Have an account?
Skip to Content
Build your own quiz
16 questions
Show Answers
See Preview
- 1. Multiple ChoiceWhat is the difference between speed and velocity?Speed has a direction. Velocity does not.Speed describes how fast something is going where as velocity does not.Speed is distance over time. Velocity is distance over time in a specific direction.Speed and velocity describe movement.
- 2. Multiple Choice
Calculate the average speed (in meter/sec) if a cheetah runs 180 meters in 10 seconds.198 m/sec170 m/sec12 m/sec18 m/sec - 3. Multiple ChoiceCalculate the average speed (in miles per hour) of Cassandra who runs a 18 mile marathon in 6 hours.24 m/hr3 m/hr0.333 m/hr12 m/hr
- 4. Multiple ChoiceCalculate the distance (in miles) that Daniel bikes if he maintains an average speed of 26 miles/hr for 7 hours33 miles3.71 miles182 miles676 miles
- 5. Multiple ChoiceA bicycle rider travels 100 miles in 4 hours. What is the cyclist's average speed?400 miles/hr25 miles/hr104 miles/hr.025 miles/hr
- 6. Multiple ChoiceHow much time would it take for the sound of thunder to travel 8000 meters if sound travels a speed of 330 meters per second?24.24 seconds24,000 seconds3 seconds2.4 seconds
- 7. Multiple ChoiceA cricket can travel approximately 8 feet per minute. How many feet could a cricket travel in 75 minutes?83 feet9.375 feet180 feet600 feet
- 8. Multiple ChoiceA truck driver traveled 720 miles in 12 hours. He drove from California to Georgia. What was the truck driver's velocity?60 miles/hour North75 miles/hour West60 miles/hour East60 miles/hour
- 9. Multiple ChoiceJames walked 14 miles at an average speed of 4 miles/hour. How long did it take him to walk 14 miles?18 hours3.5 hours18,000 minutes3.5 seconds
- 10. Multiple ChoiceA bee can fly at an average rate of 7 miles/hour. If a bee flew nonstop for 18 hours, how far will it have traveled?126 miles25 meters25 miles0.38 miles/hour
- 11. Multiple ChoiceA racecar can travel 500 miles at a speed of 125 miles per hour. At this speed, how long will it take the racecar to complete the 500 mile race?405 minutes3 days4 hours40 miles per hour
- 12. Multiple ChoiceJacob walked five miles of beach in 2 hours. What was Jacob's average speed?12 nautical miles250 miles per hour2.5 miles per hour10 miles per hour
- 13. Multiple ChoiceA whale can swim 800 miles in 160 hours. If the whale is swimming from Canada to Florida, what is the whales velocity?5 miles per hour North960 miles per hour South15 miles East5 miles per hour South
- 14. Multiple ChoiceNatalie rode a train for 12 hours. She traveled for 258 miles. How fast was Natalie travelling?21.5 mph12 mph267 mph87.5 mph
- 15. Multiple ChoiceMr. Wells drove from Georgia to New York, a distance of 1125 miles. The drive took him 25 hours. What was Mr. Wells' velocity?45 mph West45 mph North25 mph1125 miles per minute
- 16. Multiple ChoiceForrest Gump ran 720 miles in 120 hours. How fast was Forrest Gump running?72 mph600 mph88 miles6 mph
- Answer choicesTagsAnswer choicesTags