.7 m/s
2.27 m/s
A runner races in the 100 meter dash. If her average speed is 10 m/s, what will her time be at the end of the race?
10 m/s
1000 m/s
100 seconds
10 seconds
Kermit rides his bike at a constant speed of 12 miles per hour. How long will it take him to travel 24 miles?
12 miles per hour
6 hours
2 hours
24 miles
20 m/s
Which graph shows the fastest speed?
What is the speed of a car that travels 78 miles in 2 hours?
50 miles per hour
39 miles per second
156 miles per hour
39 miles per hour
What is the speed of a ship that takes 4 hours to sail 68 km?
17 miles per hour
17 kilometers per hour
272 kilometers per hour
272 miles per hour
What is the speed of a horse that runs 300 meters in 20 seconds?
15 meters per second
15 miles per hour
600 meters per second
20 meters per second
What is the speed of a train that travels 120 miles in 1.5 hours?
180 kilometers per hour
180 miles per hour
80 miles per hour
80 kilometers per hour
Shane can sprint 100 meters in 12 seconds. What is Shane's speed?
8.33 m/s
8.33 mi/hr
8 m/s
8 mi/hr
A snail crawls 2 meters in 1 hour. What is its speed?
2 meters per hour
.5 meters per hour
1 meter per hour
1.5 meters per hour
A car travels 90 kilometers in 2.5 hours. What is the speed of the car?
40 km/hr
36 km/hr
36 mi/hr
36 m/s
Avery rides her bike 15 miles in 5 hours. Which girl rides her bike faster?
Find the speed of the following objects.
1. Which object is the fastest?
A
B
C
The red car rolled 0.5 meters across the table for 2 seconds. The table was 4 meters high. What was the average speed of the red car in m/sec?
0.25 m/sec
2 m/sec
2.25 m/sec
4 m/sec
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 girl on a bike rides down a hill 500 meters long in 50 seconds. What is her speed?
100 m/s
10 m/s
1,000 m/s
10 mph
You are practicing for an upcoming 100-meter dash and documenting average speed to see your growth. Trial one you ran at 14 seconds, trial two was at 13.8 seconds, and trial three was at 13.2 seconds. What is the combined average speed of all three trials? (round answer to hundredth place – to the second decimal)
7.58 meters/second
7.14 meters/second
7.32 meters/second
7.25 meters/second
A bus travels 20 km in 30 minutes. What is the average speed of the bus?
20 km/h
30 km/h
40 km/h
50 km/h
A car drives with a constant speed of 80 miles per hour. How far can it travel in 180 minutes?
0.44 miles
240 miles
100 miles
80 miles
What is the formula for calculating TIME?
distance/time
distance/speed
speed x time
speed/time
What is the formula for calculating DISTANCE?
distance/time
distance/speed
speed x time
speed/time
Runner A ran 12 miles in 4 hours and Runner B ran 9 miles in 3 hours. Which runner had the greatest average speed?
Runner A
Runner B
Both runners had the same average speed.
What is the formula to calculate speed?
s = t/d
s = d/t
s = d x t
s= t x d
Calculate the speed of the runner represented by the DOTTED line in Graph A.
2.5 yd/sec
5 yd/sec
2.5 sec
4 sec
Calculate the speed of the runner represented by the SOLID line in Graph A.
2.5 yd/sec
5 yd/sec
2.5 sec
4 sec
Calculate the speed of the runner represented by the SOLID line in Graph B.
2.5 yd/sec
5 yd/sec
30 yd
4 sec
Calculate the speed of the runner represented by the DOTTED line in Graph B.
2.5 yd/sec
5 yd/sec
7.5 yd/sec
4 sec
Calculate the speed of the runner represented by the DOTTED line in Graph C.
2.5 yd/sec
5 yd/sec
10 yd/sec
4 sec
Calculate the speed of the runner represented by the SOLID line in Graph C.
10 yd/sec
5 yd/sec
7.5 yd/sec
4 sec
Calculate the speed of the runner represented by the SOLID line in Graph D.
2.5 yd/sec
5 yd/sec
7.5 yd/sec
4 sec
Calculate the speed of the runner represented by the DOTTED line in Graph D.
2.5 yd/sec
5 yd/sec
7.5 yd/sec
4 sec
In which of the following graphs are both runners moving at the SAME speed?
Graph A
Graph B
Graph C
Graph D
Which of the graphs shows that one of runners started 10 yards further ahead of the other?
Graph A
Graph B
Graph C
Graph D
Which runner had the fastest speed?
A
B
C
2,560 m/s WEST is an example of
speed
velocity
What is the formula to calculate speed?
S=t/d
S=d/t
S=d*t
S=d*t
What is the equation to calculate time?
time = speed/distance
time = distance/speed
time = speed x distance
time = distance x speed
What is the equation to calculate distance?
distance = speed/time
distance = time/speed
distance = speed/distance
distance = speed x time
A girl on a bike rides down a hill 500 meters long in 50 seconds. What is her speed?
100 m/s
10 m/s
1,000 m/s
10 mph
A trip to Florida takes 10 hours. The distance is 816 km. Calculate the average speed.
