Speed Calculations Practice

What is the speed of a car travelling 50m in 4s?

• 200 m/s

• 12.5 m/s

• 12.5 m

• 200m

How far does a lorry move if it is travelling at 12m/s for 180s?

• 2160 m

• 0.06 m

• 15 m

• 21.6 m

Alan travels 100 km in 5hrs. Find his average speed in km/h

• 5km/hr

• 10km/hr

• 50km/hr

• 20km/hr

Christina biked 36 miles in 6 hours. If she biked at a constant speed, how many miles did she ride in one hour?

• 6 mph
• 216 mph
• 30 mph
• 42 mph

Sarah backstrokes at an average speed of 8 meters per second. How long will it take her to complete a 200-meter race?

• 0.04 s
• 1600 s
• 50 s
• 25 s

Shona cycles at an average speed of 8km/h. How far has she travelled if she cycles for 4 hours?

• 55km
• 32km
• 43km
• 32miles

A runners races in the 100 meter dash.  It takes her 10 seconds to finish.  What is her average speed?

• 10 m/s
• 1000 m/s
• 100 seconds
• 10 seconds

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CCSS.6.RP.A.1

CCSS.6.RP.A.2

What is the speed of an object that travels 60 meters in 4 seconds?

• 240 m/s
• 15 m/s
• 0.067 m/s
• 15 mph

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NGSS.MS-PS3-1

Bill jogs 400 meters to Andy's house, turns around, and runs 400 meters back home.  He does so in 267 seconds.  What is Bill's average speed?

• about 3 m/s
• about 1.5 m/s
• 0
• about 4 m/s

What is the equation to calculate distance?

• distance = speed/time
• distance = time/speed
• distance = speed/distance
• distance = speed x time