Velocity, Speed, Distance, and Time Practice Problems



Velocity, Speed, Distance, and Time Practice Problems Name ______________________________

Period ________ Date _________________

A. Identifying Variables. Tell whether the variable is used for a measurement of speed/velocity (v), distance/displacement (d), or time (t).

1. second (s)

2. kilometer (km)

3. minute (min)

4. meter (m)

5. meters/second (m/s)

6. day

7. miles/hour (mi/hr)

8. year (yr)

9. centimeter (cm)

10. miles/minute (mi/min)

11. light-year (ly)

12. Month (mo)

13. kilometers/hour (km/hr)

14. hour (hr)

15. centimeters/year (cm/yr)

16. mile (mi)

B. Practice Problems. Identify each variable before solving the problem. Make sure to provide proper units. Provide the proper direction for velocities. Show all work. Put your final answer in the box.

17. A skateboarder rides 63 meters in 90 seconds. What is her speed?

d =

t =

v =

18. A house slid north off its foundation. It moved 15 cm in 6 years. What is its velocity? (velocity needs direction)

d =

t =

v =

19. A boat travels 800 miles in one day. What is its speed in MILES PER HOUR?

d =

t =

v =

20. Sound travels at 330 m/s. You hear the sound of a bat hitting a home run 0.5 seconds after you see it. How far away from the batter are you?

d =

t =

v =

21. Two cities are 250 km apart. How much time will it take to travel from one city to the other, if you go 110 km/hr?

d =

t =

v =

22. A car speeds away from a trooper at 68 miles/hour. After 3 hours, how far away will the car be?

d =

t =

v =

23. How far away from Logan can you get if you drive 60 miles/hr for 1.5 days?

d =

t =

v =

24. A car travels south 72 miles in 1.4 hours. What is the car’s velocity? (velocity requires a direction)

25. You walk 2 mi/hr for 6 hours. How far have you walked?

26. How long will it take you to roller-skate 800 meters if you skate at a speed of 1.5 m/s?

27. A car moves north 1,233 km in 45 seconds. What is its velocity?

28. If you roll a ball at 3.5 m/min, how many minutes will it take to travel 472 meters?

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v

t

d

speed or velocity (v) = distance (d)

time (t)

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