Speed Time and Distance Calculations

Calculate the average speed (in meter/sec) if a cheetah runs 180 meters in 10 seconds.

• 198 m/sec
• 170 m/sec
• 12 m/sec
• 18 m/sec

A boat travels at 22 km/hr for 10 hrs, what distance will it travel?

• 220 miles
• 2.2 km
• 220 km
• 22 km

How far will a person go if they jog for 2 hours at a speed of 12 km/hr?

• 6 km
• 0.5 km
• 10 km
• 24 km

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

What is speed?

• how far you go
• how much distance is covered over a period of time
• how fast you accelerate
• the change in the location of a object

Bob runs from 4:50 pm until 5:20pm at an average speed of 7km/h. How far did he go?

• 4.5km
• 2.5km
• 3.5km
• 14km

Which is correct?

• speed = distance x time
• speed = speed divided time
• speed = Distance divide time
• Speed = time x speed

Which of the following is a unit of time?

• km/hr
• hr
• km
• mi

Which of the following is a unit of speed ?

• sec
• mi
• m/s
• min

What is the average speed of the ball if it falls 40 meters 20 seconds?

• A.  20 m/s
• B.  10 m/s
• C.  0.5 m/s
• D.  2 m/s