Speed, Distance , Time

Ms. Bush drives 50 miles. What does Ms. Bush need to figure out her speed?

• The type of car she drives
• Her heart rate as she drives
• The time she has driven
• The direction she was going

Tyreese sprinted down the hallway for a science project. He ran a total of 40 meters in 20 seconds. What was his average speed?

• 2 meters per second
• 20 meters per second
• 40 meters per second
• 10 meters for second

A truck driver drove his truck for 5 miles. She drove that distance in a total of 20 minutes. What was the truck driver's average speed?

• 4 miles per minute
• 0.25 miles per minute
• 5 miles per minute
• 0.5 miles per minute

A car travels 300 km in 6 hours. What is the average speed of the car (in km/hr)?

• 0.02 km/hr
• 1,800 km/hr
• 50 km/hr
• 50 km

What is the speed of a jet plane that flies 7200 km in 9 hours ( in km/hr)

• 800 km/hr
• 80 km/hr
• 800 hrs
• 64,800 km/hr

What is the average speed of a walker who walks 500 m in 400 seconds?

• 1.25 m/s
• 100 m/s
• 0.8 m/s
• 200,000 m/s

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS3-1

A truck travels down the highway at a speed of 110 km/hr.  How long does the trip last if the truck covered 2200 km?

• 0.05 hours
• 20 hours
• 2,090 hours
• 242,000 hours

A bird flies at a speed of 4 m/s.  It flies for 2160 seconds from its nest to the field.  How much distance did the bird cover?

• 540 meters
• 8,640 meters
• 2164 meters
• 2156 meters

What equation do I use to calculate time?

• S = D/T
• T = D/S
• D=TS

What equation do I use to calculate distance?

• S = D/T
• T = D/S
• D=TS