Average Speed

Students conduct a laboratory investigation by rolling a toy car across a 2-meter table top. The students conduct three trials and record data in the table. What is the average speed of the toy car?

• 4.5 m/s

• 18 m/s

• 0.18 m/s

• 16.5 m/s

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NGSS.MS-PS2-2

NGSS.MS-PS3-1

Four students take turns kicking a soccer ball. They record the distance the ball rolls and the amount of time it takes the ball to completely stop. Which student kicks the ball with the greatest average speed?

• Student 1

• Student 2

• Student 3

• Student 4

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS3-1

A ball traveled 8 meters in 10 seconds. What is the average speed of the ball?

• 0.8

• 1.25

• 80

• 18

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS3-1

A student constructs a table of distances and times. Using the data, which section of the table represents the highest average speed?

• Section A

• Section B

• Section C

• Section F

Show all your work on your answer document.

• 400 m/min

• 0.0025 m/min

• 3600 mi/hr

• 40 m/s

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS3-1

A block pulled 0.70 m to the right 0.14 s. What is the Average speed?

• 5

• 0.098

• .74

• 1.4

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS3-1

Show all your work on your answer document.

• 4.5 m/s

• 0.22 m/s

• 175 m/s

• 11250 m/s

A block is pulled 1.8 m to the right in 5 s. What is the block's average speed to the nearest hundredth of a m/s? DO NOT FORGET TO INCLUDE UNITS!

The International Space Station travels 68,400 miles in 4 hours. What is its average speed as it orbits the Earth?

• 10,000 mph

• 17,100 mph

• 22,800 mph

• 25,000 mph

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-2

Usain Bolt of Jamaica holds the world record for the Men's 100 meter race. He finished in 9.58 seconds! What was his average speed? (Round to the nearest tenth.)

• 10.4 m/s

• .1 m/s

• 1 m/s

• 10.5 m/s

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS3-1