Distance, speed and time test questions

1
After a meal, an earthworm moves at a distance of 45cm in 90 seconds.
Find the speed of the earthworm.

2 cm/s

0.5 cm/s

4050 cm/s

2
A car leaves Dover at 8.00am and arrives in London at 10.30am.
If the distance is 120 km, find the average speed.

300 km/hr

60 km/hr

48 km/hr

3
A killer shark, attacking a fishing boat, swims at a speed of 13m/s for half a minute.
How far does it swim in this time?

390 m

6.5 m

0.43 m

4
A car leaves London at 8.30am and arrives in Edinburgh at 5.30pm.
If the car travels at an average speed of 75 km/hr, how far is it from London to Edinburgh?

8.3 km

600 km

675 km

5
A car travels at 88 km/hr over a distance of 22 km.
Find in minutes the time taken for the car to travel this.

4 minutes

15 minutes

240 minutes
 6
A car travelling at a steady speed takes 4 hours to travel 244 km.
Find the average speed of the car.

976 km/hr

61 km/hr

0.02 km/hr

7
A car travels at a constant speed of 40 mph for 3 hours.
How far does the car go?

120 miles

0.075 miles

13.3 miles

8
An octopus swims 7 km at a speed of 3 km/hr.
How long does it take in hours and minutes.

2 hours 33 mins

2 hours 20 mins

0 hours 41 mins

9
A horse runs for 2 hours 15 mins at a speed of 8 mph.
How far does it run?

17.2 miles

3.6 miles

18 miles

10
The distance from London to Penzance by rail is 420km.
At what average speed must a train travel to cover this distance in 4 hours?

105 km/hr

1680 km/hr

1050 km/hr