Speed

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?

• 2017, because he ran it in less time
• 2015, because his speed was 178 m/min
• 2017, because his speed was 160 m/min
• Neither, his speed was the same both years

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NGSS.MS-PS3-1

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?

• Monday, she really wanted to get to school
• Friday, she was excited to celebrate Fri-yay!
• Tuesday, she was sleep walking.
• Saturday, she forgot where she was going.

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NGSS.MS-PS3-1

The baseball park is 4200 m from Camden's house.  I took him 30 minutes to get there.  What was Camden's speed?

• .007 m/min
• 12.60 m/min
• 140 m/min
• 126 m/min

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NGSS.MS-PS3-1

A jet airliner flies 4100 km from New York City to San Francisco in 4.25 hours.  What is its average speed?

• 964.71 km/hr
• 96.47 km/hr
• 17,425 km/hr
• 174.25 km/hr

How long would it take a bus traveling at 50 km/h to travel 125 km?

• 6,250 hours
• 2.5 km
• 2.5 hours
• 6,250 km

A bus carrying Ava's friends to a soccer game traveled 10 km in 30 minutes. To determine the average speed of the bus in km/hr, your first step would be to __________?

• convert speed to distance
• convert minutes to hours
• convert hours to seconds
• convert seconds to hours

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?

• 300 km/hr
• .33 km/hr
• 20 km/hr

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NGSS.MS-PS3-1

If, on a hike, Nathaniel traveled 2,800 m in 2 hours, what was his average speed in m/hr?

• 5,600 m/hr
• 140 m/hr
• 56 m/hr
• 1,400 m/hr

Avery swims 1000 m in 30 minutes.  What is her average speed?

• 33.33 m/min
• 300 m/min
• 30 m/min
• 3 m/min

Kelsey ran 130 m in 15 seconds, then she ran 310 m in 25 seconds. What was Kelsey's average speed in m/s?

• 12.4 m/s
• 8.67 m/s
• 11 m/s
• 10 m/s