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/s e. 2.33 seconds i. 0.0235 km/hr b. 235.23 meters f. 76.24 cm j. 258.45 km c. 32.54 mph g. 3.25x 108 km/hr k. 478 cm/min d. 865.22 hours h. 275 yards 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 Solve 2. 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 Solve 3. How far could a person running 10 km/hr travel in 2.75 hours? Given Equation Solve 4. How long would it take a sprinter to run a 100 m race if they ran 5.50 m/s? Given Equation Solve 5. A train travels a distance of 1200 kilometers in 20 hours. What is the speed of the train? Given Equation Solve 6. Find the distance that a car going 25mph would travel in 12.75 hours? Given Equation Solve 7. How long would it take a train traveling 150 km/hr to travel 2500 km? Given Equation Solve 8. Emily rode her horse 2 hours and traveled 4 miles. What was her speed? Given Equation Solve 10.Sally drove at a speed of 50 km / hr south for 2 hours. How far did she travel? Given Equation Solve 11.Hannah was driving northeast at a velocity of 60 km/hr for 0.5 hrs. How far did she travel? Given Equation Solve 12.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 Solve 13.A high school student ran the 100 meter dash in 12.20 seconds. What was the student's velocity? Given Equation Solve 14.A horse ran 5.75m/s for 3.5 min, how far did it travel? (HINT change min to seconds) Given Equation Solve 15.A funny car at a drag strip went 800 meters in 9 seconds. What was its velocity? Given Equation Solve 16.What distance could a pigeon cover, flying 25.35m/s if it flew for 6250 seconds? Given Equation Solve 17. 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 Solve 18.A dog chased a ball 25 meters in 3 seconds, what was the speed of the dog? Given Equation Solve 19.How long would it take a model rocket traveling 5.25 m/s to climb 950 meters? Given Equation Solve 20.What distance could the rocket in problem 19 travel in 6.50 min (or 390 seconds)? Given Equation Solve
