Average Speed and Velocity

A runner 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

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS3-1

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

• 5km/hr

• 10km/hr

• 50km/hr

• 20km/hr

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS3-1

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

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS3-1

Which of the following is a unit of speed?

• km/hr

• hr

• km

• s

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS3-1

Imagine you're on an epic road trip! Your trusty car's odometer read 25,362 miles as you started your adventure, and by the end, it proudly displayed 25,812 miles. If this wild journey took you 6 hours, can you figure out the average speed of your car in miles per hour?

• 75 miles per hour

• 65 miles per hour

• 55 miles per hour

• 45 miles per hour

The motion of a ball is shown in the graph. Calculate the average speed of the ball represented in the graph.

• 0.2 m/s

• 0.1 m/s

• 0.5 m/s

• 5.0 m/s

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS3-1

Total distance divided by total time is

• average speed

• constant speed

• instantaneous speed

• acceleration

A cyclist travels 30 km north in 2 hours. What is the cyclist's velocity?

• 15 km/h

• 15 km/h north

• 30 km/h

• 30 km/h north

You roll a tennis ball a distance of 18 meters it takes 6 seconds to cover the distance. What is the average speed of the tennis ball?

• 3 km/s

• 6 m/s

• 3

• 3 m/s

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