81.6 km/hr
81.6 mph
82 m/s
816 km/h
Which is a correct statement about the object shown in Graph W?
The object speeds up during the trip.
The object slows down during the trip.
The object travels at a constant speed during the trip.
Which most affects a baseball’s motion when it is hit by a batter?
the mass of the batter and how high the ball was thrown
the mass of the batter and how fast the ball was thrown
the angle of the baseball and how hard the batter hits it
the mass of the baseball and how hard the batter hits it
Abby recorded the distance and time of a ball rolling down a ramp in the table below.
Which best describes the motion of the ball?
** helps if you plot the points on a distance time graph
The ball does not move.
The ball increases speed.
The ball decreases speed.
The ball rolls at a constant speed.
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?
She slows down on the return trip.
She speeds up on the return trip.
Her speed remains constant.
Her speed gains momentum.
In one day, a family in a car rode for 2 hours, stopped for 3 hours, and then rode for another 5 hours. During the day, the family traveled a total distance of 400 kilometers. What was their average speed for the whole trip?
10 km/h
20 km/h
40 km/h
50 km/h
Hanna’s mom drives north for 2 hours going 70 miles per hour. She then drives west for 3 hours going 50 miles per hour. How many miles has Hanna’s mom driven?
200 miles
250 miles
290 miles
Anna ran 100 meters in 20 seconds. What was her average speed?
2 m/s
5 m/s
20 m/s
25 m/s
Tom, Bob, and Bill are in a bicycle race. Tom travels 1.5 miles in 12 minutes, Bob travels 2 miles in 22.3 minutes, and Bill travels 2.9 miles in 10 minutes. Who had the greatest speed? (speed = distance ÷ time)
Tom
Bob
Bill
Students observed a turtle in the schoolyard. They measured the distance that the turtle traveled in 30 minutes. If the turtle walked 40 meters in that time, what was its average speed?
0.75 m/h
20 m/s
80 m/h
1,200 m/h
A bus traveled 280 kilometers between two cities. It left the first city at 3:00 p.m. and arrived at the second city at 7:00 p.m. What was the average speed of the bus during the trip?
4 km/h
40 km/h
70 km/h
280 km/h
A swimmer is moving at a speed of 2.0 meters/second. How long will it take for the swimmer to go 100 meters?
20 seconds
50 seconds
100 seconds
200 seconds
The graph shows how long it takes Blanca to walk 250 m.
If Blanca continues walking at the same pace, what is the total time it will take for her to walk 500 meters?
5 minutes
6 minutes
10 minutes
15 minutes
The graph below shows the motion of a student riding a bike.
When did the speed of the bike increase the most?
between seconds 1 and 2
between seconds 3 and 4
between seconds 6 and 7
between seconds 9 and 10
A car traveled for ten minutes. In the first seven minutes, the car traveled seven miles. In the last three minutes, the car traveled one mile. Which best describes the motion of the car in the last three minutes?
The car stopped.
The car sped up.
The car slowed down.
The car went twice as fast.
The graph below shows the motion of a helicopter.
At what time did the helicopter go back to its original position?
2 minutes
4 minutes
6 minutes
8 minutes
The graphs below show two delivery trucks traveling on the same highway.
Which best describes the speed of the two trucks?
Truck A is at constant speed, and Truck B is decreasing speed.
Truck A has a faster speed, and Truck B has a slower speed.
Truck A is moving slower and Truck B is speeding up.
The graph below tracks the motion of an object.
Which best describes the motion of the object between seconds 7 and 8?
The object remained at rest.
The object’s motion increased.
The object’s motion decreased.
The object moved at a constant speed.
The graph below shows a student’s motion.
For how long did he walk when he started walking the second time?
2 seconds
4 seconds
6 seconds
8 seconds
Which graph best illustrates a car moving at a positive constant speed?
The position-time graph below shows the motion and stops of a bus as it completes its morning route.
How much longer did the bus remain at the second stop as compared to the first stop?
3 minutes
4 minutes
7 minutes
11 minutes
The results of a race are shown in the graph below.
Which car finished in second place in the race?
W
X
Y
Z
This graph shows the motion of a bus for 5 minutes.
How far did the bus travel in 4 minutes?
500 m
800 m
1000 m
2000 m
The graph below displays the motion of two cars.
Which statement best describes the motion of the cars displayed in the graph?
Car X traveled on a curvier road than Car Y.
Car X traveled on a straighter road than Car Y.
Car Y traveled at a constant speed, while Car X did not.
Car X traveled at a constant speed, while Car Y did not.
A graph of a caterpillar’s position over time is shown below.
Which best describes the caterpillar’s motion?
The caterpillar moves the fastest in the first 10 seconds.
The caterpillar moves the slowest between 40 and 50 seconds.
The caterpillar continuously moves away from its starting position.
The caterpillar moves 1 centimeter back toward the starting position after 40 seconds.
The position of a soccer ball over time is recorded in the graph below.
Which best describes the movement of the soccer ball?
The ball traveled 20 meters and was kicked to the right.
The ball traveled 20 meters and returned to its starting point.
The ball traveled 30 meters, stopped, and returned to its starting point.
The ball traveled 50 meters, stopped, and returned to its starting point.
