Force & Motion (Measuring Speed)

A cyclist rode his bike for 4 hours, covering a distance of 40 km. What was his average speed for his ride?

• 10 km/h

• 5 km/h

• 20 km/h

• 1 km/h

A cross country runner jogged for 2 hours and covered a distance of 14 km. What was the average speed of the runner?

• 28 km/h

• 7 km/h

• 12 km/h

• .14 km/h

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NGSS.MS-PS3-1

What is the average speed of a car that made a 60 mile trip in 20 minutes?

• 3 miles per minute

• 6 miles per minte

• 30 miles per minute

• 60 miles per minute

A toy car rolls 8 meters in 2 seconds. What is the average speed of the toy car?

• 16 m/s

• 4 m/s

• .25 m/s

• 10 m/s

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NGSS.MS-PS3-1

A dog walks for 2 hours at 5mph. How far did she walk?

• 10 miles

• 10 hours

• 2.5 miles

What is need to determine the speed of an object?

• distance and time
• distance and mass
• time and friction
• time and gravity

Ms. Febri runs 10 km in 2 hours. What is her speed?

• 20 km/h

• 8 km/h

• 5 km/h

• 12 km/h

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS3-1

What key word tells me I am measuring time?

• how fast

• how long

• how far

• how much

What key word tells me I am measuring distance?

• how long

• how far

• how fast

• how much

What is speed?

• How far you go

• How fast you accelerate

• How much distance is covered over a period of time

• The change in location of an object.

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS3-1

NGSS.MS-PS3-5