Name______Date ______Physical Science
Speed and Velocity Practice
Identify the following measurements as being distance (d), time (t), or speed (s).
a. 2.345 m/sb. 235.23 meters
c. 32.54 mph
d. 865.22 hours / e. 2.33 seconds
f. 76.24 cm
g. 3.25x 108 km/hr
h. 275 yards / i. 0.0235 km/hr
j. 258.45 km
k. 478 cm/min
l. 87.24 feet
Solve the following problems. You MUST list the given, equation and show how you solve the problem.
1. Find the speed of a long-distance runner who runs 30 km in 6 hours.
Given / Equation / Solve2. A jet airplane flies from St. Louis, Missouri, to Phoenix, Arizona, in 3 hrs. The distance is 1,500 miles, what is the plane's speed?
Given / Equation / Solve3. How far could a person running 10 km/hr travel in 2.75 hours?
Given / Equation / Solve4. How long would it take a sprinter to run a 100 m race if they ran 5.50 m/s?
Given / Equation / Solve5. A train travels a distance of 1200 kilometers in 20 hours. What is the speed of the train?
Given / Equation / Solve6. Find the distance that a car going 25mph would travel in 12.75 hours?
Given / Equation / Solve7. How long would it take a train traveling 150 km/hr to travel 2500 km?
Given / Equation / Solve8. Emily rode her horse 2 hours and traveled 4 miles. What was her speed?
Given / Equation / Solve10. Sally drove at a speed of 50 km / hr south for 2 hours. How far did she travel?
Given / Equation / Solve11. Hannah was driving northeast at a velocity of 60 km/hr for 0.5 hrs. How far did she travel?
Given / Equation / Solve12. Two planes leave the same airport. One plane is flying east at a velocity of 300 km/hr and the other plane is flying south at a velocity of 350 km/hr. If both planes traveled for 2 hours, what distance did each plane travel?
Given / Equation / Solve13. A high school student ran the 100 meter dash in 12.20 seconds. What was the student's velocity?
Given / Equation / Solve14. A horse ran 5.75m/s for 3.5 min, how far did it travel? (HINT change min to seconds)
Given / Equation / Solve15. A funny car at a drag strip went 800 meters in 9 seconds. What was its velocity?
Given / Equation / Solve16. What distance could a pigeon flying 25.35m/s if it flew for 6250seconds?
Given / Equation / Solve17. If a hiker walked a 5 kilometer trail at a rate of 0.25 km/hr how long did it take the hiker to finish?
Given / Equation / Solve18. A dog chased a ball 25 meters in 3 seconds, what was the speed of the dog?
Given / Equation / Solve19. How long would it take a model rocket traveling 5.25 m/s to climb 950 meters?
Given / Equation / Solve20. What distance could the rocket in problem 19 travel in 6.50 min (or 390 seconds)?
Given / Equation / Solve