Speed, Distance & Time Quiz

Question 1

What is the formula for speed?

Accepted Answer

Speed = Distance ÷ Time

Answer

Speed = Distance × Time

Answer

Speed = Time ÷ Distance

Answer

Speed = Distance + Time

Question 2

A car travels 150 km in 2 hours. What is its average speed?

Accepted Answer

75 km/h

Answer

50 km/h

Answer

65 km/h

Answer

100 km/h

Question 3

A cyclist travels at 20 km/h for 3 hours. How far do they travel?

Accepted Answer

60 km

Answer

40 km

Answer

50 km

Answer

80 km

Question 4

A train covers 360 km at 90 km/h. How long does the journey take?

Accepted Answer

4 hours

Answer

3 hours

Answer

5 hours

Answer

6 hours

Question 5

Convert 90 km/h to metres per second.

Accepted Answer

25 m/s

Answer

15 m/s

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20 m/s

Answer

30 m/s

Question 6

A runner completes a 10 km race in 50 minutes. What is their average speed in km/h?

Accepted Answer

12 km/h

Answer

10 km/h

Answer

15 km/h

Answer

20 km/h

Question 7

Two cars start from opposite ends of a 300 km road and travel toward each other at 60 km/h and 40 km/h. How long until they meet?

Accepted Answer

3 hours

Answer

2 hours

Answer

2.5 hours

Answer

4 hours

Question 8

A journey of 240 km is split: 3 hours at 60 km/h, then the rest at 80 km/h. How long is the second part?

Accepted Answer

45 min

Answer

30 min

Answer

1 hour

Answer

1.5 hours

Question 9

A plane flies 4,500 km in 9 hours. What is its speed?

Accepted Answer

500 km/h

Answer

400 km/h

Answer

450 km/h

Answer

550 km/h

Question 10

A person walks 6 km at 4 km/h. How long does it take? Give your answer in minutes.

Accepted Answer

90 min

Answer

60 min

Answer

75 min

Answer

120 min

Question 11

Convert 15 m/s to km/h.

Accepted Answer

54 km/h

Answer

45 km/h

Answer

50 km/h

Answer

60 km/h

Question 12

A train leaves at 09:15 and arrives at 11:45. It travels 200 km. What is the average speed?

Accepted Answer

80 km/h

Answer

70 km/h

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75 km/h

Answer

90 km/h

Question 13

Car A travels at 60 km/h. Car B leaves 1 hour later at 90 km/h. When does B catch A?

Accepted Answer

After 2 hours

Answer

After 1 hour

Answer

After 3 hours from B leaving

Answer

After 4 hours from B leaving

Question 14

A boat travels 48 km downstream in 3 hours. What is its speed?

Accepted Answer

16 km/h

Answer

12 km/h

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14 km/h

Answer

18 km/h

Question 15

A cyclist's average speed is 15 km/h for the first half of a journey and 20 km/h for the second half. What is the overall average speed?

Accepted Answer

17.14 km/h

Answer

17.5 km/h

Answer

18 km/h

Answer

18.5 km/h

Question 16

A rocket travels 7.5 km in 0.5 seconds. What is its speed in km/s?

Accepted Answer

15 km/s

Answer

3.75 km/s

Answer

7.5 km/s

Answer

150 km/s

Question 17

A bus departs every 15 minutes. You arrive at a stop at a random time. On average, how long do you wait?

Accepted Answer

7.5 minutes

Answer

5 minutes

Answer

10 minutes

Answer

15 minutes

Question 18

A car covers 120 km in 1.5 hours. How long would it take to cover 200 km at the same speed?

Accepted Answer

2.5 hours

Answer

2 hours

Answer

3 hours

Answer

3.5 hours

Question 19

Distance = 100 m, Time = 9.58 seconds (100m sprint world record). What is the speed in m/s? (rounded)

Accepted Answer

10.44 m/s

Answer

9.58 m/s

Answer

10.04 m/s

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11.2 m/s

Question 20

A spaceship travels at 28,000 km/h. How far does it travel in 30 minutes?

Accepted Answer

14,000 km

Answer

7,000 km

Answer

28,000 km

Answer

56,000 km